Category: Education and Training

Michael D. Anestis, PhD; Jayna Moceri-Brooks, PhD; Rachel L. Johnson, MS; Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, ABPP; Ian H. Stanley, PhD; Jessica T. Buck-Atkinson,MPH; Justin C. Baker, PhD, ABPP; Marian E. Betz, MD, MPH

JAMA Netw Open; 6(3); 2023

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Forensic intelligence teaching and learning in higher education: An international approach

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Becky Carter

Marie Morelato, Liv Cadola, Maxime Bérubé, Olivier Ribaux, Simon Baechler

Forensic Sci Int; 344; 2023

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Is It Forensics or Is It Junk Science?

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Becky Carter

Sophia Kovatch, Pamela Colloff and Brett Murphy

ProPublica; January 31, 2023

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We Need To Get Junk Science Out of Courtrooms – interview with Chris Fabricant

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Becky Carter

Nathan J. Robinson

CurrentAffairs.org; January 21, 2023

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Beyond the report: Prospects and challenges in forensic anthropological investigations of structural vulnerability

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Becky Carter

Ariel Gruenthal-Rankin, Tessa Somogyi, Amanda Roome, Elizabeth A. DiGangi

Forensic Sci Int Synerg; 6; 2023

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Coping with Close Non-Matches in Latent Print Comparison (re-)Training

February 10, 2023 Becky Carter

Heidi Eldridge, Marco De Donno, Margaux Girod, Christophe Champod

RTI Int; 27pp; 2023

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Rudolf Archibald Reiss and the Importance of Forensic Science

January 24, 2023 sdargoltz

Aline Girod-Frais, Julia Anna Kappler

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A systematic review on materials, design, and manufacturing of swabs

January 24, 2023 sdargoltz

Vedant Vashist, Neil Banthia, Swapnil Kumar, Prajwal Agrawal

Annals 3D Printed Med; 9; 2023

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Beginners Guide to Biometric and Forensic Science Human Subjects Research Protections

January 19, 2023 sdargoltz

Chapman W, Hicklin A, Taylor M

NIST; 66pp; 2023

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Advances in Flipped Classrooms for Teaching and Learning Forensic Geology

January 18, 2023 Becky Carter

Roberta Somma

Educ Sci; 12(6); 2022

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Commentary: Likelihood Ratio as Weight of Forensic Evidence: A Closer Look

January 18, 2023 Becky Carter

Colin Aitken, Anders Nordgaard, Franco Taroni, Alex Biedermann

Front Gen; 9; 2018

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The language of less-lethal weapons

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Becky Carter

Erika A. Kaske, Joel T. Wu, Rachel R. Hardeman, David P. Darrow, David J. Satin

PNAS; 119(17); 2022

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Adventure Legal Medicine: a free online serious game for supplementary use in undergraduate medical education

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Becky Carter

Sven Anders, Antonia Steen, Tjark Müller, Waldemar Krause, Annika Sanwald, Tobias Raupach, Benjamin Ondruschka & Oliver Krebs

Int J Legal Med; 2023

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Likelihood Ratio as Weight of Forensic Evidence: A Closer Look

January 13, 2023 Becky Carter

Steven P. Lund and HariIyer

J Res Natl Inst Stan; 122; 2017

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A case of pistol shot wound (1909)

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Becky Carter

Ralph St. J. Perry

Wisconsin Medical Recorder; 12; 1909

A case of pistol shot wound (1909)

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Accuracy of comparison decisions by forensic firearms examiners

January 5, 2023 sdargoltz

Keith L. Monson PhD, Erich D. Smith MSFS, Eugene M. Peters PhD

J Forensic Sci; 68(1); 2023

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Is Forensic Science Scientific? Crime lab errors and privacy issues raise concerns

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 sdargoltz

John H Tibbetts

BioScience; 70(5); 2020

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Federal Justice Statistics, 2021

