Passalacqua Nicholas V, Pilloud Marin A, Belcher William R
101 McKee Building, Anthropology and Sociology Dept., Western Carolina University. Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA.
Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, N. Virginia Street, Reno 1664, Reno, NV 89557, USA.
Sci Justice. 2019 Sep;59(5):573-579. doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2019.06.010. Epub 2019 Jun 25.
The goal of this paper is to discuss scientific integrity, consumerism, conflicts of interest, and transparency within the context of forensic science. Forensic scientists play crucial roles within the legal system and are constantly under various pressures when performing analytical work, generating reports based on their analyses, or testifying to the content of these reports. Maintaining the scientific integrity of these actions is paramount to supporting a functional legal system and the practice of good science. Our goal is to discuss the importance of scientific integrity as well as the factors it may compromise, so that forensic practitioners may be better equipped to recognize and avoid conflicts of interest when they arise. In this discussion we define terms, concepts, and professional relationships as well as present three case studies to contextualize these ideas.
本文的目的是探讨法医学背景下的科学诚信、消费主义、利益冲突和透明度。法医科学家在法律体系中发挥着至关重要的作用，在进行分析工作、根据分析生成报告或就这些报告的内容作证时，他们不断面临各种压力。维护这些行动的科学诚信对于支持一个有效的法律体系和良好的科学实践至关重要。我们的目标是讨论科学诚信的重要性以及它可能受到损害的因素，以便法医从业者在利益冲突出现时能够更好地识别和避免。在本讨论中，我们定义了术语、概念和专业关系，并呈现了三个案例研究来阐述这些观点。
