Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.
School of Criminal Justice, University of Lausanne, bâtiment Batochime, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Forensic Sci Int. 2020 Nov;316:110503. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110503. Epub 2020 Sep 7.
This paper draws parallels between the current COVID-19 crisis and the apparent forensic science crisis. It investigates if shared approaches of the problem and solutions could emerge. Some relevant aspects of the medical system as it reacted to the pandemic crisis and the situation in forensic science are presented. Further, three main stages of the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on individuals and society are proposed, highlighting similarities to the effects of forensic science. Finally, some lessons from COVID-19 for forensic science are identified and discussed. It is concluded that forensic science's best assurance to address current and future challenges, particularly in an increasingly digital environment, remains a sound scientific approach, including critical thinking and inter-disciplinary collaborations.
本文比较了当前的 COVID-19 危机和明显的法医科学危机,探讨了是否可以出现共同的问题和解决方案。本文介绍了医疗系统在应对大流行危机和法医科学现状方面的一些相关方面。此外,本文提出了 COVID-19 危机的三个主要阶段及其对个人和社会的影响,强调了与法医科学影响的相似之处。最后,确定并讨论了从 COVID-19 中获得的一些法医科学经验教训。结论认为,法医科学应对当前和未来挑战的最佳保证,特别是在日益数字化的环境中,仍然是一种合理的科学方法,包括批判性思维和跨学科合作。