Organization of Scientific Area Committees
August, 2022
Category: Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology
OSAC Newsletter
Tracing the world’s timber: the status of scientific verification technologies for species and origin identification
Melita C. Low, Nele Schmitz, Laura E. Boeschoten, José A. Cabezas, Mathias Cramm, Volker Haag, Gerald Koch, Barbara R.V. Meyer-Sand, Kathelyn Paredes-Villanueva, Erin Price, Andrew H. Thornhill, Jo Van Brusselen, Pieter A. Zuidema, Victor Deklerck, Eleanor E. Dormontt1, Alison Shapcott, Andrew J. Lowe
IAWA Journal; 2022
The Comparison Camera – 1946
Reproducibility in the lab: the proof is in the protocol
In Studies of Forensic Errors, the Devil Is in the Details
Generalization Bias in Science
Crime Scene Shoeprint Image Retrieval: A Review
Yanjun Wu, Xianling Dong, Guochao Shi, Xiaolei Zhang and Congzhe Chen
Electronics; 11(16); 2022
When remains are found in a suitcase, forensics can learn a lot from the insects trapped within
Preliminary forensic assessment of the visualised fingerprints on nonporous substrates immersed in water using the green and optimised novel nanobio-based reagent
Aida Rasyidah Azman, Naji Arafat Mahat, Roswanira Abdul Wahab, Wan Azlina Ahmad & Dzulkiflee Ismail
Sci Rep; 12:14780; 2022
Missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in Canada: a new population affinity assessment technique to aid in identification using 3D technology
Post-mortem computed tomography in the investigation of conflict and terrorist related deaths: UK military experience of developing a multidisciplinary service
International Journal of Legal Medicine
Volume 136, Issue 5; September 2022
Considerations for Photographic Documentation in Sexual Assault Cases
Martin, Mikalaa, Rebecca Shute, Shannon Krauss, Sara Gamaleldin, and Patricia Melton
US Dept Justice, Office of Justice Programs, NIJ; Office of Investigative and Forensic Science, August 2022
Missing data in bioarchaeology I: A review of the literature
From Laboratory Studies to Court Evidence Challenges in Forensic Entomology
Identifying document similarity using a fast estimation of the Levenshtein Distance based on compression and signatures
Application of 3D printing in assessment and demonstration of stab injuries
Gábor Simon, Dénes Tóth, Veronika Heckmann & Viktor Soma Poór
Int J Legal Med; 136; 2022
Investigation of Charred Documents (1964)
Donald Doud
Police; Chas C Thomas Publ; 8(5); 1964
Scope of Expertise in Forensic Document Examination
ANSI/ASB Standard 011, First Edition; August 2022
Tasks of Field and Lab in Firearms Identification (1981)
A multidisciplinary approach to locating clandestine gravesites in cold cases: Combining geographic profiling, LiDAR, and near surface geophysics
Victoria Berezowski, Ian Moffat, Yuri Shendryk, Douglas MacGregor, Justin Ellis, Xanthé Mallett
Forensic Sci Int Synerg; 5; 2022
A multi-method assessment of 3D printed micromorphological osteological features
Rachael M. Carew, Francesco Iacoviello, Carolyn Rando, Robert M. Moss, Robert Speller, James French & Ruth M. Morgan
Int J Legal Med; 136; 2022
A Visual Atlas for Soil Micromorphologists
Definition of ‘‘Frame or Receiver’’ and Identification of Firearms
Federal Register; August 2022
Finger prints superseding Bertillon system in identifying criminals (1904)
St. Paul Globe; December 18, 1904
Frame and Receiver Rule Goes into Effect – New Rule Modernizes Firearm Definitions and Addresses ‘Ghost Gun’ Proliferation
The shifting narrative of uncertainty: a case for the coherent and consistent consideration of uncertainty in forensic science
“Scaffolding” responses to digital forensic inquiries
Forensic Science International
Volume 338; September 2022
A Comprehensive Review of Deep-Learning-Based Methods for Image Forensics
3D Forensic Crime Scene Reconstruction involving Immersive Technology: A Systematic Literature Review
Insect Decline—A Forensic Issue?
Forensic Science International
Volume 337; August 2022
Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations
Journal of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Volume 37, Number 2; 2022
Forensic Science in the United States. I: Historical Development and the Forensic Science Laboratory System
Elizabeth A. Gardner, Rana DellaRocco, Robert Bever
Forensic Science Review; 34(2); 2022
Journal of Forensic Identification
72(3); July-September, 2022
An imaging technique for determining the volume fraction of two-component droplets of immiscible fluids
Bastian Stumpf, Jonas H. Ruesch, Ilia V. Roisman, Cameron Tropea & Jeanette Hussong
Exp Fluids; 63:114; 2022
Experimental study of how far blood spatter stains on fabrics can be found from the blood source, and relevance to crime scene reconstruction
Image Provenance Analysis
Daniel Moreira,William Theisen, Walter Scheirer, Aparna Bharati, Joel Brogan, and Anderson Rocha
Multimedia Forensics; Springer; 2022
Finger Prints Simplified – A Handbook of the Science of Finger Print Identification (1920)
In the context of forensic casework, are there meaningful metrics of the degree of calibration?
Technical reporting in digital forensics
A survey of case studies on the use of forensic three-dimensional printing in England and Wales
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
A multidisciplinary approach to locating clandestine gravesites in cold cases: Combining geographic profiling, LiDAR, and near surface geophysics
Victoria Berezowski, Ian Moffat, Yuri Shendryk, Douglas MacGregor, Justin Ellis, Xanthé Mallett
Forensic Sci Int Synerg; 5; 2022
Latent print comparison and examiner conclusions: A field analysis of case processing in one crime laboratory
Identifying the Age of a Vehicle for Commercial Safety and Forensic Purposes Using “Window Stamps”
R. Rak, V. Sulc, F. Vlach, D. Kopencova, V. Hudecova
IOP Conf Series Mater Sci Engineer; 2022
Comparison of findings identified at traditional invasive autopsy and postmortem computed tomography in suicidal hangings
James R. Lyness, Anthony J. Collins, Jane E. Rutty & Guy N. Rutty
Int J Legal Med; 2022
The low prevalence effect in fingerprint comparison amongst forensic science trainees and novices
Bethany Growns, James D. Dunn, Rebecca K. Helm, Alice Towler, Jeff Kukucka
PLoS ONE; 17(8); 2022
Legal Medicine
Volume 58; September 2022