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Determining Shoe Length from Partial Shoeprints
The length of a shoe has significant value in reflecting characteristics of the owner, and thereby, it can help in tracking suspects in criminal cases. However, the shoeprints left at a crime scene are often incomplete, resulting in difficulties in assessing shoe length. To find ...
Three‐Dimensional Analysis of Cartridge Case Double‐Casts
Due to the shot‐to‐shot variability in tool mark reproduction on fired cartridge cases, a method of replication is needed for the creation of training and testing sets. Double‐casting is one method that has been used for this application, but the accuracy and variability of this ...
Forensic Footwear Reliability: Part I—Participant Demographics and Examiner Agreement*
In order to assess the extent of agreement between forensic footwear examiners in the United States, a reliability study was performed by West Virginia University between February 2017 and August 2018. Over the span of 19 months, 70 examiners each performed 12 comparisons and rep...
Autopsy Identification of Viable Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in the Lungs of a Markedly...
Various infectious diseases, including COVID‐19, MERS, and tuberculosis, are global public health issues. Tuberculosis, which is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), is highly contagious and can be transmitted through inhalation of the bacteria. However, it has been assume...
Responsive Aggression Regulation Therapy (Re‐ART) Improves Executive Functioning in...
This pilot study (N = 25) compared the effects of a short, four‐month version of Responsive Aggression Regulation Therapy Outpatient (Re‐ART Compact) and the entire, ten‐month intervention (Re‐ART Complete) on specific executive functioning (EF) and the risk of violent recidivism...
Measuring the Tibia: Trotter’s Error Revisited
In Trotter and Gleser's (Am J Phys Anthropol 1952;10:463) classic study of stature estimation, a definition of the tibia length measurement is given that agrees with the standard condylar‐malleolar length. That Trotter did not in fact measure according to her definition, but...
Organizational and Human Factors Affecting Forensic Decision‐Making: Workplace Stress and...
Although forensic examiners operate in a stressful environment, there is a lack of understanding about workplace stress and feedback. These organizational and human factors can potentially impact forensic science judgments. In this study, 150 practicing forensic examiners from on...
Evaluation of the Simultaneous Analysis of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues Within a...
The increasing demand for rapid methods to identify both inorganic and organic gunshot residues (IGSR and OGSR) makes electrochemical methods, an attractive screening tool to modernize current practice. Our research group has previously demonstrated that electrochemical screening...
Use of an Automated System to Evaluate Feature Dissimilarities in Handwriting Under a Two...
The two‐stage evaluative process is an established framework utilized by forensic document examiners (FDEs) for reaching a conclusion about the source(s) of handwritten evidence. In the second, or discrimination, stage, the examiner attempts to estimate the rarity of observations...
Multi‐Rater Agreement Using the Adapted Fracture Healing Scale (AFHS) for the Assessment...
Better understanding of the timing of fracture healing may help in cases of interpersonal violence but also of personal identification. The intra‐ and inter‐rater agreement for the adapted fracture healing scale (AFHS) assessing the post‐traumatic time interval on radiographs wer...
Pitfalls of Computed Tomography 3D Reconstruction Models in Cranial Nonmetric Analysis*
Many studies in the literature have highlighted the utility of virtual 3D databanks as a substitute for real skeletal collections and the important application of radiological records in personal identification. However, none have investigated the accuracy of virtual material com...
The Use of Liquid Latex to Recover Latent Fingerprints that are Covered in Debris from...
The purpose of this research is to determine if latent fingerprints deposited on the exterior glass surfaces of vehicles, then covered in debris, can be recovered. Past research used liquid latex to lift soot to recover trace evidence. Recently, liquid latex has been used to reco...
Identifying Counterfeit Cigarettes Using Environmental Pollen Analysis: An Improved...
Traditional pollen preparation techniques provide clear residues for pollen identification; however, such methods are time‐consuming, requiring repeated centrifugation, heating, and digestion with high‐concentration hazardous chemicals. Tobacco leaves can effectively trap environ...
Postmortem Liver and Kidney Tissue Concentrations of Heroin Biomarkers and Their...
A method was developed and validated for analyzing 6‐monoacetylmorphine, morphine, 6‐acetylcodeine, and codeine in routine postmortem liver and kidney specimens using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Samples were prepared with a Stomacher instrument followed by sol...
Abusive Pediatric Thoracolumbar Fracture Due to Forced Hyperextension: Case Report,...
Pediatric thoracolumbar fractures are rare due to the physiological differences which afford greater resilience to the immature spine. Most pediatric thoracolumbar fractures occur as the result of high energy trauma, such as motor vehicle accidents, and modes of reasonable accide...
Characterization of Algerian‐Seized Hashish Over Eight Years (2011–2018). Part I: Physical...
Data on the physical characteristics of North African hashish are scarce. This article exploits hashish seizure data collected over an 8‐year period (2011–2018) in Algeria in order to establish a physical profile of North African hashish. The collected data were subjected to stat...
Civilian Forensic Technician and Sworn Police Officer Job‐Related Stress
Forensic Technicians provide crime scene investigation services and are exposed to stressful violent crimes, motor vehicle accidents, biological or chemical hazards, and other appalling imagery. Forensic Technicians would likely experience physical and psychological stress after ...
Forensic Confirmation Bias: Do Jurors Discount Examiners Who Were Exposed to Task...
Knowledge of task‐irrelevant information influences judgments of forensic science evidence and thereby undermines their probative value (i.e., forensic confirmation bias). The current studies tested whether laypeople discount the opinion of a forensic examiner who had a priori kn...
Development of a Novel Finger‐Trigger Interface for Trigger Pull Measurement
Trigger pull is the force that needs to be exerted on the trigger to discharge a firearm. The measurement of trigger pull can assist in the evaluation of the safety, function, and manufacturing characteristics associated with a firearm during the forensic firearm examination proc...
Characterization of Algerian‐Seized Hashish Over Eight Years (2011–2018). Part II:...
In Algeria, large quantities of hashish are seized every year. This study aimed to investigate the total content of major cannabinoids in the illicit seized hashish in Algeria over an 8‐year period (2011–2018) in order to establish the chemical profile of North African hashish. A...