Science & Justice
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 65-68 , April 2006

Is Crime Scene Examination science, and does it matter anyway?

Received 21 March 2005 ,Accepted 13 March 2006.

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Science & Justice
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 65-68 , April 2006