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SCIENCE & JUSTICE
Volume 44, Issue 2, Pages 95-100Publisher
FORENSIC SCIENCE SOC
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(04)71695-0
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forensic science; criminalistics; hair; comparison; admissibility; justice
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There has been debate in both the judicial and forensic fields concerning the admissibility and reliability of the so-called forensic comparison sciences such as handwriting, tool mark analyses, and hair analysis. In particular, there has been increasing controversy over the use and interpretation of hair comparison evidence and it has been held partly responsible for miscarriages of justice. There has also been a perceived devaluation of the worth of microscopic human hair analysis particularly since the advent of DNA profiling. This article will attempt to initiate discussion on the past, current and future role of forensic human hair analysis and comparison.
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