Looking Back to Move Forward: How Review Articles Could Boost Forensic Entomology
Damien Charabidze1,2, Daniel Martín-Vega3
1UMR 8025, Centre d'Histoire Judiciaire, Université de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.
Insects
|August 6, 2021
Summary
Locard's exchange principle states criminals leave forensic evidence at crime scenes. This principle is crucial for linking suspects to criminal activity through trace analysis.
Area of Science:
- Forensic Science
- Criminalistics
- Trace Evidence Analysis
Background:
- The foundational Locard's exchange principle, established in 1930, posits that a criminal leaves behind physical traces at a crime scene.
- These microscopic or macroscopic traces serve as critical forensic evidence, enabling investigators to link perpetrators to the scene.
