Research Forensic Library

A program of the Global Forensic and Justice Center at Florida International University

Statistics & Data Analysis

TitleAuthorsSourceLinkYear
Science as Superstition: A Model Statute for Changed Science ClaimsJack D. WassermanDuke Law Journal; 2023scholarship.law.duke.edu/dlj/vol73/iss3/4/2023
The possible impact of stress on forensic decision-making: An exploratory studyMohammed A. Almazrouei, Itiel E. Dror, Ruth M. MorganForensic Science International: Mind and Law; 2023 www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S26663538230001152023
Deaths: Leading Causes for 2020Sally C. Curtin, M.A., Betzaida Tejada-Vera, M.S., Brigham A. Bastian, B.SNational Vital Statistics Reports; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 115pp; December 2023www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr72/nvsr72-13.pdf2023
Firearm Suicide Rates, by Race and Ethnicity — United States, 2019–2022Wojciech Kaczkowski, PhD; Scott R. Kegler, PhD; May S. Chen, PhD; Marissa L. Zwald, PhD; Deborah M. Stone, ScD; Steven A. Sumner, MDMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; December 1, 2023www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7248a3.htm?s_cid=mm7248a3_w2023
The most consistent finding in forensic science is inconsistencyItiel E. Dror PhDJournal of Forensic Sciences; 2023onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1556-4029.153692023
2022 Traffic Safety Culture IndexAAA Foundation for Traffic Safety; 2023newsroom.aaa.com/asset/traffic-safety-culture-index-nov-2023/2023
Alcohol use trends in Dallas County during the COVID-19 pandemicSara K. Dempsey, Lindsay Glicksberg, Amanda J. Rausch, Heidi Christensen, Brittany K. CaseyForensic Science International: Reports; 2023www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10052871/2023
Scientific Proof and Relations of Law and MedicineHubert W. SmithUniversity of Chicago Law Review; 1943chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/uclrev/vol10/iss3/2/1943
The impact of cannabis packaging characteristics on perceptions and intentionsSarah D. Kowitt, PhD, MPH, R. Andrew Yockey, PhD, Joseph G. L. Lee, PhD, MPH, Kristen L. Jarman, MSPH, Camille Kempf Gourdet, JD, MA, Leah M. Ranney, PhD, MAAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine; 2022www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9588761/2022
The interpretation of forensic conclusions by professionals and students: Does experience matter?Elmarije K. van Straalen, Christianne J. de Poot, Marijke Malsch, Henk ElffersForensic Science International: Synergy; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X230012492023
OSAC Lexicon – compendium of forensic science terms and definitionsOrganization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science; 2023www.nist.gov/glossary/osac-lexicon?f%5B0%5D=group%3AD2023
Science, justice, and evidenceJennifer MnookinScience; 2023www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adm88342023
Local Police Departments, Procedures, Policies, and Technology, 2020 – Statistical TablesSean E. Goodison, PhD, BJS Statistician; Connor Brooks, BJS StatisticianBureau of Justice Statistics; U.S. Department of Justice; November 2023bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/local-police-departments-procedures-policies-and-technology-2020-statistical?utm_content=default&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery2023
Drug supply measures and drug overdose mortality in the era of fentanyl and stimulantsManuel Cano, Patricia Timmons, Madeline Hooten and Kaylin SweeneyDrug and Alcohol Dependence Reports; 2023www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10641574/2023
Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rate by Sub-Categories Through June 2023National Center for Statistics and AnalysisNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration; November 2023crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/Publication/8135222023
Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and HealthCenter for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; November 2023store.samhsa.gov/product/results-2022-nsduh-key-substance-use-mental-health-indicators-us/pep23-07-01-0062023
Is ‘Forensic Science’ A Misnomer?Jed S. RakoffJudicature; Duke Law School; 2023judicature.duke.edu/articles/is-forensic-science-a-misnomer/2023
Interpretable algorithmic forensicsBrandon L. Garrett and Cynthia RudinProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; 2023www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23018421202023
Enhancing research and collaboration in forensic science: A primer on human subjects’ research protectionMichael A. Marciano, Ashley Hall, Ashraf Mozayani, Tracy Cromp, Henry P. MaynardForensic Science International: Synergy; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X230013042023
An Open-Source Implementation of the CMPS Algorithm for Assessing Similarity of BulletsWangqian Ju and Heike HofmannThe R Journal; 2022journal.r-project.org/articles/RJ-2022-035/2022
The Prejudices of Expert EvidenceJason Chin, Hayley Cullen, Beth ClarkeMonash University Law Review; 2023bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/The_Prejudices_of_Expert_Evidence/218992952023
Combining reproducibility and repeatability studies with applications in forensic scienceHina Arora, Naomi Kaplan-Damary and Hal S. SternLaw, Probability and Risk; 2023academic.oup.com/lpr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/lpr/mgad007/73247642023
