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FORENSIC SCIENCES RESEARCH
2022, VOL 7, NO. 1, 1-10
https://doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2021.1912877
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Development of forensic standards in China: a review
Xiaodan He and Chengtao Li
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Academy of Forensic Science,
Ministry of Justice, Shanghai, China
ABSTRACT ARTICLE HISTORY
Forensic science is crucial for the administration of justice and case investigation. In Received 4 November 2020
China, political-legal organizations, including the courts, public security, procuratorate, Accepted 31 March 2021
and judicial administration, developed their own forensic practices before 2004. As a
result, the frequent and repeated appraisals undermined judicial authority and credibility. KEYWORDS
Thus, a law was published in 2005 to improve the uniform forensic management system Forensic sciences; standards;
by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, leading to the establishment accreditation; technical
of tho Inransir Administratinn of tha Ministry of Iistirc in ?nn( lirinn this nrnrasR committee; reform
Introduction
In modern lawsuits, forensic science covers all stages
of criminal, civil, and administrative litigations. It
provides technical support and professional services
for law enforcement agencies to ascertain case facts,
clarify liability attribution, and use the law correctly,
and also provides relevant evidence by employing
science and justice.
It is because of these important contributions of
various forensic sciences to the reliability of legal
outcomes that these applied disciplines and their
possible pitfalls are necessary for a complete under-
standing and method verification before use. Without
essential professional knowledge and a relevant sup-
port system, the forensic outcomes may be misused
or misunderstood by case investigators. To minimise
the risk of error, forensic science departments imple-
ment standard methods and processes to ensure
comparability, consistency, and traceability of foren-
sic outcomes.
Forensic standards have the following advan-
tages: consistency of operations within a laboratory,
consistency of operations among different
laboratories and agencies, reliable and high-quality
standards established for all forensic practitioners
to make their work meet the specific forensic
requirements, and judicial confidence in forensic
outputs [1].
Forensic science standards not only guarantee
consistency in laboratory practices and procedures,
but also ensure the comparability and traceability
of outcomes produced by individual laboratories,
even among different countries. As a result, most
countries in the world acknowledge the importance
of developing and applying forensic standards.
Evolution of international forensic
standards
International standardization organizations and
their standards
International Organization for Standardization
(ISO) recognises the importance of standardization
in forensic science, promoting the standardization
process through technical committees and the
development of relevant standards through the
CONTACT Chengtao Li ® Iict@ssfljd.cn
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