1st Edition
Ensuring Competent Performance in Forensic Practice Recovery, Analysis, Interpretation, and Reporting
256 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
256 Pages
by
CRC Press
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The Need for Professional Competence For all the attention given to the forensic sciences in the media and the law, there is a glaring deficiency in the promotion of standards of competence. In the midst of fascinating scientific advances in the field, forensic science still suffers embarrassments from highly publicized scientific controversies and shoddy or fraudulent practices. The enactment... Read more
Defining Forensic Science
Personal Accountability
Competence
Key Roles in the Forensic Process
Standards
References
Standards
Some History
National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications
National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications: levels
Assessment of Workplace Performance against the Standards
References
Generic Standards
References
Use of Standards
Introduction
Using the Standards as a Basis for Training and Learning Programs
Summary of Units and Elements of Competence for the Professional Standards of Competence in Forensic Science
Unit 2: Examine Items and Samples
A Generic Training Program for Forensic Scientists Derived from the Professional Standards of Competence
Translating the Generic to the Specific
Using the Standards as a Basis for the Continual Assessment
of Competent Forensic Practice
Using the Standards as a Basis for Qualifications
Using the Standards as a Basis for Certification or Accreditation
References
Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners (CRFP)
Introduction
Why a Register?
Recent Developments
Role of the CRFP
How is Registration Achieved?
A Suggested Model for the Development of Registration
Assessments using National Occupational Standards
Finally
Skills for Justice
A Training Strategy
Appendix 1: Occupational Mapping Study for the Forensic.
Science Sector, DG Associates
Appendix 2: Recovery of Material of Evidential Value—Laboratory Based
Appendix 3: Seventy-Eight Uses of Occupational Standards
Appendix 4: Professional Standards of Competence (National
Occupational Standards in Forensic Science), Science Technology and Mathematics Council
Appendix 5: Competency Assessment
Appendix 6: Functional Map for Forensic Science
Personal Accountability
Competence
Key Roles in the Forensic Process
Standards
References
Standards
Some History
National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications
National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications: levels
Assessment of Workplace Performance against the Standards
References
Generic Standards
References
Use of Standards
Introduction
Using the Standards as a Basis for Training and Learning Programs
Summary of Units and Elements of Competence for the Professional Standards of Competence in Forensic Science
Unit 2: Examine Items and Samples
A Generic Training Program for Forensic Scientists Derived from the Professional Standards of Competence
Translating the Generic to the Specific
Using the Standards as a Basis for the Continual Assessment
of Competent Forensic Practice
Using the Standards as a Basis for Qualifications
Using the Standards as a Basis for Certification or Accreditation
References
Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners (CRFP)
Introduction
Why a Register?
Recent Developments
Role of the CRFP
How is Registration Achieved?
A Suggested Model for the Development of Registration
Assessments using National Occupational Standards
Finally
Skills for Justice
A Training Strategy
Appendix 1: Occupational Mapping Study for the Forensic.
Science Sector, DG Associates
Appendix 2: Recovery of Material of Evidential Value—Laboratory Based
Appendix 3: Seventy-Eight Uses of Occupational Standards
Appendix 4: Professional Standards of Competence (National
Occupational Standards in Forensic Science), Science Technology and Mathematics Council
Appendix 5: Competency Assessment
Appendix 6: Functional Map for Forensic Science
Biography
Keith Hadley, Michael J. Fereday
“... put a lot of information into a workable format for many forensic users...gave me a lot to think about. ... well written and informative; I will recommend to our membership in AFQAM.”
— Jana Champion, Director. Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory, and President, Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers
