Centro de Documentação da PJ
Analítico de Periódico
CD 349
Of earprints, fingerprints, scent dogs, cot deaths and cognitive contamination : a brief look at the present state of play in the forensic arena / A. P. A. Broeders
Forensic Science International, Amsterdam, Vol. 159, nr. 2-3 (June 2006), p. 148-157
IDENTIFICAÇÃO BIOLÓGICA, IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE PESSOAS, DACTILOSCOPIA, ANÁLISE DE VESTÍGIOS, ADN
1. Problems in assessing the weight of forensic evidence: some examples. 1.2. Semen in a rape case: ‘non-perpetrator trace’. 1.3. Fingerprints: ‘absolute identification’. 1.4. Scent lineup: ‘up in the air’. 1.5. Cot deaths and statistics. 1.6. Earprints versus DNA. 2. Forensic science under attack. 3. Forensic DNA analysis as a model. 4. Does forensic science qualify as science? 5. The traditional approach in forensic identification. 6. Rules of expert evidence. 7. Remedies. 8. Conclusion. Acknowledgements.
