Multidisciplinary approach towards training of the next generation of forensic DNA analysts in Africa; a Kenyan perspective
Autor: | Milka Mwangi, Wallace D. Bulimo, Allan kingoro, Nicholas Mwikwabe, Eric A. Lelo, Naomi Njuguna, Sophie M. Gitonga, Francis Kimani, Muturi Njoka, Kizito Lubano, Janet Majanja, Eva Aluvaala Nambati, Fred Eyase |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Kenya
media_common.quotation_subject Policy and Management (in memory of Jay Siegel) Skills Forensic biology Perspective (graphical) ComputingMilieux_LEGALASPECTSOFCOMPUTING DNA Training (civil) Criminal investigation Pathology and Forensic Medicine Forensic dna Serology Multidisciplinary approach Political science lcsh:Criminal law and procedure Training Quality (business) Engineering ethics lcsh:K5000-5582 Law media_common Forensics |
Zdroj: | Forensic Science International: Synergy Forensic Science International: Synergy, Vol 2, Iss, Pp 123-125 (2020) |
ISSN: | 2589-871X |
Popis: | The uptake of forensic DNA testing technologies in Africa has been slow despite the revolutionary technology being discovered and adopted 3 decades ago. African governments and partners have invested in construction and equipping of forensic laboratories in Africa but the benefits are yet to be realised as the laboratories are still faced with the challenge of shortage of adequately trained personnel. This paper describes an innovative multidisciplinary training approach that was developed and used to train officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Kenya. We report on the structure, implementation and effectiveness of the training. It is expected that with the increased number of trained forensic DNA analysts, there will be an improvement in quality of forensic DNA evidence presented in courts and a reduction in backlog in the forensic biology laboratories in Kenya. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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