What technologies in the future will most likely help forensic science make even more strides?
Dr. Lee: Looking to the future, there are four major areas to expect change: Teleforensics – Crime scenes will be linked to forensic experts or to the laboratory using Internet technology. Even though I work hard, I try hard, how many crime scenes can I respond to every night? In other words, you can’t be in every place at a given time. With a teleforensic program, the crime scene can come to us. Editor’s note: The Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science is a partner with the National Institute of Justice to make new crime scene technology available to law enforcement agencies at a low cost. The institute focuses on forensics research, public education and training professionals in criminal justice and related fields. Data mining – We will see a massive amount of data mining. For example, if a shoe print is found at a scene today, we photograph the print or do a casting, and send it to the laboratory imprint examiner, who will look at a computer to try to reach a conclusion. In the