Estimates of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, Heroin, and Oxycodone: United States, 2021Merianne Rose Spencer, M.P.H., Margaret Warner, Ph.D., Jodi A. Cisewski, M.P.H., Arialdi Miniño, M.P.H., David Dodds, Janaka Perera, and Farida B. Ahmad, M.P.H.National Center for Health Statistics; Vital Statistics Rapid Release; Report No. 27; May 2023www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr027.pdf2023
A Forensic Science Informational Video Can Help Mock Jurors Evaluate Forensic Expert TestimonyDevon E. LaBat, Deborah Goldfarb, Jacqueline R. Evans, Nadja Schreiber Compo, Cassidy J. Koolmees, Gerald Laporte, and Kevin LothridgeCrim Just Behav; 50(11); 2023journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/009385482311951122023
Temporal population genetic structure of Phormia regina(Diptera: Calliphoridae)Charity G. Owings, Aniruddha Banerjee, Christine J. PicarJ Med Entomol; 2023academic.oup.com/jme/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jme/tjad115/73259072023
Handbook for the Forensic Standards Development Commenting Process
A Roadmap to Improve Research and Technology Transition in Forensic ScienceShute, R., Ropero-Miller, J. D., DiEmma, G., Sorrell, C., Maynard, H. P., Miles, C., Grgicak, C., Stoiloff, S., Seashols-Williams, S., Rose, A., & Dix, M.FTCoE, RTI Intl; October 2023forensiccoe.org/report-2023-flntwg-roadmap-transition/2023
Three-Way ROCs for Forensic Decision MakingNicholas Scurich & Richard S. JohnStat Public Policy; 10(1); 2023www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2330443X.2023.22393062023
Statistical Analysis of Toxicological Data of Victims of Traffic Accidents in Galicia (Spain)Iván Alvarez-Freire, Olga López-Guarnido, Pamela Cabarcos-Fernández, Manuel Couce-Sánchez, Ana María Bermejo-Barrera & María Jesús Tabernero-DuquePrev Sci; 24; 2023link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11121-023-01502-82023
A scientist’s take on scientific evidence in the courtroomThomas D. AlbrightPNAS; 120(41); 2023www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23018391202023
Cannabis Use Frequency and Cannabis-Related Consequences in High-Risk Young Adults Across Cannabis LegalizationAmanda Doggett, PhD; Kyla Belisario, MA; André J. McDonald, PhD; Mark A. Ferro, PhD; James G. Murphy, PhD; James MacKillop, PhDJAMA Netw Open; 6(9); 2023jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/28099442023
Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking OrganizationsJune S. BeittelCRS; June 2022crsreports.congress.gov/product/details?prodcode=R415762022
2022 Medical Examiner and Coroner Survey ReportDiversion Control DivisionDEA; DOJ; 12pp; October 2023www.nflis.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/publicationsRedesign.xhtml2023
Are Inconclusive Decisions in Forensic Science as Deficient as They Are Said to Be?Alex Biedermann, Silvia Bozza, Franco Taroni and Joëlle VuilleFront Psych; 10; 2019www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00520/full2019
Early estimate of motor vehicle traffic fatalities for the first half of 2023National Center for Statistics and AnalysisNHTSA; September, 2023crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/8135142023
Improving juror assessments of forensic testimony and its effects on decision-making and evidence evaluationDevon E. LaBat, Deborah Goldfarb, Jacqueline R. Evans, Nadja Schreiber Compo, Cassidy J. Koolmees, Gerald LaPorte and Kevin LothridgeLaw Human Behavior; 2023psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-00242-0012023
Forensic Statistics in the CourtroomDavid H. KayeHandbook of Forensic Statistics; 27pp; 2020papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=35619142020
Drug-related deaths among housed and homeless individuals in the UK and the USA: comparative retrospective cohort studyEmmert Roberts, Caroline Copeland, Keith Humphreys and Chelsea L. ShoverBr J Psych; 2023www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/drugrelated-deaths-among-housed-and-homeless-individuals-in-the-uk-and-the-usa-comparative-retrospective-cohort-study2023
Evaluation of North Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety ProgramAnne T. McCartt, Mark G. Solomon, James L. Nichols, Julie Tison, Neil K. Chaudhary, and Kathryn WochingerNHTSA; 46pp; September 2023rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/683922023
Deaths: Final Data for 2020Kenneth D. Kochanek, M.A., Sherry L. Murphy, B.S., Jiaquan Xu, M.D., and Elizabeth Arias, Ph.D.National Vital Statistics Reports; 92pp; 72(10); 2023www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr72/nvsr72-10.pdf2023
Bibliometric evaluation of Forensic Science International as a scholarly journal within the subject category legal medicineAlan Wayne JonesForensic Sci Int Synerg; 7; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X230012502023
The Statistical Evaluation of Torn and Cut Duct Tape Physical End MatchingFrederic A. Tulleners, M.A., Jerome V. Braun, Ph.D.UC Davis; 90pp; 2011www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/statistical-evaluation-torn-and-cut-duct-tape-physical-end-matching2011
12-step programs for reducing illicit drug useMartin Bøg, Trine Filges, Lars Brännström, Anne-Marie Klint Jørgensen, Maja Karrman FredrikkssonCampbell Syst Rev; 149pp; 13(1); 2017onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.4073/csr.2017.22017
