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Journal of Forensic Sciences

The Hawthorne effect in studies of firearm and toolmark examiners

The Hawthorne effect refers to the tendency of individuals to behave differently when they know they are being studied. In the forensic science domain, concerns have been raised about the "strategic examiner," where the forensic examiner uses different decision threshol...

April 10, 2025
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Exploring female sexual offending with the concepts of hypersexuality and atypical...

Sexual offending is often perceived as predominantly a male behavior. However, due to growing public interest in female criminality, research on female offenders is increasing. Sexual offending can be influenced by various factors, such as hypersexual disorder (HSD), or may be as...

April 10, 2025
Journal of Forensic Sciences

Identifying factors that help improve existing decomposition‐based PMI estimation methods

Accurately assessing the postmortem interval (PMI) remains a challenging task in forensic science. Existing regression models use the decomposition score to predict the PMI or accumulated degree days (ADD) but are often imprecise and rely on small sample sizes. This study explore...

April 10, 2025
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Introducing the Pathology/Biology Section Mentorship Committee

April 9, 2025
Journal of Forensic Sciences

Ricochet of 9‐mm luger bullets off plywood, medium‐density fiberboard, and melamine board:...

Ricochet is the glancing rebound of fired bullets from surfaces and is regularly reported during shooting incidents worldwide. Although existing scientific literature presents many ricochet‐related empirical works in aid of shooting incident reconstructions, studies focusing on c...

April 9, 2025
Journal of Forensic Sciences

The October 7 forensic DNA identification operation: Lessons learned from the management...

On October 7, 2023, the Hamas terrorist organization launched a surprise, violent attack on Israel, resulting in the largest mass casualty event in the country's history. A total of 1438 Israelis were murdered, and 255 individuals were taken hostage. Additionally, over 1600 ...

April 8, 2025
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April 4, 2025
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April 4, 2025
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AI as a decision support tool in forensic image analysis: A pilot study on integrating...

This study evaluates the effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) tools (ChatGPT‐4, Claude, and Gemini) in forensic image analysis of crime scenes, marking a significant step toward developing bespoke AI models for forensic applications. The research involved independent ana...

April 4, 2025
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Correction to: Forensic investigation of a shawl linked to the “Jack the Ripper” murders

April 4, 2025
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In Memoriam—Professor Zug Standing Bear, PhD

April 4, 2025
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Preparations for Advancement

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Journal of Forensic Sciences

CMV2U‐Net: A U‐shaped network with edge‐weighted features for detecting and localizing...

The practice of cutting and pasting portions of one image into another, known as "image splicing," is commonplace in the field of image manipulation. Image splicing detection using deep learning has been a hot research topic for the past few years. However, there are tw...

April 3, 2025
Journal of Forensic Sciences

Effect of mounting a sound suppressor on distribution and total amount of inorganic...

Sound suppressors critically modify barrel overall length and ballistic performances of hosting guns and are therefore expected to influence the patterns of the plumes of gunshot residues (GSR) reaching the targets. Despite the forensic interest, in recent years, a single paper w...

April 3, 2025
Journal of Forensic Sciences

Assessment of handheld Raman spectroscopy for forensic analysis of dark‐colored bulk...

The field identification of explosives is critical for crime response, requiring specialized protocols and often the support of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams to ensure safety. Handheld Raman spectrometers are widely used for this purpose due to their portability, nondes...

April 3, 2025
Journal of Forensic Sciences

Negative histopathology of Lichtenberg figures in lightning deaths supports physiologic...

Lichtenberg figures are an uncommon consequence of lightning strikes, characterized by unique, branching patterns that resemble tree‐like structures on the skin. There are several theories on the possible mechanism by which these Lichtenberg figures are produced on the body, supp...

April 1, 2025
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