Improving Insect-based Technology for Minimum Death Time Estimates in Forensic Investigations in Australia

这项研究将为澳大利亚提供更准确、更窄的死亡时间估计。更准确地围绕死亡时间进行调查将大大节省凶杀案调查的资金。以昆虫为基础的法庭证据将变得更加有力，从而提高起诉成功率。还将加强目标相同但经验和专门知识不同的实验室之间的伙伴关系，从而避免研究重复并产生协作的协同效应。澳大利亚的案例工作方法将变得更加一致，从而避免从业人员之间的法庭冲突。最后，将对高素质的研究生进行昆虫学和法医学方面的培训。

This research will provide more accurate, narrower death time estimates for Australia. Focusing enquiries more accurately around the death time will result in significant financial savings in homicide investigations. Court evidence based on insects will become more robust, thus improving prosecution success. Partnerships will also be enhanced between laboratories with common aims, but different experience and expertise, thereby avoiding research duplication and producing synergistic effects of collaboration. Casework methodology in Australia will become better aligned, thus avoiding courtroom conflicts between practitioners. Finally, high quality graduate students will be trained in entomological and forensic sciences.