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The importance of male underwear in cases of alleged sexual assault
The potential evidential value of male underwear in cases of alleged sexual assault is often overlooked. Male underwear can be a critical item in the investigation of alleged sexual assaults. Body fluids/DNA, which may transfer to the penis during sexual contact, may in turn tran...
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Commentary on: Chang K, Vincenti DM, Troncoso JC. Temporal lobe uncal herniation with...
Qualitative transformations of street‐seized ecstasy over a decade: A case study in Rio de...
The illegal drug market is constantly evolving, with new drugs being created and existing ones being modified. Adulterants are often added to the mix, and the primary substance may be secretly replaced by a new one. Once‐known tablets can now be vastly different from what they ar...
Evaluating the impact of hot water killing larvae on gene expression using the transformer...
In forensic entomology, determining the age of a larva from a body to estimate time since death is commonly performed through the measurement of a physical trait. Gene expression has been studied as an alternative age estimation approach, but the storage conditions required for t...
Optimization of crystal violet technique for enhanced fingerprint detection on various...
The crystal violet (CV) staining technique represents a prevalent approach for the development of latent fingerprints, especially on adhesive tape surfaces. Nevertheless, the technique necessitates intricate formulations to augment its performance. In this investigation, an optim...
The false promise of firearms examination validation studies: Lay controls, simplistic...
Several studies have recently attempted to estimate practitioner accuracy when comparing fired ammunition. But whether this research has included sufficiently challenging comparisons dependent upon expertise for accurate conclusions regarding source remains largely unexplored in ...
Personal identification using frontal sinus coding methods: The effect of mixed image...
Several code‐based methods have been created for comparing the frontal sinus in skeletal identification scenarios. However, little is known regarding matched‐pair accuracy rates of these methods or how varying image modalities may affect these rates. The goals of this study were ...
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A pilot study regarding the feasibility and efficacy of an outpatient treatment program...
This pilot study examines whether the Young Adult Habitual Offender Program (YAHOP), an intensive and outpatient program, is related to a reduction in the general risk of recidivism, common forensic symptomology as well as cognitive distortions. The program integrity (PI) was ass...
Inter‐observer variation of head and foot point selection for subject height determination
The purpose of this study was to examine factors affecting video analysts' decisions in marking the vertex of the head and foot point and corresponding inter‐observer marking variances when conducting height analysis on individuals seen in video. Nineteen video analysts part...
Use of carbonyldiimidazole as a derivatization agent for the detection of pinacolyl...
Pinacolyl alcohol (PA), a key forensic marker for the nerve agent Soman (GD), is a particularly difficult analyte to detect by various analytical methods. In this work, we have explored the reaction between PA and 1,1′‐carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) to yield pinacolyl 1H‐imidazole‐1‐c...
Evaluation of in‐house drug evidence testing by King County Medical Examiner's Office in ...
With the escalating overdose epidemic, many surveillance efforts have appeared. In 2018, King County Medical Examiner's Office (KCMEO) initiated a fatal overdose surveillance project aimed at expediting death certification and disseminating timely information. In this projec...
A template for creating and sharing ground truth data in digital forensics
Ground truth data (GTD) is used by those in the field of digital forensics (DF) for a variety of purposes including to evaluate the functionality of undocumented, new, or emerging technology and services and the digital traces left behind following their usage. Most accepted and ...