A very informative course. The knowledge will truly be of paramount help in my career as a forensic science researcher.

I learned a lot through this course. Huge thanks to all lecturers and everyone involved in putting this MOOC together.

cours très pédagogiques, formats adaptés, contenu adapté à la pratique, à conseiller! et à appliquer en pratique!

I found in this course all the things that one forensic scientist must be aware about! Thank You

Excellent informative course that should be widely taught to the forensic & judicial community.

excellent. I learned a few things that I was unaware of. Good teaching and excellent examples.

VERY HELP AND I WILL RECOMMEND TO ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE FIELD OF INVESTIGATIONS.

the teaching methods and articles provided a lot of help! It'a course worth doing.

Very important course to clean and use an appropriate language in court.

Very educative and eye opening course.

I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Excellent course

Very nice course

Great

The course is excellent to understand how forensic science should NOT speak to the Court. This is because, in my opinion, great emphasis was given to mistakes in Forensic Science. In this perspective, one should think that the errors are more frequent than the correct interpretation of evidences by forensic scientists. Nonetheless, I agree that even the correct findings could be fragile in terms of logical conclusions. This is a particular discipline that should have more attention in the training of forensic science practitioners. Thanks for all and congratulations to open community eyes to the better forensic science.

This course has opened my mind. It has challenged my training as a fingerprint examiner. I do not want to take away anything from the presenters. I think they gave their best however the presentations of the lectures can be explained more clearly. I struggled to understand the quizzes.

A very helpful course, to understand how forensic results should be interpreted concerning the case presented before. Also helps in knowing how the results shouldn't be trusted blindly as there is always room for discrepancies.

It's an excellent course with important information for us, forensic scientists, and also for lawyers and judges. It helps us to write better reports and to giver better answers written or in the court.

Learnt a lot and really enjoyed the course and the way it was presented.

Some of the translating needed work - but an enjoyable course!

La science médico-légale joue un rôle essentiel dans l'administration de la justice, mais son utilisation devant les tribunaux doit être soigneusement encadrée pour éviter des erreurs graves. Voici quelques points qui méritent réflexion : 1. Objectivité et rigueur scientifique : Les experts en science médico-légale doivent s'assurer que leurs témoignages sont strictement basés sur des données scientifiques solides et vérifiables. Cela signifie que leurs conclusions doivent reposer sur des protocoles rigoureux, des méthodes éprouvées et une analyse impartiale des preuves. 2. Limites de la science : Une des critiques majeures est que, parfois, les résultats scientifiques sont présentés de manière trop absolue devant un tribunal. Or, toute science a ses limites, et les expertises médico-légales ne font pas exception. Par exemple, un profil ADN peut être très probant, mais ne doit jamais être considéré comme une preuve irréfutable. Des facteurs comme la contamination, l'interprétation erronée ou les biais peuvent fausser les résultats. Il est crucial que les experts expriment ces incertitudes. 3. Communication claire et accessible : Les témoins experts doivent savoir rendre la science compréhensible pour le juge et le jury. Des explications techniques trop complexes peuvent perdre l'attention ou, pire, fausser l'interprétation des preuves. La clarté est essentielle pour que les résultats scientifiques soient bien compris dans le contexte juridique. 4. Transparence dans les méthodes : Les méthodes utilisées pour analyser les preuves doivent être clairement expliquées. Cela inclut la validation des instruments et des protocoles utilisés, ainsi que les raisons pour lesquelles un choix particulier a été fait. La transparence dans les procédures renforce la crédibilité des résultats. 5. Évolution et mise à jour des connaissances : La science évolue constamment, et ce qui était valable il y a dix ans peut ne plus l'être aujourd'hui. Les experts doivent toujours être informés des dernières avancées dans leur domaine. De plus, il est important que les témoignages en cours de procès soient basés sur les connaissances les plus actuelles. 6. Éviter l'influence des préjugés ou de l’argumentation biaisée : Les experts doivent veiller à ne pas être influencés par des attentes extérieures, que ce soit de la part des enquêteurs ou des parties prenantes. Ils doivent rester neutres, en toute circonstance, et éviter de laisser leurs propres croyances ou convictions influencer leurs conclusions. Conclusion : La science médico-légale devrait se présenter devant les tribunaux non pas comme une vérité absolue, mais comme un ensemble de preuves évaluées avec rigueur et honnêteté. Il est impératif que les experts soulignent les limites des méthodologies employées et qu'ils expliquent clairement la portée des résultats obtenus. De cette manière, la science peut servir efficacement la justice, sans pour autant la fausser. Ma note : 5 étoiles. Je pense que la science médico-légale, lorsqu'elle est bien appliquée et bien communiquée, est un atout indispensable pour la justice. Cependant, elle doit toujours être utilisée avec une pleine conscience de ses limites et des risques de biais.

I would like to congratulate the teachers and the University of Lausanne for making their knowledge available to the world. As a Latin American, there remains a feeling of uncertainty because "the fallacy of the prosecutor" and the "fallacy of authority" are what serve to base a judicial decision, ignoring the fact that there is a universe of probabilities that must be studied, included and evaluated in a case.

I think that if in this region we deepen in the way you evaluate and make "speak" Forensic Science, much of the scientific literature that we still use will have to be examined and rewritten.

Thank you very much for this excellent experience. Congratulations to the teachers and all the team who worked to connect our senses to the "new world" of Forensic Sciences.

I have studied forensic science for several years, but this one course definitely confronted some of the more disputed aspects of forensic testimony including what is expected (the 'CSI effect'), the importance of statistics, proper reporting, and even humility. While virtually learning from the forensic campus building, the course covers several real cases and has very special interviews. The course addresses mistakes made in the past, so in the future, miscarriages of justice will be less likely. I appreciate learning online especially during this pandemic.

Very informative and a great help to how a testify in court in the future. I did have a little problems to understand the “language” sometimes, and I don’t mean language literally, just that the wording was a bit confusing to me and sometimes I noticed the translation to English might have been a bit off. But regardless, I was very impressed with the content and it really made me think about how we here in the US testify. I will definitely explore more on line courses from the University of Lausanne. Thank you!

This was a really good class. I learned a lot of things I didn’t know about the fallibility of forensic science. I always thought that if someone’s DNA or fingerprints were found at a scene, he must have been there. I’ve learned that is not so. I also learned a lot about the importance of how forensic scientists phrase their findings in court. A very interesting course. Plus the professors were readily available to answer your questions; that was excellent! Thanks for a great course.

This is a great course that provides excellent insights to actual workings of science, human flaws and statistics. It is also very easy to follow and provides lots of additional material if one wants to study further. I have no education in forensic science or law. Even though the course would be most useful to those with such occupations I think it should reach a much wider audience. If you ever enjoyed reading a good popular science book you should try this course.