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IDENTIFICATION OF EVIDENCE BY NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS (FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS REVIEW, 1974 BY JON S SCHULTZ AND JON P THAMES - SEE NCJ-30751)

NCJ Number
30764
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1974
Length
18 pages
Annotation
THIS COMMENT CONSIDERS THE EVIDENTIARY USES OF NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS (NAA) IN COURT BY ANALYZING THE LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN DETERMINING THE ADMISSABILITY OF SCIENTIFC EVIDENCE AND DESCRIBING THE NAA PROCESS.
Abstract
FORENSIC APPLICATIONS OF NAA ARE ALSO OUTLINED.