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Standard for Report Content in Forensic Toxicology
Standard for Education, Training, Continuing Education, and Certification of Forensic...
Standard for a Bloodstain Pattern Analyst’s TrainingProgram
Standard for Collection and Preservation of Document Evidence
Standard for Processing Evidence for the Detection of Friction Ridge Impressions
Creative toolkit of the 1921 Tulsa Graves Investigation field laboratory
The City of Tulsa initiated The 1921 Graves Investigation in 2020 in order to recover and identify African American victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre from unmarked graves. The Tulsa Race Massacre occurred in downtown Tulsa over May 31, 1921, to June 1, 1921, as an act of mo...
Death due to diphenhydramine toxicity: A 9‐year review from the Cook County Medical...
Diphenhydramine (DPH) is a widely available first‐generation antihistamine that, in supratherapeutic doses, can cause severe toxicity and even death. While commonly reported in cases of combined drug toxicity, fatalities attributed to DPH toxicity alone are rarely documented in f...
AAFS 2026: Workshop of Interest to Forensic Nurses
Incidents of sudden death during restraint of agitated individuals in Sweden between 1992...
Restraint‐related sudden deaths in agitated individuals raise complex questions at the intersection of medicine and law. Hyperactive delirium with extreme agitation as well as positional asphyxia due to restraint have been proposed to account for these deaths. However, the exact ...
Ethanol depletion dynamics in non‐recirculating system breath alcohol simulators
Breath alcohol simulators are devices that use a heated ethanol/water solution to simulate human breath. Vapor created from heating the solution is commonly used to calibrate alcohol breath testing instruments. When the vapor of the same solution is repeatedly sampled, it causes ...
Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Human Remains: Human...
Correction to “Determination of erythrocyte degradation levels and estimation of age blood...
Psychological impact of cross‐examination on forensic scientists: A mixed‐methods study of...
This mixed‐methods research examines the emotional and cognitive impact of courtroom testimony when conducted by forensic professionals in Pakistan. In this study, 10 practitioners of different forensic fields were interviewed semi‐structurally, and 120 respondents were used to c...
Evaluating match confidence in automated face recognition via likelihood ratio...
Forensic facial examinations (FFE) primarily relies on manual image examination by trained experts using standardized protocols to identify suspects through detailed comparisons. In contrast, automated facial recognition (AFR) employs machine learning and AI algorithms to generat...
The influence of 13 weeks of burial on morphine and metabolite distribution in human...
When human remains are in an advanced stage of decomposition, drug concentrations are altered. In five decedents morphine, morphine‐3‐glucuronide (M3G), and morphine‐6‐glucuronide (M6G) concentration changes and bacterial DNA were investigated after 13 weeks of burial. Femoral bl...
2025-26 FSF Jan S. Bashinski Grant Recipient Announced
The Education of the Next Generation Forensic Scientist
Free to AAFS members - this webinar offers a comprehensive and engaging roadmap for students pursuing careers in forensic science. By blending historical context, accreditation standards, and practical strategies to help students navigate academic choices and develop essential skills, the viewer will take away tips for the successful transition from academia to a forensic laboratory career.
