Forensic science is already a mainstay of modern police work. But are criminologists missing a trick by failing to apply the latest scientific findings to crime prevention? Jim Giles investigates.
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Giles, J. The lab arm of the law. Nature 422, 13–14 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/422013a
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