Organization of Scientific Area Committees
August, 2022
Category: Trace Evidence
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
The Unrealized Promise of Forensic Science – A Study of its Production and Use
Anderson, James M., Matthies, Carl, Greathouse, Sarah, Chari, Amalavoyal
Berkeley J Crim Law; 121pp; 26(1); 2021
Influence of soil type on chemiresistive detection of buried ANFO
Missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in Canada: a new population affinity assessment technique to aid in identification using 3D technology
International Journal of Legal Medicine
Volume 136, Issue 5; September 2022
Missing data in bioarchaeology I: A review of the literature
From Laboratory Studies to Court Evidence Challenges in Forensic Entomology
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
The Pitfalls in the Path of Probabilistic Inference in Forensic Entomology: A Review
Investigation of Charred Documents (1964)
Donald Doud
Police; Chas C Thomas Publ; 8(5); 1964
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
Evidence, probability and relative plausibility
Decision Theory, Relative Plausibility and the Criminal Standard of Proof
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
Forensic Science International
Volume 338; September 2022
Effects of chemical warfare agent decontaminants on trace survival: Impact on fingermarks deposited on glass
Isabelle Radgen-Morvant MSc, Natalie Kummer PhD, Christophe Curty PhD, Olivier Delémont PhD
J Forensic Sci; 2022
Chemical composition of the fingermark residue: Assessment of the intravariability over one year using MALDI-MSI
3D Forensic Crime Scene Reconstruction involving Immersive Technology: A Systematic Literature Review
Insect Decline—A Forensic Issue?
Forensic Science International
Volume 337; August 2022
CAC News
California Association of Criminalists
3rd Quarter, 2022
https://cacnews.org/news/news.shtmlTable of Contents available
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
An annotated image dataset of medically and forensically important flies for deep learning model training
Blunt force homicides in Denmark 1992–2016
Asser H. Thomsen MD PhD, Peter M. Leth MD, PhD, DMSc, Hans P. Hougen MD, DMSc, Palle Villesen PhD
J Forensic Sci; 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
Rapid GC-MS as a Screening Tool for Forensic Fire Debris Analysis
Finger Prints Simplified – A Handbook of the Science of Finger Print Identification (1920)
On-site illicit-drug detection with an integrated near-infrared spectral sensor: A proof of concept
Ruben F. Kranenburg, Fang Ou, Petar Sevo, Maurangelo Petruzzella, Renee de Ridder, Anne van Klinken, Kaylee D. Hakkel, Don M.J. van Elst, René van Veldhoven, Francesco Pagliano, Arian C. van Asten, Andrea Fiore
Talanta; 245; 2022
Zip Guns and Crude Conversions – Identifying Characteristics and Problems – Part 2 (1970)
Zip Guns and Crude Conversions–Identifying Characteristics and Problems – Part 1 (1970)
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
Quantitative profile–profile relationship (QPPR) modelling: a novel machine learning approach to predict and associate chemical characteristics of unspent ammunition from gunshot residue GSR)
Matteo D. Gallidabino, Leon P. Barron, Céline Weyermann and Francesco S. Romolo
Analyst; 4; 2019