AFTE Store - Uses and Abuses of Forensic Science (Reprinted from the March 1983 issue of the American Bar Association Journal)

An overview of forensic science, its history and disciplines to include: forensic pathology, forensic psychiatry, forensic odontology, forensic anthropology, toxicology, questioned documents, forensic engineering and criminalistics. The article then addresses ethical challenges that forensic scientists may face as they use their knowledge and expertise within the legal system.