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Modern justice increasingly relies on interdisciplinary integration to uncover the truth. As scientific investigations are used to try cases and establish facts, the reliability and credibility of forensic science are paramount. Consequently, ensuring that forensic science knowledge and expert conclusions are properly applied and understood in the courtroom—and making related educational resources easily accessible to the general public—is equally critical.

With the evolution of time, difficult criminal cases are increasing day by day. Alibis, secret codes, modus operandi, transactions, and cybercrime make case puzzles even more convoluted. However, no matter how tricky an incident is, as long as it was devised by human hands, there is definitely no puzzle that cannot be unraveled. Y-chromosome DNA-STR profiling, forensic autopsies, firearm entry and exit wounds, ballistic comparisons, and many other specialized forensics require the participation of forensic scientists, medical examiners, and expert witnesses to be properly interpreted.

Conan, whose intellect surpasses ordinary people, once said: "Flowing water has no shape, drifting wind leaves no trace, and the reasoning behind any case depends entirely on the mind." We invite you to spend four consecutive weekend nights this August at the Judicial Reform Foundation Taichung Office to examine the codes between life and death with us, and to experience the wonder of forensic science in legal cases.

8/13 Scientific Crime Investigation: Decrypting Forensic Medicine

Kao Ta-ch'eng Forensic Pathologist

The controversial Forensic Pathologist Kao always generates endless buzz whenever he takes the stage. Let us listen to how he remains completely calm when facing a gruesome corpse to find clues, how he uses scientific investigation, and how he makes corpses "speak" during autopsies to secure critical evidence.

• Time: Saturday, August 13, 18:30~20:30
• Location: Judicial Reform Foundation Taichung Office
  (No. 845, Sec. 2, Taiwan Blvd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City)

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8/20 Real-Life CSI

Lee Chun-yi Professor

Professor Lee Chun-yi of the Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine at National Taiwan University College of Medicine emphasizes, "Do not fetishize scientific evidence! Using scientific evidence to prove a crime is a basic requirement—a threshold—and examining the reliability of scientific evidence is our responsibility." How many superstitions about science were hidden in the Chiang Kuo-ch'ing and Tsai Hsüeh-liang cases, and how deeply did they impact those two cases? You are invited to play a modern CSI and decode scientific evidence together.

• Time: Saturday, August 20, 18:30~20:30
• Location: Judicial Reform Foundation Taichung Office
  (No. 845, Sec. 2, Taiwan Blvd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City)

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8/27 How to Conduct Forensic Examination, Evidence Collection, and Injury Assessment in Sexual Assault Cases

Chan Ching-ch'üan Chief

How are sexual assault cases examined? How should evidence preservation be carried out? Do you know how long semen remains in the body before it loses forensic significance? What does seminal stain refer to? Dr. Chan Ching-ch'üan is currently the Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Taipei City Hospital. Let him guide us through peeling back the layers in sexual assault cases, which are often referred to as cases relying solely on "uncorroborated evidence."

• Time: Saturday, August 27, 18:30~20:30
• Location: Judicial Reform Foundation Taichung Office
  (No. 845, Sec. 2, Taiwan Blvd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City)

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9/3 Forensic Examination of Fatal Falls from Heights

Shih T'ai-p'ing Forensic Pathologist

What are the factors involved in death by falling? What secrets are hidden in determining falls from heights of ten meters or more? Different landing scenarios produce different physical signs, which is also one of the important topics in forensic investigation. How do we determine whether it was homicide or an accident? Did the deceased have consciousness before falling? What is rigor mortis? How many numerical secrets lie within vertical and horizontal displacement? Come and see what Forensic Pathologist Shih shares with us.

• Time: Saturday, September 3, 18:30~20:30
• Location: Judicial Reform Foundation Taichung Office
  (No. 845, Sec. 2, Taiwan Blvd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City)

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