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ArticleForensic science international. Synergy2023

Mind the gap: The challenges of sustainable forensic science service provision.

Jemmy T Bouzin, Thais Lópes, Anna L Heavey, Jessie Parrish, Georgina Sauzier, Simon W Lewis

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Article in Forensic science international. Synergy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Interpol review of forensic science management, 2022-2025.Forensic science international. Synergy · 2026
    Review
  3. Interpol review of fingermark composition and visualization 2022-2025.Forensic science international. Synergy · 2026
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Forensic science capacity development: A case study of Timor-Leste.Forensic science international. Synergy · 2024
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jemmy T BouzinSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Thais LópesSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Anna L HeaveySchool of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Jessie ParrishOffice of Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Georgina SauzierSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Simon W LewisSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent worldwide humanitarian and security efforts reflect the growth of forensic science as a global practice supporting peace, prosperity, and justice. While the dominance of the Global North in published research and public attention may suggest that this practice is universally well-developed, many Global South jurisdictions are at a stark disadvantage in resourcing and technological capabilities. Continued development of forensic science as an international endeavour requires a narrowing of inequalities between jurisdictions, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Here we propose a framework of principles for the sustainable provision of transparent, high-quality forensic services meeting jurisdictional needs and limitations. We illustrate how this concept of 'frugal forensics' can be applied in the context of latent fingermark detection in two Global South jurisdictions, and how quality assurance frameworks can be developed to support this service.

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Fingermark detectionGlobal southQualitySupply chainSustainable development

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PMID36852173
PMCPMC9958282

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