ABSTRACT
Forensic science operates within a realm of inherited processes from the masters and evolving techniques developed by its present-day practitioners, and this existence amidst old and new thinking may be contributing to some challenges. It would be difficult not to be inspired by scientists such as Locard, Kirk, and Jeffreys. Much like today, forensic practitioners salute the individuals that most shaped their medicolegal perspectives and engage in a little hero worship from time to time. Even though the School of Criminology at UC Berkeley was disestablished in 1975, a generation of practitioners had studied under Kirk and were ready to carry on his legacy. One of the practitioners following in the footsteps of Kirk is George F. Sensabaugh Jr., professor of biomedical and forensic sciences in the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. He is also a faculty affiliate in the graduate group in forensic science at the University of California, Davis.
