To date, forensic science has predominantly focused on generating evidence for judicial
proceedings. While many recognise its broader and important contribution to the initial …

The purpose of this work is to renew the interest and attention for the chain of custody in
forensic medicine, its establishment and maintenance, protecting the integrity and validity of …

Covering a range of fundamental topics essential to modern forensic investigation, the fifth
edition of the landmark text Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative …

Designed as an accessible introduction to basic scientific principles and their application in
professional practice, Forensic Biology provides a concise overview of the field. Focusing …

The dominant conception of forensic science as a patchwork of disciplines primarily
assisting the criminal justice system (defined as 'forensics' in this article) is in crisis, or at …

Advances in technologies and changing trends in consumer behaviour have led to an
increase in the volume, variety, velocity, and veracity of data available for digital forensic …

Based on a plenary lecture presented at the Tenth ANZFSS meeting of Forensic science in
Sydney (September 2010), this article identifies some of the difficulties arising from the …

Recurrent mentions of a forensic science crisis are reported in the literature. Some 15 years
ago, the discussion was focused on the backlog problem. Other issues have been regularly …

Forensic intelligence is a distinct dimension of forensic science. Forensic intelligence
processes have mostly been developed to address either a specific type of trace or a …

There has been an increased engagement by researchers in understanding the decision-
making processes that occur within forensic science. There is a rapidly growing evidence …