Jilala Wilson, Lwoga Noel
Forensic Anthropology Section, Forensic Bureau, Tanzania Police Force, P.O Box 9094, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
National Museum of Tanzania, Shaban Robert Street, PO Box 511. City, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Forensic Sci Int Synerg. 2022 Apr 9;4:100227. doi: 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2022.100227. eCollection 2022.
In this article we review the history of forensic science in Tanzania from the British colonial era to post independent Tanzania. We interrogate the objectives and the use of forensic services during the colonial time and how that differs from with the present forensic service in Tanzania. Step-by-step we report and describe how the Tanzania Police Force, as an intelligence service organ, established various scientific investigation sections to cater for the changing forensic demands over time. This article portrays the administration and operational structure of the forensic bureau of the Tanzania Police Force, legal framework, the admissibility of forensic evidence, and provides some relevant examples of present-day forensic challenges and mitigation measures under consideration. Furthermore, we illustrate the problems facing the forensic service of Tanzania by highlighting the most important issues while considering some solutions. In summary, we present the history of scientific criminal investigation in one of the countries of East Africa, illustrating their origin, their current state, and their future. We hope that this article will shed some light on future forensic science for researchers from Tanzania and East Africa in general.
在本文中，我们回顾了坦桑尼亚从英国殖民时代到独立后时期的法医学历史。我们审视了殖民时期法医服务的目标和用途，以及其与坦桑尼亚当前法医服务的差异。我们逐步报告并描述了作为情报服务机构的坦桑尼亚警察部队如何设立各个科学调查部门，以满足随时间变化的法医需求。本文描绘了坦桑尼亚警察部队法医局的行政和运作结构、法律框架、法医证据的可采性，并提供了一些当前法医挑战及正在考虑的缓解措施的相关示例。此外，我们通过突出最重要的问题并考虑一些解决方案，阐述了坦桑尼亚法医服务所面临的问题。总之，我们呈现了东非一个国家科学刑事调查的历史，阐明了其起源、现状和未来。我们希望本文能为坦桑尼亚及整个东非的研究人员对未来法医学有所启发。
