CRIMINALISTICS - TODAY AND TOMORROW

• NCJ Number: 16718
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 19 Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY 1974) Pages: 518-528
• Author(s): V A GURGIN; B PARKER; S J BETSCH
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 11 pages
• Grant Number(s): GI-30011
• Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation
• 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 THE 25TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, FEB 21, 1973

Annotation

A PROJECTION OF THE FUTURE OF CRIMINALISTICS AS A SOCIAL INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITY AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THIS PROJECTION IN TERMS OF ITS SOCIALLY BENEFICIAL POTENTIAL.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THERE IS NO INHERENT LIMIT TO THE POTENTIALITIES OF THE FIELD OF CRIMINALISTICS. HOWEVER, OPERATIONAL LABORATORIES OF CRIMINALISTICS SHOULD BE EXPANDED OR ESTABLISHED ONLY WITH A PROVISION FOR SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT OF TECHNICAL SERVICES. RIVERSIDE COUNTY