Forensic Science in Australasia

To the general community, forensic science often represents a group of incredibly efficient and dedicated, super sleuths who solve the most intricate of crimes from the most minute amounts of material. In television series forensic investigators are skilled in all areas and with amazing feats of analysis and deduction, they provide the crucial piece of evidence at the last moment.

Unfortunately, these programs give the unrealistic impression that forensic science is a scientific branch of its own performed by extraordinary individuals to whom the miraculous result is commonplace. The purpose of this area is to describe what forensic science is and how it operates in Australia.

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