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Intelligence and the Value of Forensic Science
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: Received: 16 February 2024 / Approved: 19 February 2024 / Online: 19 February 2024 (11:49:02 CET)
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Speaker, P.J. Intelligence and the Value of Forensic Science. Forensic Sci. 2024, 4, 184-200. Speaker, P.J. Intelligence and the Value of Forensic Science. Forensic Sci. 2024, 4, 184-200.
Abstract
Recent literature has seen a rapid expansion in the reference to front-end forensics as an indication of the untapped value of forensic science. While some of these contributions have centered on development of forensic intelligence from a single area of investigation, others call for a more fundamental change in the relationship between crime laboratories and policing, particularly relating early laboratory analysis with big datasets to provide leads to investigators. We highlight several recently implemented tactical strategies of crime laboratories that contribute to the body of forensic intelligence. Beyond the scientific gains from these tactical applications, the corresponding details on associated efficiencies, costs, time savings, and quality improvements offer insights towards patterns of success for the community of crime laboratories. Further details expand an interpretation of what constitutes success with an eye on the contributions of the crime laboratory towards public health, safety, and protection of the innocent in addition to societal gains from conviction of the guilty. The economic interpretation of the value provided by the forensic laboratory assists in the cost-benefit review of strategic and tactical decisions and supports the justification for laboratory public funding with measures of the return on investment from public support of the forensic laboratory
Keywords
Forensic Intelligence; Cost-Benefit; Return on Investment; Front-end Forensics
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Business and Management
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