EXPLORING THE BOUNDARIES OF HUMAN SECURITY. THE LEGAL AND SCIENTIFIC DIMENSIONS OF SCENT DETECTION CANINES

As the literature review has shown, the legal debate for the use of scent detection canines is ongoing in all areas of life. There are no blanket acceptances for warrantless detection in public, such as vehicles or personal odor, as there are no blanket denials of regarding homes. Science is also an ongoing process to understand how the canine olfactory system works in detecting VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and how the canines discriminate odors. Human technology is currently not as sensitive as canines in detecting weathered traces of blood after long periods of time, so reliability questions will still arise. Studies and statistics on canine training and performance will need improvement to consistently stand up to Fry and Daubert reliability challenges.