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Science And Technology: Their Relationship with Law

time, lacking. Therefore, crime? producing Forensic Sci-

sincere and serious efforts entists or the courts con-
are required to be made Law-enforcement agen- sulting on their own listed
to eliminate personal and cies refer to Forensic experts is not very much

professional bias of the Experts to help solve in vogue. In fact, there is F
involved personnel and mysterious situations an acute need to bridge O

professionals. concerning human life the communication gap R
and thereby, provide help that presently exists be- E
Forensic Science in crimi- and useful contribution to tween lawyers, judges N

nal investigation and trial the criminal courts in the and Forensic Scientists. S
is principally concerned journey for search of truth An independent analy- I

with materials and circu- in criminal trials. Forensic sis and evaluation of the C
itously through materials, Science deals with various scientist’s data and any
with men, places and time. aspects, including routine subsequent testimony that M

It embraces all branches post-mortem to sophisti- may follow again depends E
of science and applies cated tracking piece like on the judges’’ familiarity T

them to the purposes of DNA analysis. and understanding of the H
law. The scientific exami- principles of Forensic Sci- O
nation by Forensic Sci- Unfortunately, techniques ence. D

entists adjoins a missing and methodology with O
link or strengthens a weak necessary materials used In Western countries DNA L

chain of investigation. extensively in Western test and profile is widely O
countries has not suc- employed. In a country G
Systematic uses of Fo- cessfully clicked in India like ours, the need of such Y

rensic Science provide because of a variety of a test and profile may,
significant assistance in reasons, the major one hardly, be emphasized. In

answering the following being the investment of many developed countries,
questions: huge finance. This science DNA test, genetic testing
is also, at times, useful techniques and “racemiza-

(i) How was the crime in finding out the truth in tion” -- testing based on
committed? some of the civil cases. systematic examination of

teeth and bite-marks has
(ii) When was the crime The prosecution mainly proved to be very useful.
committed? calls Forensic Scientists “Racemization” technique

as expert witnesses. The is currently used in Japan
(iii) Who committed the practice of the defense and Germany. It has po-

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