The CSI Schools Project
Issue 246 | Page 20 | Published Jan 2012
Description
The popularity of forensic science in schools continues to grow alongside the proportion of prime time scheduling devoted to CSI television shows (Eskriett, 2011). Yet the understanding of how forensic tests are used in narrowing down a field of possible suspects to the point where just one can be arrested or taken to trial is far less well understood.
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