A quantitative study of the law enforcement in using open source intelligence techniques through undergraduate practical trainingOle Halvar Larsen, Hung Q. Ngo, Nhien-An Le-KhacForensic Sci Int Digit Invest; 47; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S26662817230013482023
Monitoring the Future Panel Study annual report: National data on substance use among adults ages 19 to 60, 1976-2022Megan E. Patrick, Richard A. Miech, Lloyd D. Johnston, Patrick M. O’MalleyNIDA; NIH; 192pp; 2023monitoringthefuture.org/monitoring-the-future-panel-study-annual-report-national-data-on-substance-use-among-adults-ages-19-to-60-1976-2022/2023
Outcomes associated with nonmedical cannabis legalization policy in Canada: taking stock at the 5-year markBenedikt Fischer, Didier Jutras-Aswad and Wayne HallCMAJ; 195(39); 2023www.cmaj.ca/content/195/39/E13512023
The effects of the (fentanyl-fueled) drug overdose epidemic on medicolegal death investigation in the United StatesGregory G. Davis MD, MSPH, Corinne L. Fligner MDJ Forensic Sci; 68(5); 2023onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1556-4029.153042023
Delta-8 THC use in US adults: Sociodemographic characteristics and correlatesOfir Livne, M.D., Alan Budney, Ph.D., Jacob Borodovsky, Ph.D., Claire Walsh, B.A., Dvora Shmulewitz, Ph.D., David S. Fink, Ph.D, Cara A. Struble, Ph.D., Mohammad Habib, B.A., Efrat Aharonovich, Ph.D., Deborah S. Hasin, Ph.D.Addict Behav; 133; 2022www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9245337/2022
The nexus between drug markets and gun violence in the European UnionAstrid De Schutter, Nils Duquet and Dennis Vanden AuweeleEMCDDA; 57pp; 2023www.emcdda.europa.eu/drugs-library/nexus-between-drug-markets-and-gun-violence-european-union_en2023
Machine Learning in Forensic ApplicationsAlicia Carriquiry, Heike Hofmann, Xiao Hui Tai and Susan VanderPlasSignificance; 16(2); 2019academic.oup.com/jrssig/article/16/2/29/70295482019
Alcohol Consumption: National, State, and Regional Trends, 1977–2021Megan E. Slater, Ph.D., Hillel R. Alpert, Sc.D.NIAAA, NIH; 67pp; 2023www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/surveillance-reports2023
Creating infrastructure and incentives to increase quality in forensic scienceBrian J. GestringForensic Sci Int Synerg; 7; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X230012252023
Trends and Sources of Crime Guns in California: 2010–2021Hannah S. Laqueur, Christopher McCort, Colette Smirniotis, Sonia Robinson & Garen J. WintemuteJ Urban Health; 2023link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11524-023-00741-y2023
Trends in firearm production and firearm deaths in U.S. youthC.W. Tomas, N. Fumo, C.A. Kostelac, K. Flynn-O'Brien, M. Levas, R. Moore, T.A. de Roon-Cassini, S. HargartenPrev Med; 175; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S00917435230026452023
Balancing risks and benefits of cannabis use: umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials and observational studiesMarco Solmi, Marco De Toffol, Jong Yeob Kim, Min Je Choi, Brendon Stubbs, Trevor Thompson, Joseph Firth, Alessandro Miola, Giovanni Croatto, Francesca Baggio, Silvia Michelon, Luca Ballan, Björn Gerdle, Francesco Monaco, Pierluigi Simonato, Paolo Scocco, Valdo Ricca, Giovanni Castellini, Michele Fornaro, Andrea Murru, Eduard Vieta, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Corrado Barbui, John P A Ioannidis, Andrè F Carvalho, Joaquim Radua, Christoph U Correll, Samuele Cortese, Robin M Murray, David Castle, Jae Il Shin, Elena DragiotiBMJ; 382; 2023www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj-2022-0723482023
State Challenges to Improving Traffic Safety CoordinationBeau BurdettNHTSA; August 2023crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/Publication/8134862023
State traffic data: 2021 dataNational Center for Statistics and AnalysisNHTSA; 18pp; September 2023crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/Publication/8135092023
Deaths and Years of Potential Life Lost From Excessive Alcohol Use — United States, 2011–2015Marissa B. Esser, PhD; Adam Sherk, PhD; Yong Liu, MD; Timothy S. Naimi, MD; Timothy Stockwell, PhD; Mandy Stahre, PhD; Dafna Kanny, PhD; Michael Landen, MD; Richard Saitz, MD; Robert D. Brewer, MDMMWR; 69(30); July 31, 2020www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6930a1.htm2020
Likelihood ratio-based probabilistic classifierAgnieszka Martyna, Anders NordgaardChemometrics Intel Lab Syst; 240; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S01697439230011202023
Improving Judge & Jury Evaluation of Scientific EvidenceValerie P. Hans, Michael J. SaksDaedalus; 147(4); 2018direct.mit.edu/daed/article/147/4/164/27233/Improving-Judge-amp-Jury-Evaluation-of-Scientific2018
Cognitive and Human Factors in Expert Decision Making: Six Fallacies and the Eight Sources of BiasItiel E. DrorAnal Chem; 92; 2020pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c007042020
Prescription Opioid Misuse and Use of Alcohol and Other Substances Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH, Heather B. Clayton, PhD, Nicholas P. Deputy, PhD, Douglas R. Roehler, PhD, Jean Y. Ko, PhD, Marissa B. Esser, PhD, Kathryn A. Brookmeyer, PhD, Marci Feldman Hertz, MSMMWR; 21; 69(1) 2020www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7440199/2020
