Acculturating Forensic Science: What is ‘Scientific Culture’, and How Can Forensic Science Adopt It?

ACCULTURATING FORENSIC SCIENCE: WHAT IS â•ŸSCIENTIFIC CULTUREâ•Ž, AND HOW CAN FORENSIC SCIENCE ADOPT IT?

Part I, describes how the NAS Report characterizes “scientific culture.” I suggest that the described attributes of scientific culture are vague and unspecific, and that more thought is necessary to elucidate how they might map onto forensic science. In Part II, I suggest that the NAS Report’s characterization of “scientific culture” is based on popular accounts of science and “the scientific m...

Forensic science.

Jose R. Almirall, MSFS Graduate Program Director and Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director, IFRI Bruce McCord, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Associate Director, IFRI Anthony P. (Tony) DeCaprio, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director, Forensic Science Certificate Program Kenneth Furton, Provost and Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry Kevin McElFre...

How Advances in Technology Transform Forensic Science

Forensic Science and Identification

§13.1 The Forensic Sciences §13.2 The Admissibility of Forensics-Only Science §13.2.1 “General Acceptance” in Forensic Science Should Not Be a Sufficient Condition for Admissibility §13.2.2 “General Acceptance” in Forensic Science Should Not Be a Necessary Condition for Admissibility §13.3 Trace Evidence and Identification §13.3.1 Matches, Non-Matches, and Hypotheses §13.3.2 Exclusions §13.3.3 ...

DNA and Forensic Science

This paper represents a discussion of the fundamental principles of DNA technology as it applies to forensic testing. A brief overview of DNA science will be given to clarify the terminology and techniques described for forensic and basic analysis. A historical as well as scientific discussion of the molecular biological tools used to determine DNA profiles and database analysis following such ...