Education and Training in Forensic Science: A Guide for Forensic Science Laboratories, Educational Institutions, and Students

Forensic scientists play a pivotal role in the criminal justice system, providing crucial information about the evidence to the trier of fact. Because the work they do both at the crime scene and in the laboratory often must be used in court, it is especial ly important that the training and educa tion of forensic scientists provide a solid scientific background and a broad base in criminalistics.