MQ
Jan 5, 2025
I am so delighted to take participate in this course (How science should speak to court). The whole team of this course was intellectual, industrious,ambitious & loyal to their work. Good Luck
AM
Feb 21, 2021
Very interesting course developing an understanding of forensic science and its use in various criminal cases as well as highlighting the limitations and challenges associated with its use in court.
By Massimiliano S
鈥Jan 2, 2019
I found in this course all the things that one forensic scientist must be aware about! Thank You
By Dan C
鈥Mar 25, 2020
excellent. I learned a few things that I was unaware of. Good teaching and excellent examples.
By Felix K O A
鈥Nov 17, 2020
VERY HELP AND I WILL RECOMMEND TO ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE FIELD OF INVESTIGATIONS.
By Aarushi
鈥Apr 11, 2020
the teaching methods and articles provided a lot of help! It'a course worth doing.
By German C
鈥Aug 27, 2021
Very important course to clean and use an appropriate language in court.
By Clene A O
鈥Apr 13, 2020
Very educative and eye opening course.
I enjoyed it thoroughly.
By Diego N A
鈥Oct 14, 2019
Excellent course
By Yohana S
鈥Jan 3, 2019
Very nice course
By MURTAZA M
鈥Sep 11, 2019
Great
By Mauro M M
鈥Nov 1, 2020
The course is excellent to understand how forensic science should NOT speak to the Court. This is because, in my opinion, great emphasis was given to mistakes in Forensic Science. In this perspective, one should think that the errors are more frequent than the correct interpretation of evidences by forensic scientists. Nonetheless, I agree that even the correct findings could be fragile in terms of logical conclusions. This is a particular discipline that should have more attention in the training of forensic science practitioners. Thanks for all and congratulations to open community eyes to the better forensic science.
By MICHAEL K B
鈥Jul 18, 2020
This course has opened my mind. It has challenged my training as a fingerprint examiner. I do not want to take away anything from the presenters. I think they gave their best however the presentations of the lectures can be explained more clearly. I struggled to understand the quizzes.
By Pragati B
鈥Sep 15, 2020
A very helpful course, to understand how forensic results should be interpreted concerning the case presented before. Also helps in knowing how the results shouldn't be trusted blindly as there is always room for discrepancies.
By Clemente A P S
鈥Nov 30, 2020
It's an excellent course with important information for us, forensic scientists, and also for lawyers and judges. It helps us to write better reports and to giver better answers written or in the court.
By Sally P
鈥Nov 11, 2020
Learnt a lot and really enjoyed the course and the way it was presented.
By Crystal S
鈥May 29, 2020
Some of the translating needed work - but an enjoyable course!
By Amb P M S
鈥Mar 24, 2025
La science m茅dico-l茅gale joue un r么le essentiel dans l'administration de la justice, mais son utilisation devant les tribunaux doit 锚tre soigneusement encadr茅e pour 茅viter des erreurs graves. Voici quelques points qui m茅ritent r茅flexion : 1. Objectivit茅 et rigueur scientifique : Les experts en science m茅dico-l茅gale doivent s'assurer que leurs t茅moignages sont strictement bas茅s sur des donn茅es scientifiques solides et v茅rifiables. Cela signifie que leurs conclusions doivent reposer sur des protocoles rigoureux, des m茅thodes 茅prouv茅es et une analyse impartiale des preuves. 2. Limites de la science : Une des critiques majeures est que, parfois, les r茅sultats scientifiques sont pr茅sent茅s de mani猫re trop absolue devant un tribunal. Or, toute science a ses limites, et les expertises m茅dico-l茅gales ne font pas exception. Par exemple, un profil ADN peut 锚tre tr猫s probant, mais ne doit jamais 锚tre consid茅r茅 comme une preuve irr茅futable. Des facteurs comme la contamination, l'interpr茅tation erron茅e ou les biais peuvent fausser les r茅sultats. Il est crucial que les experts expriment ces incertitudes. 3. Communication claire et accessible : Les t茅moins experts doivent savoir rendre la science compr茅hensible pour le juge et le jury. Des explications techniques trop complexes peuvent perdre l'attention ou, pire, fausser l'interpr茅tation des preuves. La clart茅 est essentielle pour que les r茅sultats scientifiques soient bien compris dans le contexte juridique. 4. Transparence dans les m茅thodes : Les m茅thodes utilis茅es pour analyser les preuves doivent 锚tre clairement expliqu茅es. Cela inclut la validation des instruments et des protocoles utilis茅s, ainsi que les raisons pour lesquelles un choix particulier a 茅t茅 fait. La transparence dans les proc茅dures renforce la cr茅dibilit茅 des r茅sultats. 5. 脡volution et mise 脿 jour des connaissances : La science 茅volue constamment, et ce qui 茅tait valable il y a dix ans peut ne plus l'锚tre aujourd'hui. Les experts doivent toujours 锚tre inform茅s des derni猫res avanc茅es dans leur domaine. De plus, il est important que les t茅moignages en cours de proc猫s soient bas茅s sur les connaissances les plus actuelles. 6. 脡viter l'influence des pr茅jug茅s ou de l鈥檃rgumentation biais茅e : Les experts doivent veiller 脿 ne pas 锚tre influenc茅s par des attentes ext茅rieures, que ce soit de la part des enqu锚teurs ou des parties prenantes. Ils doivent rester neutres, en toute circonstance, et 茅viter de laisser leurs propres croyances ou convictions influencer leurs conclusions. Conclusion : La science m茅dico-l茅gale devrait se pr茅senter devant les tribunaux non pas comme une v茅rit茅 absolue, mais comme un ensemble de preuves 茅valu茅es avec rigueur et honn锚tet茅. Il est imp茅ratif que les experts soulignent les limites des m茅thodologies employ茅es et qu'ils expliquent clairement la port茅e des r茅sultats obtenus. De cette mani猫re, la science peut servir efficacement la justice, sans pour autant la fausser. Ma note : 5 茅toiles. Je pense que la science m茅dico-l茅gale, lorsqu'elle est bien appliqu茅e et bien communiqu茅e, est un atout indispensable pour la justice. Cependant, elle doit toujours 锚tre utilis茅e avec une pleine conscience de ses limites et des risques de biais.
