Frugal forensics: addressing the challenges of sustainable forensic science service provision

Forensic science is an essential service in supporting criminal investigations and the justice system. It also has global humanitarian, peace and security dimensions making it a key factor in achieving several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Despite forensic science’s universal value,...

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Main Authors: Lewis, Simon W., Heavey, Anna L., Bouzin, Jemmy T., Lopes, Thais, Sauzier, Georgina, Parrish, Jessie
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 2024
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96844
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author Lewis, Simon W.
Heavey, Anna L.
Bouzin, Jemmy T.
Lopes, Thais
Sauzier, Georgina
Parrish, Jessie
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description Forensic science is an essential service in supporting criminal investigations and the justice system. It also has global humanitarian, peace and security dimensions making it a key factor in achieving several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Despite forensic science’s universal value, many jurisdictions are at a stark disadvantage in the continued development of forensic science with limitations in resourcing and technological capabilities. To address this challenge, we have proposed the concept of frugal forensics, which we have applied to latent fingermark detection. We argue that the sustainable provision of forensic science must become a critical element of future international discourse.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-968442025-06-16T03:12:57Z Frugal forensics: addressing the challenges of sustainable forensic science service provision Lewis, Simon W. Heavey, Anna L. Bouzin, Jemmy T. Lopes, Thais Sauzier, Georgina Parrish, Jessie Forensic science is an essential service in supporting criminal investigations and the justice system. It also has global humanitarian, peace and security dimensions making it a key factor in achieving several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Despite forensic science’s universal value, many jurisdictions are at a stark disadvantage in the continued development of forensic science with limitations in resourcing and technological capabilities. To address this challenge, we have proposed the concept of frugal forensics, which we have applied to latent fingermark detection. We argue that the sustainable provision of forensic science must become a critical element of future international discourse. 2024 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96844 10.1080/00450618.2024.2324722 Taylor & Francis fulltext
spellingShingle Lewis, Simon W.
Heavey, Anna L.
Bouzin, Jemmy T.
Lopes, Thais
Sauzier, Georgina
Parrish, Jessie
Frugal forensics: addressing the challenges of sustainable forensic science service provision
title Frugal forensics: addressing the challenges of sustainable forensic science service provision
title_full Frugal forensics: addressing the challenges of sustainable forensic science service provision
title_fullStr Frugal forensics: addressing the challenges of sustainable forensic science service provision
title_full_unstemmed Frugal forensics: addressing the challenges of sustainable forensic science service provision
title_short Frugal forensics: addressing the challenges of sustainable forensic science service provision
title_sort frugal forensics: addressing the challenges of sustainable forensic science service provision
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96844