Forensic science in UK policing: strategies, tactics and effectiveness

Handbook of Forensic Science

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 359-379

  Tilley, Nick ^a   Townsley, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781843927327-19     Document Type: Chapter

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