Scientific Documentary Evidence in Criminal Trials

The Devil’s Advocate: Using Neuroscientific Evidence in International Criminal Trials?

ank Greely writes, “[t]oday we are regularly making new discoveries about the functioning of the human brain, discoveries that have led many lawyers, philosophers, and neuroscientists to speculate about the consequences of our new understanding for the criminal justice system.”1 Greely notes that scholars have focused almost exclusively on questions of responsibility, reaching conclusions “from...

Evidence Based Medicine: Clinical Trials

Evidence based medicine is very important for success of modern medicine. It is the ongoing process of using the most reliable evidence from clinical studies, scientific understanding and medical practice to make the best possible medical choice for patients. Evidence based medicine is how medicine advances and how we get improvements in life expectancy and quality of life. It not only identifi...

Introducing 3D Printed Models as Demonstrative Evidence at Criminal Trials.

This case report presents one of the first reported uses of a 3D printed exhibit in an English homicide trial, in which two defendants were accused of beating their victim to death. The investigation of this crime included a micro-CT scan of the victim's skull, which assisted the pathologist to determine the circumstances of the assault, in particular regarding the number of assault weapons and...

evidence based medicine: clinical trials

evidence based medicine is very important for success of modern medicine. it is the ongoing process of using the most reliable evidence from clinical studies, scientific understanding and medical practice to make the best possible medical choice for patients. evidence based medicine is how medicine advances and how we get improvements in life expectancy and quality of life. it not only identifi...

Forensic Chemistry and Scientific Criminal Investigation