A new uniform framework of source attribution in forensic scienceZhihui Li, Yao Liu, Xiyuan Hu & Guiqiang WangHuman Soc Sci Commun; 9:260; 2022www.nature.com/articles/s41599-022-01277-32022
Perceived strength of forensic scientists’ reporting statements about source conclusionsWilliam C Thompson, Rebecca Hofstein Grady, Eric Lai, Hal S SternLaw Prob Risk; 17(2); 2018academic.oup.com/lpr/article/17/2/133/50323182018
Nonfatal Drug and Polydrug Overdoses Treated in Emergency Departments — 29 States, 2018–2019Stephen Liu, PhD; Lawrence Scholl, PhD; Brooke Hoots, PhD; Puja Seth, PhDMMWR; 69(34); 2020www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6934a1.htm2020
Identifying risk management challenges in laboratoriesEvdoxia Tziakou, Argyro G. Fragkaki, Agapios Ν. PlatiAccred Qual Assur; 28(4); 2023link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00769-023-01540-32023
Underground Gun Markets and the Flow of Illegal Guns into the Bronx and Brooklyn: A Mixed Methods AnalysisAnthony A. Braga, Rod K. Brunson, Philip J. Cook, Brandon Turchan and Brian WadeJ Urban Health; 98(5); 2021www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8566688/2021
Trends in Mortality From Drug Poisonings, Suicide, and Alcohol-Induced Deaths in the United States From 2000 to 2017Meredith S. Shiels, PhD, Zaria Tatalovich, PhD, Yingxi Chen, MD, PhD, Emily A. Haozous, PhD, Patricia Hartge, ScD, Anna M. Nápoles, PhD, Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD, Erik J. Rodriquez, PhD, Susan Spillane, PhD, David A. Thomas, PhD, Diana R. Withrow, PhD, Amy Berrington de González, DPhil, Neal D. Freedman, PhDJAMA Netw Open; 3(9); 2020jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/27705372020
A scoping review on drone technology applications in forensic scienceNatassya Ezzaty Mohd Sabri, Mansharan Kaur Chainchel Singh, Mohd Shah Mahmood, Lay See Khoo, Mohd Yusmiaidi Putera Mohd Yusof, Chong Chin Heo, Muhammad Dzulfiqri Muhammad Muhammad Nasir, Hapizah NawawiSN Appl Sci; 5(233); 2023link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42452-023-05450-42023
Associations between opioid overdose deaths and drugs confiscated by law enforcement and submitted to crime laboratories for analysis, United States, 2014–2019: an observational studyJon E. Zibbell, Arnie Aldridge, Megan Grabenauer, David Heller, Sarah Duhart Clarke, DeMia Pressley, Hope Smiley McDonaldLancet Reg Health Amer; 25; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667193X230014362023
Federal criminal sentencing: race-based disparate impact and differential treatment in judicial districtsChad M. Topaz, Shaoyang Ning, Maria-Veronica Ciocanel & Shawn BushwayHuman Soc Sci Commun; 10:366; 2023www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-01879-52023
Toward Parsimony in Bias Research: A Proposed Common Framework of Belief-Consistent Information Processing for a Set of BiasesAileen Oebers and Roland ImhoffPersp Psych Sci; 2023journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/174569162211481472023
Ensemble learning for score likelihood ratios under the common source problemFederico Veneri, Danica M. OmmenStat Anal Data Mining; 2023onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sam.116372023
Sentencing Decisions for Persons in Federal Prison for Drug Offenses, 2013–2018Mari McGilton, MA, Research Associate; William Adams, MPP, Principal Research Associate; Julie Samuels, MPP, (Former) Senior Fellow; and Jessica Kelly, BA, Senior Director, Research and Web Technology, Urban Institute Mark Motivans, PhD, BJS StatisticianBJS; USDOJ; 28pp; July 2023bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/sentencing-decisions-persons-federal-prison-drug-offenses-2013-20182023
State v. Matthews: Maryland Fails to Measure Up to its New Expert Testimony StandardThomas KileyMaryland LR; 82(4); 2023digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/mlr/vol82/iss4/7/2023
Acute alcohol intoxication in adolescents before and after the Dutch alcohol law changeLouise Elisabeth Maria Pigeaud, Loes de Veld, Joris Jasper van Hoof, Nico van der LelyPrev Med Rep; 35; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S22113355230020122023
Rural/Urban Comparison of Motor Vehicle Traffic FatalitiesNational Center for Statistics and AnalysisNHTSA; August 2023crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/Publication/8134872023
Reducing Gun Violence through Integrated Forensic Evidence Collection, Analysis and SharingGlenn L. Pierce, David LambertNortheastern Univ; 2023www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/reducing-gun-violence-through-integrated-forensic-evidence2023
Bicycling during alcohol intoxicationJan Andersson, Christopher Patten, Henriette Wallén Warner, Caroline Andersérs, Christer Ahlström, Ruggero Ceci, Liza JakobssonTraffic Safety Res; 4; 2023tsr.international/TSR/article/view/249012023
Characterization of Mass Shootings by State, 2014-2022Leslie M. Barnard, MPH; Erin Wright-Kelly, DrPH, MA; Ashley Brooks-Russell, PhD, MPH; Marian E. Betz, MD, MPHJAMA Netw Open; 6(7); 2023jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/28076382023
Visual Decision Aids: Improving Laypeople’s Understanding of Forensic Science EvidenceGianni Ribeiro, Helena Likwornik, and Jason M. ChinJ Appl Res Memory Cognit; 12(2); 2023psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-73876-0012023
Likely is not probable. The need for rigorous and common semantics between scientists and lawyersDr. Frank Crispino, Dr. Cyril Muehlethaler, Liv CadolaCan J Law Just; 2(1); 2020www.canlii.org/fr/doctrine/doc/2020CanLIIDocs19932020
