SCIENCE IN JUSTICE - THE PAST 25 YEARS

• NCJ Number: 13568
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 19 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1974) Pages: 233-240
• Author(s): O SCHROEDER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: American Soc for Testing and Materials
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. PAPER PRESENTED AT 25TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES, LAS VEGAS, FEB 21, 1973.

Annotation

EXAMPLES OF PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL CHANGES DUE TO THE EMERGENCE OF THE FORENSIC SCIENCES AS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF JUSTICE.

Abstract

LEGAL CONCEPTS DISCUSSED INCLUDE CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY, IMPLIED CONSENT, THE PROPER MEANS OF EVIDENCE COLLECTION BY THE POLICE, MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.