Abstract
This paper describes several projects of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) that aim to produce mobile crime laboratories, among others, in an effort to speed up criminal investigations in the UK. Working closely with the Forensic Science Service (FSS), EPSRC hopes to shift the use of forensics from simply providing evidence for a prosecution towards actively helping during an investigation. One step was to introduce the Forensic Response Vehicle, a van fitted out with analysis equipment that can be driven to a crime scene. Equipment in the van can be used to take fingerprints, analyze DNA samples and download data from mobile phones. With this, scientists can turn around DNA samples much quicker than traditional procedures. A novel profiling technique is also under development at the University of Hull. Using a miniature chemical analyzer based on microfluidics, DNA fingerprint can, in principle, be generated in minutes.
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