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OSAC Newsletter

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Organization of Scientific Area Committees

August, 2022

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Reproducibility in the lab: the proof is in the protocol

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Louis Gautier

BioTechniques; 73(2); 2022

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

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Jeff Kukucka Ph.D.

Psych Today; August 26, 2022

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Generalization Bias in Science

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Generalization Bias in Science

Cognit Sci; 46(9); 2022

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

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

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

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International Journal of Legal Medicine

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Volume 136, Issue 5; September 2022

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Missing data in bioarchaeology I: A review of the literature

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

Amer J Biol Anthrop; 2022

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Evidence, probability and relative plausibility

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Colin Aitken, Franco Taroni, Silvia Bozza

Int J Evid Proof; 2022

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

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

Aust J Forensic Sci; 2022

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Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975–2021: Volume I, Secondary school students

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Miech, R. A., Johnston, L. D., O’Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., Schulenberg, J. E., & Patrick, M. E.

UM Inst Social Res; 597pp; 2022

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Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use 1975-2021: Overview, key findings on adolescent drug use

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Johnston, L. D., Miech, R. A., O’Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., Schulenberg, J. E., & Patrick, M.E.

UM Inst Social Res; 161pp; 2022

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Forensic Science International

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Volume 338; September 2022

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Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Volume 175; September 2022

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CAC News

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California Association of Criminalists

3rd Quarter, 2022

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Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations

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Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations

CFSO; August, 2022

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

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Elizabeth A. Gardner, Rana DellaRocco, Robert Bever

Forensic Science Review; 34(2); 2022

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

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Geoffrey Stewart Morrison

Forensic Sci Int Synerg; 3; 2021

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Legal Medicine

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Volume 58; September 2022

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International Journal of Drug Policy

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Volume 106; August 2022

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Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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Volume 90; August 2022

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Measuring Uncertainty in Forensic Science

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Joëlle Vuille and Franco Taroni

IEEE Instrument Measure Mag; 2021

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Metrology, Jury Voir Dire and Scientific Evidence in Litigation

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Ted Vosk and Gil Sapir

IEEE Instrument Measure Mag; 2021

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OSAC Standards Bulletin

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Organization of Scientific Area Committees

August 2022

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Accreditation and Quality Assurance

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Volume 27, issue 4; August 2022

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True value, error, and measurement uncertainty: two views

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Jong Wha Lee, Euijin Hwang & Raghu N. Kacker

Accred Qual Assur; 27; 2022

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

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Eskil Sahlin & Bertil Magnusson

Accred Qual Assur; 27; 2022

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Accuracy and reliability of forensic handwriting comparisons

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R. Austin Hicklin, Linda Eisenhart, Nicole Richetelli, Meredith D. Miller, Peter Belcastro, Ted M. Burkes, Connie L. Parks, Michael A. Smith, JoAnn Buscaglia, Eugene M. Peters, Rebecca Schwartz Perlman, Jocelyn V. Abonamah, Brian A. Eckenrod

PNAS; 119(3); 2022

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Forensic Science Review

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Volume 34, Number 2; July 2022

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Gun Carrying Among Youths, by Demographic Characteristics, Associated Violence Experiences, and Risk Behaviors — United States, 2017–2019

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Thomas R. Simon, PhD; Heather B. Clayton, PhD; Linda L. Dahlberg, PhD; Corinne David-Ferdon, PhD; Greta Kilmer, MS; Colleen Barbero, PhD

MMWR; 71(30); July 29, 2022

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Towards another paradigm for forensic science?

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Frank Crispino, Céline Weyermann, Olivier Delémont, Claude Roux, Olivier Ribaux

WIRES Forensic Sci; 4(3); 2022

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Estimating Weekly National Opioid Overdose Deaths in Near Real Time Using Multiple Proxy Data Sources

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Steven A. Sumner, MD, MSc; Daniel Bowen, MPH; Kristin Holland, PhD; Marissa L. Zwald, PhD; Alana Vivolo-Kantor, PhD; Gery P. Guy Jr, PhD; William J. Heuett, PhD; DeMia P. Pressley, MS; Christopher M. Jones, DrPH, PharmD

JAMA Netw Open; 5(7); 2022

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The Role of Implicit Racial Bias in Forensic Testimony

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Janis C. Puracal

Champion; July 2022

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Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Volume 54, Issue 3; 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, 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

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Volume 55, Issue 2; 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, 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

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Organization of Scientific Area Committees

July 2022

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The Uncertain Future of Forensic Science

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Jennifer L. Mnookin

Daedalus; 147(4); 2018

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Forensic Science International

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Forensic Sci Int; Volume 336; July 2022

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Development and Validation of a Single Step GC/MS Method for the Determination of 41 Drugs and Drugs of Abuse in Postmortem Blood

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Amvrosios Orfanidis, Adamantios Krokos, Orthodoxia Mastrogianni, Helen Gika, Nikolaos Raikos and Georgios Theodoridis

Forensic Sci; 2(3); 2022

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Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Volume 67, Issue 4; July 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, 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