Forensic Research & Technology

This presentation will propose an alternative system of the examination and evaluation of physical evidence utilized by the criminal justice system in the United States. Th e premise will be to explore how the utilization of the independent testing process employed by the medical profession can be incorporated into the criminal justice system. It is surmised that the checks and balances that have been incorporated into the testing process used to diagnose and treat disease can be implemented into the laboratory testing of physical evidence used in the investigation and prosecution crime. Th e conclusion will present a suggested model system for improving the objectivity of forensic evidence by utilizing quality assurance principles that currently exist in the medical profession.