Aptasensors in environmental forensics: Tracking the silent killersShubhankar Dube, Swathi Satish, Deepak RawtaniWIREs Forensic Sci; 5(4); 2023wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/wfs2.14822023
Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP): Overview of Recent Research, Legislation, and Selected Issues for CongressEmily J. HansonCong Res Serv; 43pp; July 2023www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R47010.html2023
Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Xylazine: United States, 2018–2021Merianne Rose Spencer, M.P.H., Jodi A. Cisewski, M.P.H., Margaret Warner, Ph.D., and Matthew F. Garnett, M.P.H.National Vital Statistics System; CDC; 30; 2023www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr030.pdf2023
Shining a Light on Forensic Black-Box StudiesKori Khan & Alicia L. CarriquiryStat Public Pol; 10(1); Stat Public Pol; 10(1); 2023www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2330443X.2023.22167482023
Ranking Trust Factors Affecting Risk Perception in Illicit Drug Purchase on the Darknet: A Large-Scale Survey Study in HungaryTibor Kiss & Ákos SzigetiEur J Crim Policy Res; 2023link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10610-023-09545-x2023
Likelihood ratio data to report the validation of a forensic fingerprint evaluation methodDaniel Ramos, Rudolf Haraksim and Didier MeuwlyData Brief; 10; 2017www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5144651/2017
Consensus building for interlaboratory studies, key comparisons, and meta-analysisAmanda Koepke, Thomas Lafarge, Antonio Possolo and Blaza TomanMetrologia; 54(3); 2017iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1681-7575/aa6c0e2017
World Drug Report 2023UNODC; June 2023www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/world-drug-report-2023.html2023
Management and disclosure of quality issues in forensic science: A survey of current practice in Australia and New ZealandAnna L. Heavey, Gavin R. Turbett, Max M. Houck, Simon W. LewisForensic Sci Int Synerg; 7; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X230002682023
Longitudinal changes in co-involved drugs, comorbidities, and demographics of methamphetamine-related deaths in Los Angeles CountyChelsea L Shover, Joseph R Friedman, Ruby Romero, Russell Buhr, Brian Chu, Amber Tang, Jesus A Medina, Lauren Wisk, Jonathan Lucas, David Goodman-MezJ Subst Use Addict Treat; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S29498759230015222023
Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities For the First Quarter of 2023National Center for Statistics and AnalysisNHTSA; June 2023crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/Publication/8134822023
Sensitivity of temperature-based time since death estimation on measurement locationJ. Shanmugam Subramaniam, M. Hubig, H. Muggenthaler, S. Schenkl, J. Ullrich, G. Pourtier, M. Weiser & G. MallInt J Legal Med; 2023link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00414-023-03040-y2023
A collection of idioms for modeling activity level evaluations in forensic scienceM. Vink, M.J. SjerpsForensic Sc Int Synerg; 6; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X230001892023
European Drug Report 2023: Trends and DevelopmentsEMCDDA; 2023www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/european-drug-report/2023_en2023
Perceptions of forensic scientists on statistical models, sequence data, and ethical implications for DNA evidence evaluations: A qualitative assessmentSanne E. Aalbers, Alyna T. Khan, Bruce S. WeirForensic Sci Int Synerg; 6; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X230002202023
An introduction to illegal wildlife trade and its effects on biodiversity and societyAnnika Mozer, Stefan ProstForensic Sci Int Animals Environ; 3; 2023www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S26669374230000212023
U.S. Gun Violence in 2021: An Accounting of a Public Health CrisisAri Davis, MPP, Rose Kim, MPA, Cassandra Crifasi, PhD, MPHJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; 45pp, June 2023publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/new-report-highlights-us-2021-gun-related-deaths-for-second-straight-year-us-firearm-fatalities-reached-record-highs2023
Autopsies in the United States in 2020Donna L. Hoyert, Ph.D., Division of Vital StatisticsNatl Ctr Health Stat; Natl Vital Stat Rep; 72(5); 2023www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr72/nvsr72-05.pdf2023
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Quantification of the weight of fingerprint evidence using a ROC-based Approximate Bayesian Computation algorithm for model selectionJessie Hendricks, Cedric Neumann, Christopher P. SaundersElec J Stat; 15; 2021projecteuclid.org/journals/electronic-journal-of-statistics/volume-15/issue-1/Quantification-of-the-weight-of-fingerprint-evidence-using-a-ROC/10.1214/21-EJS1813.full2021
Assessment of Case Fatality Rates and Overall Prevalence of Firearm Violence in California, 2005-2019P. Jeffrey Brantingham, PhD; George E. Tita, PhD; Shelley Jung, PhD; Jennifer Ahern, PhD, MPHJAMA Netw Open; 5(1); 2022jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/27884672022
Increased Incidence of Fentanyl-Related Deaths Involving Para-fluorofentanyl or Metonitazene — Knox County, Tennessee, November 2020–August 2021Jordan Trecki, PhD; Roy R. Gerona, PhD; Ross Ellison; Chris Thomas; Darinka Mileusnic-Polchan, MD, PhDMMWR; 71(4); January 28, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7104a3.htm2022
