Terrorist trials : forensic science and the trial process

Chris Lennard, Anne Wallace

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Abstract

Forensic science plays an invaluable role in modern legal processes, and nowhere is this more likely to be true than in the modern-day terrorist trial. While the link between the accused and the crime is likely to the major point of contention and the one at which forensic science will be most likely to be engaged, forensic science will often have an important role to play in identifying the methods used to commit the acts in question. In terrorism-related offences, both roles are increasingly likely to be carried out in an internationalised, collaborative environment, where far greater attention will be focused on the quality of the forensic science and its application in the investigation stage, as well as in the courtroom.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationJuries, Science and Popular Culture in the Age of Terror: The Case of the Sydney Bomber
EditorsDavid Tait, Jane Goodman-Delahunty
Place of PublicationU.K.
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages37-54
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9781137554758
ISBN (Print)9781137554741
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • forensic sciences
  • terrorists
  • trials
  • criminal investigation

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