Can forensic science learn from the COVID-19 crisis?

Roux, C; Weyermann, C

Can forensic science learn from the COVID-19 crisis?

Roux, C

Weyermann, C

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Forensic science international, 2020, 316
Issue Date:: 2020-09-07

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dc.contributor.author	Roux, C https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3610-420X
dc.contributor.author	Weyermann, C
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-05T05:43:37Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-03
dc.date.available	2020-11-05T05:43:37Z
dc.date.issued	2020-09-07
dc.identifier.citation	Forensic science international, 2020, 316
dc.identifier.issn	1872-6283
dc.identifier.issn	1872-6283
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/143778
dc.description.abstract	This paper draws parallels between the current COVID-19 crisis and the apparent forensic science crisis. It investigates if shared approaches of the problem and solutions could emerge. Some relevant aspects of the medical system as it reacted to the pandemic crisis and the situation in forensic science are presented. Further, three main stages of the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on individuals and society are proposed, highlighting similarities to the effects of forensic science. Finally, some lessons from COVID-19 for forensic science are identified and discussed. It is concluded that forensic science's best assurance to address current and future challenges, particularly in an increasingly digital environment, remains a sound scientific approach, including critical thinking and inter-disciplinary collaborations.
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dc.language	eng
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dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110503
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dc.subject.classification	Legal & Forensic Medicine
dc.title	Can forensic science learn from the COVID-19 crisis?
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
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Abstract:

This paper draws parallels between the current COVID-19 crisis and the apparent forensic science crisis. It investigates if shared approaches of the problem and solutions could emerge. Some relevant aspects of the medical system as it reacted to the pandemic crisis and the situation in forensic science are presented. Further, three main stages of the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on individuals and society are proposed, highlighting similarities to the effects of forensic science. Finally, some lessons from COVID-19 for forensic science are identified and discussed. It is concluded that forensic science's best assurance to address current and future challenges, particularly in an increasingly digital environment, remains a sound scientific approach, including critical thinking and inter-disciplinary collaborations.

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