Category: Anthropology

Legal Medicine

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Volume 57; July 2022

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Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Historical, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

OSAC Standards Bulletin

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June 2022

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Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Forensic Science International

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Volume 335; June 2022

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Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Historical, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

State to repay thousands of defendants who were convicted based on evidence analyzed by disgraced chemists – Settlement of class action lawsuit could cost $14 million

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Andrea Estes

Boston Globe; June 1, 2022

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Anthropology, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Lockdown labs: Pivoting to remote learning in forensic science higher education

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Katie J. Davidson, Penelope R. Haddrill, Fabio Casali, Bronagh Murphy, Lorraine Gibson, Margaret Robinson, Alexander Clunie, James Christie, Lynn Curran, Felicity Carlysle-Davies

Sci Just; 2022

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Anthropology, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Education and Training, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Did James Parsons Kill His Wife? A bloodstain expert’s testimony helped put him in prison. But can forensic science be trusted?

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Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Atlantic; May 12, 2022

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Anthropology, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Federal Justice Statistics, 2020

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Mark Motivans, Ph.D., BJS Statistician

BJA; May 2022

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Alcohol, Anthropology, Biology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife