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Development of real‐time PCR and droplet digital PCR assays for the simultaneous...
Forensic evidence recovered from crime scenes often contains a mixture of human and bacterial DNA. Although short tandem repeat (STR) profiling of genomic DNA (gDNA) is widely used for human identification, its effectiveness can be limited in cases involving highly degraded DNA. ...
PSA and ROC curve: Validation and cutoff for forensic sexual assault cases through...
Sex crime investigations often rely on evidence involving minimal amounts of seminal material, making it necessary to use sensitive biomarkers to detect semen. Thanks to its high concentration, prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) has been extensively utilized as a forensic marker, bu...
Patterns in the Phenice (1969) and Klales et al. (2012) methods of sex estimation using...
Sex estimation methods from the pelvis have been well‐studied in research settings to estimate accuracy, error, and bias. However, patterns in casework are minimally described. We uniquely examine forensic anthropology casework in the United States retrospectively for the Phenice...
The scent of death: A case study for volatile markers of decomposition on a concrete floor
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released during human decomposition are chemically diverse and can provide forensic evidence indicating the prior presence of a corpse. In July 2023, the Michigan City Police Department received a report from an individual claiming to have murder...
Comparing a single target image with a reference three‐dimensional (3D) virtual avatar of...
The demand for analyzing images from sources such as closed‐circuit television cameras has increased significantly. Conventional analyses, including gait and soft biometrics, typically require the comparison of two video footage clips, as these methods are predicated on video‐to‐...
Identification of N‐methylaniline in automotive gasoline by GC‐MS, MS/MS, and ATR‐FTIR: A...
This case study reports the forensic identification of N‐methylaniline (NMA) in an automotive gasoline sample seized from a gas station in Brazil, with a semi‐quantitative estimate of ca. 1.9% (v/v), indicating a case of fuel adulteration. Although NMA has been investigated in ex...
Juvenile firesetting in Turkey: Psychiatric and motivational profiles, and associations...
Juvenile firesetting remains underexamined in non‐Western forensic populations. This study investigated the psychiatric, motivational, and familial characteristics of 55 adolescents (mean age = 15.05 years; 92.7% male) referred for court‐ordered forensic psychiatric assessment in...
Enhanced MesoNet‐based deepfake detection using deep learning: A robust framework for...
The rapid advancement of deepfake technology poses a significant threat to digital content authenticity and public trust. Deepfakes leverage artificial intelligence to generate realistic yet manipulated images and videos, often for deceptive purposes. This study introduced an enh...
Do evaluative statements in facial identification overstate the strength of the evidence?
Facial identification examiners assess whether two facial images — such as an image of an unknown person from surveillance footage and a controlled image of a known individual — depict the same person or different people. To communicate their observations, they rely on predef...