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The new paradigm in forensic science. (Dr. Michael Saks, Arizona State University)Converging legal and scientific forces are pushing the traditional forensic identification sciences toward fundamental change. The assumption of discernible uniqueness that resides at the core of these fields is weakened by evidence of errors in proficiency testing and in actual cases. Changes in the law pertaining to the admissibility of expert evidence in court, together with the emergence of DNA typing as a model for a scientifically defensible approach to questions of shared identity, are driving the older forensic sciences toward a new scientific paradigm.MaterialsPresentationSaks MJ, Koehler JJ. The coming paradigm shift in forensic identification science. Science. 2005; 309:892-895. Norah Rudin and Keith Inman. The Shifty Paradigm, Part I. CAC News. 4th Quarter 2005. Norah Rudin and Keith Inman. The Shifty Paradigm, Part II. CAC News. 1st Quarter 2006. Roger Koppl. How to improve Forensic Science. European Journal of Law and Economics. 2005;255. |
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