Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1996
Abstract
Although medical examinations and samples taken from suspects' bodies in the course of police inquiries often lead to the discovery of important evidence, Singapore criminal procedure does not appear to empower the police to carry out such medical investigations. Neither does it safeguard the interests of suspects. It is submitted that the Criminal Procedure Code and other statutes should be brought up to date with modern science.
Keywords
Criminal procedure, medical examinations of suspects by the police, taking of tissue samples from suspects by the police
Discipline
Asian Studies | Criminal Law
Publication
Singapore Law Review
Volume
17
First Page
51
Last Page
87
ISSN
0080-9691
Publisher
National University of Singapore Faculty of Law
Citation
LEE, Jack Tsen-Ta.
Medical Investigation of Suspects by the Police. (1996). Singapore Law Review. 17, 51-87.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/593
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http://ssrn.com/abstract=643425