Abstract
This chapter explains how forensic science can add value to international investigations. Its scope is confined to the use of forensic science and medicine for investigative (sometimes termed ‘operational’) purposes – that is, to obtain information about a person or thing that may either initiate a line of enquiry or complement existing information, thus confirming or invalidating earlier assumptions, with the intention of detecting or preventing crime.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Combating International Crime |
Subtitle of host publication | The Longer Arm of the Law |
Editors | Steven David Brown |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Routledge |
Chapter | 16 |
Pages | 214-231 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780203894811, 9781134047840 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780415458283, 9781138971127 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Jun 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- forensic science and technology
- international police cooperation