The importance of the human factor cannot be overlooked. No matter how sophisticated forensic techniques are, and no matter how advanced scientific instruments may become, the key to success will always be how well the practitioner makes use of his tools. The core elements of scientific criminal investigation are broad knowledge, finely honed powers of observation, and a combination of bold imagination and cautious search for proof.
回歸到人性的本質，無論鑑識分析的經驗再怎麼發達，科學儀器再怎麼進步，辦案人怎麼運用、看待鑑識科學，才是這個學門應用的根本；而豐富的常識、敏銳的觀察力，「大膽假設、小心求證」，才是科學辦案的精髓。