Open AccessAn insight into the awareness and utilization of “dental evidence” among the police force in Punjab
Author(s) -
Deepti Sharma,
George Koshy,
Amandeep Pabla,
Sanchita Garg,
Manveer Singh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/jfo.jfds_70_17
Subject(s) - forensic odontology , law enforcement , exploratory research , comprehension , psychology , medical education , medicine , criminology , dentistry , political science , law , social science , sociology , linguistics , philosophy
The prime objective of the subsequent investigation is to ascertain the identity of an individual by the evaluation of evidence and facts relevant to crime or disaster. The whole process revolves around the correct interpretation of the facts, reconstruction, and comprehension of the sequence of events and thus single evidence forms a very important piece of information. In most of the countries including India, forensic medical, and dental evaluation at the crime scene are performed by police officials as medical and dental experts are rarely involved as first responders.