FORENSIC SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, QUALITY AND JUSTICE (original) (raw)
Forensic science, the sibling of the discipline of law, is the application of science to law. It can be considered as a discipline helpful for the effective enforcement of the laws and rules of conduct. It helps the criminal justice system by supplying valuable information, which cannot be detected solely with the help of legal brain. In reality there is no such separate discipline known as forensic science; it is rather a blend of various scientific disciplines like biology, physics, chemistry and other related scientific subjects. Thou