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 sdargoltz

Mark Motivans, PhD, BJS Statistician

Bureau Justice Stat; , US DOJ; 30pp; December 2022

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The potential of digital technologies in problem-based forensic learning activities

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 sdargoltz

Natalie Kummer, Olivier Delémont, Romain Voisard, Céline Weyermann

Sci Just; 62(6); 2022

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On the Commonly-Used Incorrect Visual Representation of Accuracy and Precision

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 sdargoltz

Shervin Shirmohammadi, Luca Mari, and Dario Petri

IEEE; 24(1); 2021

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A call for more science in forensic science

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 sdargoltz

Suzanne Bell, Sunita Sah, Thomas D. Albright, S. James Gates Jr., M. Bonner Dentone, Arturo Casadevall

PNAS; 115(18); 2018

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Forensic Science in Legal Education

December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 sdargoltz

Brandon L. Garrett, Glinda S. Cooper, Quinn Beckham

J Law Educ; 51(1); 2022

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Inconclusives and error rates in forensic science: a signal detection theory approach

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 sdargoltz

Hal R Arkes, Jonathan J Koehler

Law Prob Risk; 20(3); 2021

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Errors, omissions and mistaken testimony in a shooting case

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 sdargoltz

Bryan R. Burnett, Felice Nunziata, Cataldo Raffino, John D. Sabow

Forensic Sci Int Rep; 6; 2022

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Wildlife Forensics General Standards

December 2, 2022 Becky Carter

ANSI/ASB Standard 019, First Edition 2019

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Standard for Training in Forensic Human Mitochondrial DNA Analysis, Interpretation, Comparison, Statistical Evaluation, and Reporting

December 2, 2022 Becky Carter

ANSI/ASB Standard 140, First Edition 2021

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DNA and Biology, Education and Training, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis

Registered reports in forensic science

December 1, 2022 Becky Carter

M. M. Houck, J. Chin, H. Swofford,and C. Gibb

R Soc Open Sci; 9; 2022

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Testing for calibration discrepancy of reported likelihood ratios in forensic science

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 Becky Carter

Jan Hannig, Hari Iyer

J Royal Stat Soc Series A; 185(1); 2022

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Current Practices and Nurse Readiness to Implement Standardized Screening for Commercially and Sexually Exploited Individuals in Emergency Departments in Western Washington Hospitals

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 Becky Carter

Hulick, Johanna MN, RN; Jensen, Lauren BSN, RN; Mihaiuc, Abigail BSN, RN; Shin, Ruth Hyewoo BSN, RN; Pope, Stephen MPH; Gimbel, Sarah PhD, MPH, RN

Adv Emer Nursing J; 44(4); 2022

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Digital Transformation of Cold Case Reviews: The Application of Text Analytics (Part 3 of 3)

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 sdargoltz

Shute, Rebecca, Brailey Faris, Matthew Mecray, Mikalaa Martin, Ashley Rodriguez, Shannon Krauss, and Patricia Melton

FTCoE; USDOJ; NIJ; Office Invest Forensic Sci; November 2022

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Digital Transformation of Cold Case Reviews: Digitizing Case Files (Part 2 of 3)

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 sdargoltz

Shute, Rebecca, Brailey Faris, Matthew Mecray, Mikalaa Martin, Ashley Rodriguez, Shannon Krauss, and Patricia Melton

FTCoE; USDOJ; NIJ; Office Invest Forensic Sci; November 2022

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Digital Transformation of Cold Case Reviews: Prevalence, Challenges, and Benefits of Just Resolutions (Part 1 of 3)

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 sdargoltz

Rodriguez, Ashley, Mikalaa Martin, Rebecca Shute, Brailey Faris, Shannon Krauss, Matthew Mecray, and Patricia Melton

FTCoE; USDOJ; NIJ; Office Invest Forensic Sci; November 2022

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Educating the Jury on Metrology

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 sdargoltz

Ted Vosk; Gil Sapir

IEEE Instrument Measurement Mag; 24(1); 2021

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