ADVERSARY SYSTEM - ROLE OF THE CRIMINALIST

• NCJ Number: 11675
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 18 Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY 1973) Pages: 184-187
• Author(s): E WHITTAKER
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: American Soc for Testing and Materials
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. PAPER PRESENTED AT 24TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES, ATLANTA, MARCH 2, 1972

Annotation

DESCRIPTION OF THE CRIMINALIST AS A FORENSIC SCIENTIST WHOSE ULTIMATE PRODUCT IS TRUTH.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR CONTENDS THAT CRIMINALISTICS, OR THE SCIENCE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, HAS BECOME SO SOPHISTICATED THAT SPECIALIZATION IS ESSENTIAL. THE CRIMINALIST MUST REMAIN IMPARTIAL AND UNAFFECTED BY THE CONTENTIOUS ATMOSPHERE OF THE COURTROOM.