Forensic science in the UK and abroad is at a crossroads and its quality needs to be significantly improved, according to a Royal Society publication.
In a special issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. the editors warn that the discipline of forensic science has reached a critical juncture where its credibility is at stake.
The August issue, published on 22 June, is devoted entirely to forensic science and the problems facing the field.