Botanical Knowledge in the Law Enforcement: a Preliminary Approach Towards its Potential Use in Brazilian Criminal Caseworks

ABSTRACT We surveyed Brazilian forensic institutes in order to provide a baseline for botanical knowledge used in forensic applications. Our approach provides a better understanding of the law enforcement dynamics as a whole, and establishes perspectives and guidelines for implementing this discipli...

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Main Authors: Vinicius Manvailer, Thales Leandro, Edna Scremin-Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2018-11-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132018000100436&lng=en&tlng=en
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description ABSTRACT We surveyed Brazilian forensic institutes in order to provide a baseline for botanical knowledge used in forensic applications. Our approach provides a better understanding of the law enforcement dynamics as a whole, and establishes perspectives and guidelines for implementing this discipline in Brazil, enhancing the elucidative power of Brazilian forensic institutes.
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spellingShingle Vinicius Manvailer
Thales Leandro
Edna Scremin-Dias
Botanical Knowledge in the Law Enforcement: a Preliminary Approach Towards its Potential Use in Brazilian Criminal Caseworks
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Botany
Criminal Investigation
Criminalistics
Forensic Sciences
Plant Sciences
title Botanical Knowledge in the Law Enforcement: a Preliminary Approach Towards its Potential Use in Brazilian Criminal Caseworks
title_full Botanical Knowledge in the Law Enforcement: a Preliminary Approach Towards its Potential Use in Brazilian Criminal Caseworks
title_fullStr Botanical Knowledge in the Law Enforcement: a Preliminary Approach Towards its Potential Use in Brazilian Criminal Caseworks
title_full_unstemmed Botanical Knowledge in the Law Enforcement: a Preliminary Approach Towards its Potential Use in Brazilian Criminal Caseworks
title_short Botanical Knowledge in the Law Enforcement: a Preliminary Approach Towards its Potential Use in Brazilian Criminal Caseworks
title_sort botanical knowledge in the law enforcement a preliminary approach towards its potential use in brazilian criminal caseworks
topic Botany
Criminal Investigation
Criminalistics
Forensic Sciences
Plant Sciences
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