Ensuring competent performance in forensic practice : recovery, analysis, interpretation, and reporting /

There has been considerable media interest in forensic science over the past decade as well as an increasing number of academic courses offered in the field. Focusing on assuring ongoing workplace competence of forensic scientists, this book develops the principles on which to base an assurance proc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hadley, Keith
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Fereday, Michael J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2008.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:There has been considerable media interest in forensic science over the past decade as well as an increasing number of academic courses offered in the field. Focusing on assuring ongoing workplace competence of forensic scientists, this book develops the principles on which to base an assurance procedure and provides examples of its use in various circumstances. It describes standards of competence and demonstrates how such standards can be implemented into training and education programs. Details of the newly created Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners are also discussed. Suggesting uniform assessment strategies, it also describes international accreditation programs.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781420005028
1420005022
9780849333583
084933358X
1281150991
9781281150998