By Marvin J D V
鈥Jul 28, 2020
I would like to congratulate the teachers and the University of Lausanne for making their knowledge available to the world. As a Latin American, there remains a feeling of uncertainty because "the fallacy of the prosecutor" and the "fallacy of authority" are what serve to base a judicial decision, ignoring the fact that there is a universe of probabilities that must be studied, included and evaluated in a case.
I think that if in this region we deepen in the way you evaluate and make "speak" Forensic Science, much of the scientific literature that we still use will have to be examined and rewritten.
Thank you very much for this excellent experience. Congratulations to the teachers and all the team who worked to connect our senses to the "new world" of Forensic Sciences.
By Melissa E
鈥May 2, 2021
I have studied forensic science for several years, but this one course definitely confronted some of the more disputed aspects of forensic testimony including what is expected (the 'CSI effect'), the importance of statistics, proper reporting, and even humility. While virtually learning from the forensic campus building, the course covers several real cases and has very special interviews. The course addresses mistakes made in the past, so in the future, miscarriages of justice will be less likely. I appreciate learning online especially during this pandemic.
By Lenett Y H
鈥Oct 18, 2020
Very informative and a great help to how a testify in court in the future. I did have a little problems to understand the 鈥渓anguage鈥 sometimes, and I don鈥檛 mean language literally, just that the wording was a bit confusing to me and sometimes I noticed the translation to English might have been a bit off. But regardless, I was very impressed with the content and it really made me think about how we here in the US testify. I will definitely explore more on line courses from the University of Lausanne. Thank you!
By Theresa D
鈥May 25, 2023
This was a really good class. I learned a lot of things I didn鈥檛 know about the fallibility of forensic science. I always thought that if someone鈥檚 DNA or fingerprints were found at a scene, he must have been there. I鈥檝e learned that is not so. I also learned a lot about the importance of how forensic scientists phrase their findings in court. A very interesting course. Plus the professors were readily available to answer your questions; that was excellent! Thanks for a great course.
By kamozut
鈥Nov 2, 2021
This is a great course that provides excellent insights to actual workings of science, human flaws and statistics. It is also very easy to follow and provides lots of additional material if one wants to study further. I have no education in forensic science or law. Even though the course would be most useful to those with such occupations I think it should reach a much wider audience. If you ever enjoyed reading a good popular science book you should try this course.
By Muhammad R
鈥Apr 19, 2022
I am very happy because I availed myself of this opportunity to learn about the Challenges of Forensic Science and how this science should speak to the Court which is a real challenge nowadays in Pakistan to how to utilize forensic evidence successfully in a case during the course of investigation and prosecution. This course is very helpful to me to learn more about forensic science and improve my capabilities being a police officer and proper pursuit of justice.
By Inese
鈥Feb 4, 2025
The course is really great for everyone who is interested in forensics. It is extremely helpful for those whose work is related to forensics. The experts explain so well the examination of evidence from its very start at the crime scene investigation, all the processes, while examining and till to the court. From this course you can learn the role of expert and the right way he must represent his results on evidence.
By Teresa C
鈥Oct 7, 2020
The course provides an interesting perspective in marrying forensic science with judicial system. As a layperson to forensic science, certain concepts and techniques such as analysing DNA seems too difficult for me to grasp, but learning the recommended practice and framework of evaluative reporting of forensic science have enhanced my knowledge and crushed my entrenched belief that forensic evidence is certainty!
By Mark T
鈥Apr 7, 2021
I cannot recommend this course highly enough. The lectures were by specialists, but understandable to a non-scientist. They outlined individual cases of interest, and explained how miscarriages of justice might occur. They introduced the student to the appropriate ENFSI guidelines, and how forensic scientists should explain their conclusions to the court. Thanks to all involved.