Quality Management in Forensic Science

Quality Management in Forensic Science covers a wide spectrum of forensic disciplines, relevant ISO and non-ISO standards, accreditation, and the quality management systems that are necessary in any forensic science laboratory. Written by a globally, well-respected forensic scientist who is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, and who has decades of experience in the forensic science laboratory and as an expert witness, this book presents a must-have resource for all forensic science stakeholders, particularly law enforcement agents and lawyers less familiar with the impact of quality management on the reliability of scientific evidence.

A comprehensive, multidisciplinary reference of scientific practices for use in the forensic laboratoryCoverage from DNA to toxicology, from trace evidence to crime scene and beyondExtensive review of ISO and non-ISO standards, accreditation, QMS and much moreWritten by a foremost forensic scientist with decades of experience in the laboratory and as an expert witness

1. Basic concepts 2. Bodies 3. Standards 4. History 5. Current position 6. Discipline specific quality management 7. Current issues