Trace evidence: Here today, gone tomorrow?

Robertson, J; Roux, C

Trace evidence: Here today, gone tomorrow?

Robertson, J Roux, C

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Science and Justice, 2010, 50 (1), pp. 18 - 22
Issue Date:: 2010-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Robertson, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Roux, C https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3610-420X	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Science and Justice, 2010, 50 (1), pp. 18 - 22	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1355-0306	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/13098
dc.description.abstract	The recent report of the National Research Council of the US National Academies "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: a Path Forward" found evidence that the level of scientific development and evaluation varies substantially among the forensic science disciplines. In this paper the status of trace evidence will be reviewed from an international perspective with particular reference to case studies. The paper will argue that the trace evidence discipline needs to learn from past experience and that serious coordinated action is required at an international level if trace evidence is to continue to meet the standards expected of forensic science in the future. The paper concludes that it is vital that trace evidence remains a key component of forensic investigation due to its important role in addressing the 'what happened' question.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Science and Justice	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.scijus.2009.11.005	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Legal & Forensic Medicine	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Forensic Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Professional Competence	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Advisory Committees	en_US
dc.title	Trace evidence: Here today, gone tomorrow?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	50	en_US
utslib.for	1602 Criminology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CFS - Centre for Forensic Science
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	50	en_US

Abstract:

The recent report of the National Research Council of the US National Academies "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: a Path Forward" found evidence that the level of scientific development and evaluation varies substantially among the forensic science disciplines. In this paper the status of trace evidence will be reviewed from an international perspective with particular reference to case studies. The paper will argue that the trace evidence discipline needs to learn from past experience and that serious coordinated action is required at an international level if trace evidence is to continue to meet the standards expected of forensic science in the future. The paper concludes that it is vital that trace evidence remains a key component of forensic investigation due to its important role in addressing the 'what happened' question.

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