Category: Anthropology

OSAC Newsletter

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 Becky Carter

Organization of Scientific Area Committees

August, 2022

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, 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, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Reproducibility in the lab: the proof is in the protocol

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 sdargoltz

Louis Gautier

BioTechniques; 73(2); 2022

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, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

In Studies of Forensic Errors, the Devil Is in the Details

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 sdargoltz

Jeff Kukucka Ph.D.

Psych Today; August 26, 2022

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, 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, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Generalization Bias in Science

September 23, 2022September 27, 2022 sdargoltz

Generalization Bias in Science

Cognit Sci; 46(9); 2022

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, 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, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

When remains are found in a suitcase, forensics can learn a lot from the insects trapped within

September 23, 2022September 27, 2022 sdargoltz

Paola Magni

The Conversation; August 29, 2022

Anthropology, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Entomology, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Trace Evidence

The Unrealized Promise of Forensic Science – A Study of its Production and Use

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 sdargoltz

Anderson, James M., Matthies, Carl, Greathouse, Sarah, Chari, Amalavoyal

Berkeley J Crim Law; 121pp; 26(1); 2021

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, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

International Journal of Legal Medicine

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 136, Issue 5; September 2022

Table of Contents available

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, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Wildlife

Missing data in bioarchaeology I: A review of the literature

September 20, 2022September 21, 2022 sdargoltz

Amanda Wissler, Kelly E. Blevins, Jane E. Buikstra

Amer J Biol Anthrop; 2022

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, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

A Visual Atlas for Soil Micromorphologists

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 sdargoltz

Eric P. Verrecchia and Luca Trombino

Springer; 184pp; 2021

Anthropology, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Trace Evidence

The shifting narrative of uncertainty: a case for the coherent and consistent consideration of uncertainty in forensic science

September 13, 2022September 15, 2022 sdargoltz

N. Georgiou, R.M. Morgan & J.C. French

Aust J Forensic Sci; 2022

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, 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, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Forensic Science International

September 13, 2022September 16, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 338; September 2022

Table of Contents available

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, 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

Accident Analysis & Prevention

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 175; September 2022

Table of Contents available

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Criminal Justice System, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toxicology

Forensic Science International

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 337; August 2022

Table of Contents available

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, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

CAC News

September 6, 2022September 21, 2022 Becky Carter

California Association of Criminalists

3rd Quarter, 2022

https://cacnews.org/news/news.shtmlTable of Contents available

Alcohol, 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, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Questioned Documents, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Trace Evidence

Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations

September 6, 2022September 16, 2022 sdargoltz

Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations

CFSO; August, 2022

Table of Contents available

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, General Practices, 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 in the United States. I: Historical Development and the Forensic Science Laboratory System

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Becky Carter

Elizabeth A. Gardner, Rana DellaRocco, Robert Bever

Forensic Science Review; 34(2); 2022

ForensicSciRev_34_2_July_2022 Download

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, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

In the context of forensic casework, are there meaningful metrics of the degree of calibration?

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 sdargoltz

Geoffrey Stewart Morrison

Forensic Sci Int Synerg; 3; 2021

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, 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, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics

A survey of case studies on the use of forensic three-dimensional printing in England and Wales

August 25, 2022 sdargoltz

D. Errickson, R. M. Carew, A. J. Collings, M. J. P. Biggs, P. Haig, H. O’Hora, N. Marsh & J. Roberts

Int J Legal Med; 2022

Anthropology, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Trace Evidence

Legal Medicine

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 58; September 2022

Table of Contents available

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, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toxicology

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 43, Issue 3; September 2022

Table of Contents available

Anthropology, Biometrics, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Education and Training, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Sexual Assault / SANE, Tables of Content, Toxicology

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 90; August 2022

Table of Contents available

Alcohol, Anthropology, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, 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, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Measuring Uncertainty in Forensic Science

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 sdargoltz

Joëlle Vuille and Franco Taroni

IEEE Instrument Measure Mag; 2021

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, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, 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, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics

Metrology, Jury Voir Dire and Scientific Evidence in Litigation

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 sdargoltz

Ted Vosk and Gil Sapir

IEEE Instrument Measure Mag; 2021

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, 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, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Sexual Assault / SANE, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

OSAC Standards Bulletin

August 9, 2022August 12, 2022 Becky Carter

Organization of Scientific Area Committees

August 2022

Table of Contents available

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, 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

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

August 9, 2022August 12, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 27, issue 4; August 2022

Table of Contents available

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, 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

True value, error, and measurement uncertainty: two views

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 sdargoltz

Jong Wha Lee, Euijin Hwang & Raghu N. Kacker

Accred Qual Assur; 27; 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, 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, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics

Expression for uncertainty intervals handling skewness when the relative standard uncertainty is independent of the measurand level