Predicting suitability of finger marks using machine learning techniques and examiner annotationsHeidi Eldridge, Marco De Donno, Christophe ChampodForensic Sci Int; 320; 2021www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S03790738210003232021
Driving under the influence of drugs: Prevalence in road traffic accidents in Italy and considerations on per se limits legislationD. Favretto, S. Visentin, G. Stocchero, S. Vogliardi, R. Snenghi, M. MontisciTraffic Inj Prev; 19(8); 2018www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15389588.2018.15000182018
Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchVolume 6, Issue 6; December 2021www.liebertpub.com/toc/can/6/62021
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and DrugsVolume 83, Issue 1; January 2022www.jsad.com/toc/jsad/83/12022
Monitoring illicit ammunition through the ballistic datasets of four European countriesAndré Desmarais, Anne-Séverine Fabre, Benjamin Jongleux, Glenn Lawrence, Denis Werner, Nicolas FlorquinForensic Sci Int; 330; January 2022www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S03790738210045392022
RFU derived LRs for activity level assignments using Bayesian NetworksPeter Gill, Øyvind Bleka, Ane Elida FonneløpForensic Sci Int Gen; 56, January 2022www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S18724973210014472022
VEMOS: A GUI for Evaluation of Similarity Metrics on Complex Data SetsEve Fleisig, Gunay DoganNIST; 2021www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/vemosa-gui-evaluation-similarity-metrics-complex-data-sets2021
Deaths from novel psychoactive substances in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Evaluating the impact of the UK psychoactive substances act 2016Adrian A Deen, Hugh Claridge, Richard D Treble, Hilary J Hamnett, Caroline S CopelandJ Psychopharm; 35(11); 2021journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/026988112110266452021
Adverse effects of cannabidiol: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trialsEdward Chesney, Dominic Oliver, Alastair Green, Simina Sovi, Jack Wilson, Amir Englund, Tom P. Freeman, Philip McGuireNeuropsychopharm; 45(11); 2020www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC7608221/2020
Forensic Science International: SynergyVolume 3; 2021www.sciencedirect.com/journal/forensic-science-international-synergy/vol/3/suppl/C2021
Characteristics of Fatal Road Traffic Crashes Associated with Alcohol and Illicit Substances in Queensland (2011-2015)James E. Freeman, Alexander G. Parkes, Kerry A. Armstrong, Jeremy D. DaveyJ Road Safety; 32(3); 2021acrs.org.au/article/characteristics-of-fatal-road-traffic-crashes-associated-with-alcohol-and-illicit-substances-in-queensland-2011-2015/2021
International Journal of Drug PolicyVolume 99; January 2022www.sciencedirect.com/journal/international-journal-of-drug-policy/vol/99/suppl/C2022
Diverse psychotropic substances detected in drug and drug administration equipment samples submitted to drug checking services in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 2019–April 2020Kristy M. Scarfone, Nazlee Maghsoudi, Karen McDonald, Cristiana Stefan, Daniel R. Beriault, Ernest Wong, Mark Evert, Shaun Hopkins, Peter Leslie, Tara Marie Watson, Dan Werb & Toronto’s Drug Checking Service Working GroupHarm Reduct J; 19:3; 2022harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-021-00585-22022
Prescription fill patterns for benzodiazepine and opioid drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United StatesConstanza de Dios, Brisa S. Fernandes, Kristine Whalen, Shruti Bandewar, Robert Suchting, Michael F. Weaver, Sudhakar SelvarajDrug Alcohol Depend; 229, Part A; 2021www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S03768716210067122021
Alcohol and AlcoholismVolume 57, Issue 1, January 2022academic.oup.com/alcalc/issue/57/12022
Match me if you can: Evidence for a domain-general visual comparison abilityBethany Growns, James D. Dunn, Erwin J. A. T. Mattijssen, Adele Quigley-McBride & Alice TowlerPsychonomic Bull Rev; 2022link.springer.com/article/10.3758%2Fs13423-021-02044-22022
A survey of Monte Carlo methods for parameter estimationDavid Luengo, Luca Martino, Mónica Bugallo, Víctor Elvira & Simo SärkkäEURASIP; 2020link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13634-020-00675-62020
Firearm Homicides and Suicides in Major Metropolitan Areas — United States, 2015–2016 and 2018–2019Scott R. Kegler, PhD1; Deborah M. Stone, ScD1; James A. Mercy, PhD2; Linda L. Dahlberg, PhDMMWR; 71(1); January 7, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7101a3.htm2022
A clustering method for graphical handwriting components and statistical writership analysisAmy M. Crawford, Nicholas S. Berry, Alicia L. CarriquiryStat Anal Data Min; 14(1); 2021onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sam.114882021
Mathematically optimal decisions in forensic age assessmentPetter Mostad, Andreas Schmeling & Fredrik TamsenInt J Leg Med; 2021link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00414-021-02749-y2021
Journal of Forensic SciencesJ Forensic Sci; Volume 67, Issue 1; January 2021onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15564029/2022/67/12022
Drug and Alcohol DependenceVolume 229; Part A; December 2021www.sciencedirect.com/journal/drug-and-alcohol-dependence/vol/229/part/PA2021
