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NIST Scientific Foundation Review on Bitemark Analysis Virtual Webinar
The General Section Will Do Things a Little Differently at the February Conference …
2022-23 FSF Student Travel Grant: October 15 Deadline
Committee Corner—Diversity Outreach Committee
AAFS Annual Conference Employment Forum and FEPAC University Fair
Evaluation of the loss of fingermark ridge clarity as a function of biological sex
Latent fingermark ridge patterns result from imprinting sweat secretions onto receiving surfaces. However, little is known about the loss of skin moisture between immediate consecutive depositions and its effects on the visual quality of ridges and their degradation over time. In...
Detailing the process of identifying and the outcomes of efforts to address lawfully “owed...
While missed DNA sample collection has been an identified problem for decades, there has yet to be a scholarly publication related to a large‐scale effort to address lawfully "owed" DNA outside of a prison system. Lawfully owed DNA samples are DNA samples that legally s...
The influence of a possible contamination of the victim's clothing on the estimation of...
One of the tools for estimating shooting distance is examination of smokeless powder particle distribution on the target area. Components of the powder that are utilized for this purpose are nitrite anions. The traditional method for detecting nitrite anions mainly involves apply...
In Memoriam—Vincent J.M. Di Maio, MD
The impact of antimeric lower limb length asymmetry on adult stature estimation
Antimeric lower limb length asymmetry is frequently noted when measuring human skeletal remains. As lower limb bones are often used to estimate stature from unidentified remains, the forensic anthropologist who notes a disparity must then determine which lower limb bone or bones ...
National Forensic Science Week
National Forensic Science Week recognizes the contributions that forensic science makes to the criminal justice system.
2023 AAFS Conference—Presidential Invitation to Friday Night Celebration
Monitoring cell loss through repetitive deposition
Touch DNA deposited on items can be visualised by using fluorescent nucleic acid staining dyes. It might be expected that if a person contacts items multiple times, then at each contact fewer cells should be transferred and deposited. Here we report on the use of Diamond Dye (DD)...
Hyposphagma, positional asphyxia, and acute intoxication with psychoactive substances
Hyposphagma or subconjunctival hemorrhage is extensive confluent bleeding located between the conjunctiva and episclera. It can develop after trauma or the Valsalva maneuver and hemorrhagic diathesis and vascular diseases, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and diabetes are the pred...
Seeking Nominations for Criminalistics Section Awards
Criminalistics Section Seeking Liaisons to ASB Consensus Bodies
Female murderers who mutilate or dismember their victims: An exploration of patterns and...
Attributes and behavioral patterns of female homicide offenders have been less explored than those of males, particularly in crimes that involve aggravating factors such as dismemberment and mutilation. This study explored the patterns of female murderers who engage in postmortem...
Impact of cannabis‐infused edibles on public safety and regulation
Popularity of cannabis‐infused products has bloomed since legalization for recreational use of marijuana started. Consumption of cannabis edibles has steadily increased, as restrictions on recreational cannabis smoking have become tighter. This phenomenon enhanced the possibility...