TY  - JOUR
TT  - FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY IN UNITED KINGDOM
AU  - Targan, Pinar
AU  - Kayaaltı, Zeliha
PY  - 2017
DA  - February
JF  - The Turkish Journal Of Occupational / Environmental Medicine and Safety
JO  - turjoem
PB  - Engin TUTKUN
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2149-4711
SP  - 53
EP  - 53
VL  - Volume 2
IS  - İssue 1 (1)
KW  - FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY IN UNITED KINGDOM
N2  - Forensic Toxicology has evolved greatly in recent years and today itplays a vital role in courts and other public forums throughout the world, withthe potential to resolve the outcomes in criminal, coronial and civilinvestigations. The field of forensic toxicology is very broad, includinganalyses of drugs of abuse, clinical toxicology, drugs abuse in sport, alcoholdrugs and driving, post-mortem toxicology. In this study we will give anoverview of the existing usage and guidelines of forensic toxicology in UnitedKingdom. Forensic toxicology has evolved throughout the centuries and has nowbecome a multidisciplinary and highly specialized tool in UK to investigate awide range of scenarios but mainly involving the potential effects of drugs andchemicals on humans and animals. In these investigations, the three mainobjectives are to considered such as establishment of if toxicants are presentand capable of contributing to death, if toxicants are present and capable ofcausing behavioural changes and if substances are present and whether or notthey represent legitimate use or exposure.The main qualitystandards and protocols used in the analytical sector are published by ISO andISO/IEC. These guidelines have implemented the general principles establishedtransnationally and exemplify an overview of the best practice services in theUK. They also used as the basis for new European guidelines for best practice.43territorial police forces in England and Wales purchase forensic services fromprivate sector companies or service delivered to them by in-house policelaboratories.
CR  - Ankara University, Institute of Forensic Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/turjoem/issue//304011
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/291074
ER  -