State marijuana policies and vaping associated lung injuries in the USAbigail S. Friedman, Meghan E. MoreanDrug and Alcohol Dependence; 228; November 2021www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S03768716210058102021
Current NPS Threats; Volume 4Simon Elliott, TIAFT et alUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; November 2021www.unodc.org/LSS/Announcement/Details/f1fd2093-b818-4550-9f6c-9d8a96ad54112021
Unidentified Child Remains: Analysis of IdentificationsNational Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Forensic Services Unit and the Missing Child and Data Analytics TeamNCJ Number 303097; 22pp; 2021www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/unidentified-child-remains-analysis-identifications2021
From research integrity to research relevance to advance forensic scienceClaude Roux & Weyermann CélineForensic Sciences Research, DOI: 10.1080/20961790.2021.1977480 (2021)www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20961790.2021.19774802021
Using the likelihood ratio in bloodstain pattern analysisDaniel Attinger PhD, Kris De Brabanter PhD, Christophe Champod PhDJ Forensic Sci. 2021; 00: 1– 11onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1556-4029.148992021
Biosurveillance of Drug Overdoses and Substance Misuse Treated in Selected Emergency Departments in Minnesota, 2017-2020T Wiens, MPH, E Bilden, MD, S Saravia, MPH, CIH, J Peterson, MS, M Wogen, BS, K Hanson, MS, R Makhtal, BS, N Wright, MPH, J Roesler, MS, R Lynfield, MDPublic Health Reports, 136(1_suppl), 87S-95S. (2021)journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0033354921104283420221
Computing Methods in the Analysis of Road Accident Reconstruction UncertaintyMarek Guzek & Zbigniew LoziaArch Computat Methods Eng 28, 2459–2476 (2021)link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11831-020-09462-w2021
Overview of Federal Criminal Cases, Fiscal Year 2020Glenn R. Schmitt, J.D., M.P.P, Director, Amanda Russell, M.A.United States Sentencing Commission; 32pp; 2021www.ussc.gov/research/data-reports/overview-federal-criminal-cases-fiscal-year-20202021
Fentanyl, Acetylfentanyl and Carfentanil in Impaired Driving Cases: A Review of 270 CasesElizabeth Kiely, Matthew JuhascikJournal of Analytical Toxicology, Volume 45, Issue 9, November 2021, Pages 913–917academic.oup.com/jat/article/45/9/913/63267642021
2020 Traffic Safety Culture IndexAAA Foundation for Traffic Safety2020 Traffic Safety Culture Index (Technical Report). Washington, D.C.; 38pp; October 2021aaafoundation.org/2020-traffic-safety-culture-index/2021
Research trends in forensic science: A scientometric approach to analyze the content of the INTERPOL reviewsH Ménard, O Akinpelu, NA Fiakpui, R (Lily) He, S Huxter, C Jordan, L Judge, A King, B Miller, SE Moggs, C Patrascu, T Pearson, MEJ Seneviratne, LE Timmerman, PR Haddrill, J K. Klu, C Cole, NN DaéidWiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Forensic Science, e1447, (2021)wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wfs2.14472021
Statistical Methods for the Forensic Analysis of Geolocated Event DataChristopher Galbraith, Padhraic Smyth, Hal S. SternForensic Science International: Digital Investigation, Volume 33, Supplement, 2020, 301009, ISSN 2666-2817www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S26662817203025842020
Rural/Urban Comparison of Motor Vehicle Traffic FatalitiesNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration(2021, November). Traffic Safety Facts. Report No. DOT HS 813 206crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/8132062021
Coherently updating degrees of belief: Radical Probabilism, the generalization of Bayes’ Theorem and its consequences on evidence evaluationFranco Taroni, Paolo Garbolino, Silvia BozzaLaw, Probability and Risk, Volume 19, Issue 3-4, September-December 2020, Pages 293–316academic.oup.com/lpr/article/19/3-4/293/62691252020
The Absence or Misuse of Statistics in Forensic Science as a Contributor to Wrongful Convictions: From Pattern Matching to Medical Opinions About Child AbuseKeith A. FindleyDickinson Law Review; 125(3); 2021ideas.dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/dlr/vol125/iss3/2/2021
The logic of inference and decision for scientific evidenceFranco Taroni, Silvia Bozza, Alex BiedermannPhilosophical Foundations of Evidence Law; Oxford Univ Press; 2021serval.unil.ch/en/notice/serval:BIB_EB1E352D9FE42021
Occurrence and Utility of Latent Print Correspondences That Are Insufficient for IdentificationDavid A. Stoney; Paul L. StoneyStoney Forensic, Inc.; 91pp; 2020www.ojp.gov/library/publications/occurrence-and-utility-latent-print-correspondences-are-insufficient2020
Likelihood ratios for lawyers…I didn’t go to law school for this!Raymond ValerioWIREs Forensic Sci.; 2:e1366; 2020www.tdcaa.com/journal/%EF%BB%BFlikelihood-ratios-for-lawyers/2020
Establishing Sufficiency Thresholds for Assessing the Quality of Mass Spectral DataPreshious Rearden, Ph.D.Houston Forensic Sci Ctr, Inc, NCJ Number 303407, (2021)www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/establishing-sufficiency-thresholds-assessing-quality-mass-spectral2021
Getting started with uncertainty evaluation using the Monte Carlo method in RAdriaan M. H. van der Veen & Maurice G. Cox Accred Qual Assur 26, 129–141 (2021)link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00769-021-01469-52021
