MILESTONES IN FORENSIC SCIENCE

• NCJ Number: 13569
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 19 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1974) Pages: 241-254
• Author(s): F THOMAS
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 14 pages
• Corporate Author: American Soc for Testing and Materials
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. PAPER PRESENTED AT 25TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES, LAS VEGAS, FEB 21, 1973.

Annotation

REVIEW OF THE RESPECTIVE MERITS OF THE MEN OF SCIENCE WHO HAVE PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT PART IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE FORENSIC SCIENCES.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR BRIEFLY COMMENTS ON A FEW NOTORIOUS TRIALS, SOME OF WHICH TURNED INTO MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE, SOME WITH FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES. THE FEATURES THE CASES HAVE IN COMMON ARE STRESSED AND THE MESSAGE THEY CONVEY TO THE FORENSIC EXPERT OF TODAY IS DISCUSSED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)