Forensic scientists must swear to tell the truth and not distort the facts in the form of testimony. Distortions of facts can include deliberately omitting important facts, encouraging misinterpretations or encouraging false conclusions. Scientists may even lie about their credentials to appear qualified enough to testify. The general acceptance criterion for scientists is not necessarily reliable because they are not widely accepted methods in court. Being scientific according to the Court means presenting the idea of correct scientific methods. The court judges the testimony of an expert by evaluating the scientific reliability of the methods used by the expert to read his conclusions. Forensic scientists must value the moral virtue of telling the truth as well as the scientific virtue of reliable science. To be able to tell the truth in court a scientist must be both a good scientist and a good person. There are no laws to define the legal and ethical responsibilities of forensic scientists, but they use codes of conduct from professional organizations. Professional ethics is an important element of doing science and is not just a list of right and wrong. Scientists also have legal duties to the court, professional obligations to their employer, client or code of conduct, as well as personal responsibilities to themselves and their science. Skepticism about legal, moral, ethical, and scientific values occurs in courtrooms when institutions are unregulated or self-regulating. The FBI requires the examination of these values at forensic science institutions to resolve these conflicts. Any conflict with these values is spread by the press and media, causing even more distrust in the legal system. Forensic science is the one... middle of the paper... that got away with it. Ethics is a very important part of forensic science, but has been found to be lacking in all disciplines involved in forensic science due to poor or inadequate training and personal morals. Some other reasons why people may be driven to perform these unethical acts include greed to gain power and higher status, forgetting to be impartial, and not wanting to disappoint one's team. These acts can be easily prevented through background checks, proper training and good management of forensic scientists. The actions and observations of investigators and criminals will most likely be presented during a court case, so their reputation depends on how ethically and thoroughly they performed their work. . Forensic science specialists must recreate the crime scene in court with their testimony and tell the truth for the voiceless victim.
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