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How to control and avoid contamination at incident scenes involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
Consultation on draft guidance for the control and avoidance of contamination in crime scene examination involving DNA evidence recovery.
A study aimed to look for discernable patterns and victim and perpetrator characteristics that may serve to delineate sexual homicide.
A trial of the effectiveness of the Mason Vactron SUPERfume process.
The second edition of the Fingermark Visualisation Manual will help forensic practitioners maximise fingermark recovery and aid criminal investigations.
The government's vision for forensic science in the criminal justice system.
Codes of practice and conduct for forensic science providers and practitioners in the criminal justice system.
Guidance on legal obligations for expert witnesses and those involved in forensic pathology investigations.
If you've been the victim of a crime, you have the right to privacy, to make a personal statement and to contact the police and be kept informed about the investigation.
The Forensic Science Regulator ensures that the provision of forensic science services across the criminal justice system is subject to an appropriate regime of scientific quality standards. FSR works with the Home Office .
Automated rapid DNA systems can include portable devices that can produce STR DNA profile results in under 2 hours for a small number of samples per run.
Information about the role of a forensic pathologist and Home Office registered pathologists.
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