Category: Criminal Justice System

Deaths: Leading Causes for 2020

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Sally C. Curtin, M.A., Betzaida Tejada-Vera, M.S., Brigham A. Bastian, B.S

National Vital Statistics Reports; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 115pp; December 2023

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The most consistent finding in forensic science is inconsistency

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Itiel E. Dror PhD

Journal of Forensic Sciences; 2023

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Demystifying Accreditation A Framework for Accreditation of Forensic Units

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Nicole Jones, Erin Forry

National Institute of Standards and Technology; 2023

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Scientific Proof and Relations of Law and Medicine

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Hubert W. Smith

University of Chicago Law Review; 1943

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National Technology Validation and Implementation Collaborative (NTVIC): Guidelines for establishing Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) programs

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Ray A. Wickenheiser, Jennifer Naugle, Brian Hoey, Rylene Nowlin, Swathi A. Kumar, Mark A. Kubinski,Claire Glynn, Raymond Valerio, Lance Allen, Stephanie Stoiloff, Jennifer Kochanski, Christi Guerrini, Anne Marie Schubert

Forensic Science International: Synergy; 2023

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The paradigm shift in the proposed amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 702

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Archibald Cruz

Baylor Law Review; 2023

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The interpretation of forensic conclusions by professionals and students: Does experience matter?

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Elmarije K. van Straalen, Christianne J. de Poot, Marijke Malsch, Henk Elffers

Forensic Science International: Synergy; 2023

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OSAC Lexicon – compendium of forensic science terms and definitions

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Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science; 2023

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Science, justice, and evidence

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Jennifer Mnookin

Science; 2023

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Drug supply measures and drug overdose mortality in the era of fentanyl and stimulants

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Manuel Cano, Patricia Timmons, Madeline Hooten and Kaylin Sweeney

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports; 2023

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Problems of Enforcement and Prosecution (1963)

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Robert F. Borkenstein, Hillard J. Trubitt, and Richard J. Lease

Alcohol and Traffic Safety; US Department of Health, Education and Welfare; 1963 (public domain, Internet Archive; accessed 11/14/23)

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Problems of Enforcement and Prosecution

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Is ‘Forensic Science’ A Misnomer?

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Jed S. Rakoff

Judicature; Duke Law School; 2023

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A systematic account of probabilistic fallacies in legal fact-finding

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Christian Dahlman

The International Journal of Evidence & Proof; 2023

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Interpretable algorithmic forensics

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Brandon L. Garrett and Cynthia Rudin

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; 2023

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Alternatives to profit-maximising commercial models of cannabis supply for non-medical use

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Mafalda Pardal, Beau Kilmer, Sara d’Auria, Tamara Strabel, Silvia Galimberti, Stijn Hoorens, Tom Decorte, Ben Senator

RAND Europe; 104pp; 2023

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Shifting drug markets in North America – a global crisis in the making?

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Maximilian Meyer, Jean N. Westenberg, Kerry L. Jang, Fiona Choi, Stefanie Schreiter, Nickie Mathew,
Conor King, Undine E. Lang, Marc Vogel, R. Michael Krausz

International Journal of Mental Health Systems; 2023

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