Abstract:Since the time when modern science was first used in a criminal investigation, its role in the judicial process has been accepted as being worthwhile. Today the call for expanded use of sceince in judicial processes is being increasingly raised by diverse necessities such as Supreme Court rulings restricting certain police practices and requiring independent corroboration of facts, official concern over rising crime rates, and society's view that technology, which has solved many complex problems involving hum… Show more
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