CONSIDERATIONS TO KNOW ABOUT FORENSIC INVESTIGATORS

The forensic scientist will, at some point, have to testify. Testimony may be the verbal statement of the witness, below oath, on the judge or jury. Forensic scientists are "qualified" witnesses as opposed to common or "simple fact" witnesses. Skilled witnesses are permitted to testify not almost what the results of testing or analysis were ("detai

The Innocence Undertaking[116] database of DNA exonerations displays that numerous wrongful convictions contained forensic science errors. In accordance with the Innocence challenge and the US Office of Justice, forensic science has contributed to about 39 % to 46 per cent of wrongful convictions. [117] As indicated with the Nationwide Academy of S