Towards more relevance in forensic science research and development.

Weyermann, C; Willis, S; Margot, P; Roux, C

Towards more relevance in forensic science research and development.

Weyermann, C Willis, S Margot, P Roux, C

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Publisher:: Elsevier
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Forensic Sci Int, 2023, pp. 111592
Issue Date:: 2023-02-03

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Weyermann, C
dc.contributor.author	Willis, S
dc.contributor.author	Margot, P
dc.contributor.author	Roux, C https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3610-420X
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-22T02:27:24Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-01
dc.date.available	2023-02-22T02:27:24Z
dc.date.issued	2023-02-03
dc.identifier.citation	Forensic Sci Int, 2023, pp. 111592
dc.identifier.issn	0379-0738
dc.identifier.issn	1872-6283
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/166303
dc.description.abstract	Many different issues have been identified in forensic science for more than 10 years. While quality management has often been suggested as a path forward, research is generally considered as an essential part of the solution. Through an overview of current forensic science research, this paper aims at evaluating if and how research answer the challenges forensic science is currently facing. While forensic related publications have massively increased over the years, approximately half of the publications were published in non-forensic sources, indicating that forensic science research tends to be led by other disciplines. Over the years, forensic science research has remained largely oriented towards methodological and technological development rather than relevance to the forensic science discipline and practice. Practical implementation of the techniques is rarely discussed from a forensic perspective, and thus research rarely move from the "proof-of-concept" stage to its utilisation in case investigation. The digital transformation also generated a massive increase of data, making it challenging to find the relevant pieces of information in the mass of "forensic" publications available on-line. Thus, we propose to refocus forensic science research on forensic fundamental and practical questions to strengthen the discipline and its impact on crime investigation and security issues. Our propositions represent an incentive to further discuss forensic science research and knowledge transmission through the definition of a common culture within the community, focusing on common fundamental knowledge such as a better understanding of the concept of trace and its case-based information content.
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Forensic Sci Int
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111592
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Legal & Forensic Medicine
dc.title	Towards more relevance in forensic science research and development.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.location.activity	Ireland
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CFS - Centre for Forensic Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-02-22T02:27:23Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online

Abstract:

Many different issues have been identified in forensic science for more than 10 years. While quality management has often been suggested as a path forward, research is generally considered as an essential part of the solution. Through an overview of current forensic science research, this paper aims at evaluating if and how research answer the challenges forensic science is currently facing. While forensic related publications have massively increased over the years, approximately half of the publications were published in non-forensic sources, indicating that forensic science research tends to be led by other disciplines. Over the years, forensic science research has remained largely oriented towards methodological and technological development rather than relevance to the forensic science discipline and practice. Practical implementation of the techniques is rarely discussed from a forensic perspective, and thus research rarely move from the "proof-of-concept" stage to its utilisation in case investigation. The digital transformation also generated a massive increase of data, making it challenging to find the relevant pieces of information in the mass of "forensic" publications available on-line. Thus, we propose to refocus forensic science research on forensic fundamental and practical questions to strengthen the discipline and its impact on crime investigation and security issues. Our propositions represent an incentive to further discuss forensic science research and knowledge transmission through the definition of a common culture within the community, focusing on common fundamental knowledge such as a better understanding of the concept of trace and its case-based information content.

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