The History of Forensic Inference and Statistics: A Thematic PerspectiveColin Aitken and Franco TaroniHandbook of Forensic Statistics; CRC Press; 2021www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.1201/9780367527709/handbook-forensic-statistics-david-banks-karen-kafadar-david-kaye-maria-tackett2021
Technical note: A report on the Forensic Anthropology Database for Assessing Methods AccuracyChelsey A. Juarez, Cris E. Hughes, An-Di YimAmer J Phys Anthropol; 174(1); 2020onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.241672020
The CAC NewsCalifornia Association of CriminalistsThe CAC News; 4th Quarterwww.cacnews.org/news/news.shtml2021
Open practices in our science and our courtroomsMichael D. Edge and Jeanna Neefe MatthewsTrends Genwww.cell.com/trends/genetics/fulltext/S0168-9525(21)00271-72021
A Failure of Forensics – An interview with Prof. Brandon Garrett and Dr. Peter StoutBrandon Garrett, Peter StoutTalk on Lawwww.talksonlaw.com/talks/a-failure-in-forensics2021
Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and HealthDouglas Richesson and Jennifer M. HoenigSAMHSAwww.samhsa.gov/data/report/2020-nsduh-annual-national-report2021
Technical Note: The Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE) Map of Identified Osteological CollectionsAnja Petaros, Zuzana Caplova et alForensic Science International; 328; November 2021www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S03790738210031572021
Nicotine pharmacokinetics of electronic cigarettes: A pooled data analysis from the literatureKarin Jacobson, Javier Martinez et alToxicol. Rep.; 8; 2021www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S22147500203046132021
Fatal police violence by race and state in the USA, 1980–2019: a network meta-regressionGBD 2019 Police Violence US Subnational CollaboratorsLancet; 398: 1239–55; 2021www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2821%2901609-32021
Objective Driving Data in the LongROAD Study: An Overview of Changes to Data Collection Procedures from a Datalogger to a Travel AppAñorve, V., Villavicencio, L., Arnold, L.S., & Kelley-Baker, T.AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety; September 2021aaafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2021_LongROAD_Objective-Driving-Research-Brief-FINAL.pdf2021
Forensic anthropology casework from Switzerland (Bern): Taphonomic implications for the futureLara Indra, Sandra LöschForensic Science International: Reports; 4; November 2021www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S26659107210005302021
The PERFORM-P (Principles of Evidence-based Reporting in FORensic Medicine-Pathology version)P.D.I.Meilia, Herkutanto et alForensic Science International; 327, October 2021www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S03790738210028262021
Examining performance and likelihood ratios for two likelihood ratio systems using the PROVEDIt datasetSarah Riman, Hari Iyer, Peter M. VallonePLoS ONE 16(9): 30pp; 2021www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC8448353/pdf/pone.0256714.pdf2021
The use of probabilistic genotyping software in forensic DNA analysisDr. Michael CobleSelectScience.net; editorial; September 2021www.selectscience.net/editorial-articles/the-use-of-probabilistic-genotyping-software-in-forensic-dna-analysis/2021
Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2020: Volume II, college students and adults ages 19-60Schulenberg, J. E., Patrick, M. E. et alAnn Arbor: Institute for Social Research, Univ. Michigan, 508 pp; 2021www.monitoringthefuture.org/pubs/monographs/mtf-vol2_2020.pdf2021
Mt. Everest—we are going to lose many: a survey of fingerprint examiners’ attitudes towards probabilistic reportingH. Swofford, S. Cole et alLaw, Prob. Risk; 2020; 19(3-4)lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1079&context=csafe_pubs2020
Forensic intelligence: Data analytics as the bridge between forensic science and investigationYaneisy Delgado, Bradley S.Price, Paul J.Speaker, Stephanie L.StoiloffForensic Science Intl.: Synergy; 3; 2021www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X210003222021
A descriptive exploration of the geographic and sociodemographic concentration of firearm homicide in the United States, 2004–2018Scott R.Kegler, Linda L.Dahlberg et alPrev. Medicine; 153; December 2021www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S00917435210033642021
Embracing likelihood ratios and highlighting the principles of forensic interpretationGraham A.Williams, Peter D.MaskellForensic Sci. Intl.: Reports; 3;100209; 2021www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S26659107210004022021
Fingerprint error rate on close non-matchesJonathan J. Koehler PhD, Shiquan Liu PhDJ. Forensic Sci.; 66(1); 129-134; 2021onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1556-4029.145802021
Mortality and concurrent use of opioids and hypnotics in older patients: A retrospective cohort studyWayne A. Ray, Cecilia P. Chung et alPLoS Med; 18(7): e1003709; 2021journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1003709&type=printable2021
Linear Sequential Unmasking–Expanded (LSU-E): A general approach for improving decision making as well as minimizing noise and biasItiel E. Dror, Jeff KukuckaForensic Sci Int Synerg.; 3:100161; 2021www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC8385162/pdf/main.pdf2021
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