Training the Handlers
March 13th, 2008
Any benefit derived from DNA technology would not be of any use unless the professionals involved in the criminal justice system or the handlers are provided training and assistance with regards to the collection and use of the DNA evidence. This would more or less include the police officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, forensic scientists, medical personnel, victim service providers, correction officers as well as the probation and parole officers.
Police officers should have the capability to collect evidence properly. Prosecutors and defense attorneys need to know how to introduce and use it successfully in court. Judges should know how to rule correctly on the evidence’s admissibility. Victim service providers and medical personnel likewise need to understand it to be more responsive to the victim’s needs.