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 sdargoltz

Eskil Sahlin & Bertil Magnusson

Accred Qual Assur; 27; 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, General Practices, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Questioned Documents, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics

Forensic Science Review

August 4, 2022August 5, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 34, Number 2; July 2022

ForensicSciRev_34_2_July_2022 Download

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, General Practices, 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

Forensic advisors: The missing link

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 sdargoltz

Sonja Bitzer, Michelle D. Miranda, Rebecca E. Bucht

WIRES Forensic Sci; 4(3); 2022

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, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

The Role of Implicit Racial Bias in Forensic Testimony

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 sdargoltz

Janis C. Puracal

Champion; July 2022

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, 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, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Perpetuating the Presumption of Guilt: The Role of Implicit Racial Bias in Forensic Testimony

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 sdargoltz

Janis C. Puracal and Aliza B. Kaplan

Crim Law Bull; 58(3); 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, 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, Genetic Genealogy, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 54, Issue 3; 2022

Table of Contents available

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, 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

Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 55, Issue 2; 2022

Table of Contents available

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, 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, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

OSAC Standards Bulletin

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Becky Carter

Organization of Scientific Area Committees

July 2022

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, 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

Academic Forensic Pathology

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 12 Issue 2, June 2022

Table of Contents available

Alcohol, Anthropology, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Sexual Assault / SANE, Tables of Content, Toxicology

The Uncertain Future of Forensic Science

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 sdargoltz

Jennifer L. Mnookin

Daedalus; 147(4); 2018

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, 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, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Probabilistic reporting and algorithms in forensic science: Stakeholder perspectives within the American criminal justice system

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 sdargoltz

H. Swofford, C. Champod

Forensic Sci Int Synerg; 4; 2022

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, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Forensic Science International

July 19, 2022July 20, 2022 sdargoltz

Forensic Sci Int; Volume 336; July 2022

Table of Contents available

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, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

A retrospective comparative study to evaluate the reliability of post-mortem interval sources in UK and US medico-legal death investigations

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 sdargoltz

Stephanie B. Giles, David Errickson, Nicholas Márquez-Grant

Sci Just; 62(2); 2022

Anthropology, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Sexual Assault / SANE

Development of an age estimation method for bones based on machine learning using post-mortem computed tomography images of bones

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 sdargoltz

Kazuhiko Imaizumi, Shiori Usui, Kei Taniguchi, Yoshinori Ogawa, Takeshi Nagata, Kazunori Kaga, Hideyuki Hayakawa, Seiji Shiotani

Forensic Imaging; 26; 2021

Anthropology, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology

Journal of Forensic Sciences

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 67, Issue 4; July 2022

Table of Contents available

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, 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, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 54, Issue 4; 2022

Table of Contents available

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, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics

International Journal of Legal Medicine

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 136, Issue 4, July 2022

Table of Contents available

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, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, 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, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics

Forensic Science State Commissions and Oversight Bodies—A 2022 Update

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 sdargoltz

Ropero-Miller, J.D., and N. Jones

NIJ; 56pp; June 2022

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, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Laboratory Operations, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Sexual Assault / SANE, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Helena’s Many Daughters: More Mitogenome Diversity behind the Most Common West Eurasian mtDNA Control Region Haplotype in an Extended Italian Population Sample

July 1, 2022July 5, 2022 sdargoltz

Martin Bodner, Christina Amory, Anna Olivieri, Francesca Gandini, Irene Cardinali, Hovirag Lancioni, Gabriela Huber, Catarina Xavier, Maria Pala, Alessandro Fichera, Lisa Schnaller, Mario Gysi, Stefania Sarno, Davide Pettener, Donata Luiselli, Martin B. Richards, Ornella Semino, Alessandro Achilli, Antonio Torroni, Walther Parson

Int J Mol Sci; 23(12); 2022

Anthropology, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, DNA and Biology, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy

A preliminary investigation to determine the suitability of pigs as human analogues for post-mortem lipid analysis

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 sdargoltz

Sharni Collins, Luca Maestrini, Maiken Ueland, Barbara Stuart

Talanta Open; 5; 2022

Anthropology, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation

How science is fighting crime (1924)

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Becky Carter

Popular Mechanics; 41(5); 1924

HowScienceFightingCrime_PopMech_1923 Download

Anthropology, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, DNA and Biology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Historical, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Trace Evidence

Patterned injuries from screwdrivers

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 sdargoltz

Roger W Byard

Forensic Sci Med Path; 2022

Anthropology, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Firearms and Toolmarks, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Trace Evidence

The professional practice of forensic anthropology: Contemporary developments and cross-disciplinary applications

June 27, 2022August 2, 2022 sdargoltz

Daniel Franklin, Murray K. Marks

WIREs Forensic Sci; 4(2); 2022

Anthropology, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation

Legal Medicine

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 57; July 2022

Table of Contents available

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