In the past, however, courts did not place a great deal of emphasis on physical evidence, and field investigations stressed the importance of getting a confession from the suspect. Forensic science did not receive a lot of attention back then. It wasn't until the 1970s that forensic science began to come into its own in Taiwan.
在過去，由於法庭判案並未特別講究物證，外勤偵察也較重犯人自白，刑事鑑識科學並未被重視。