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Best Practice Recommendation for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology
Standard for Proficiency Testing in Friction Ridge Examination
Standard for Education, Training, Continuing Education, and Certification of Forensic...
Standard for Qualifications for Forensic Anthropology Practitioners
Standard for Skeletal Preparation and Sampling in Forensic Anthropology
Standard for Training in Statistical Calculations Used for Forensic Short Tandem Repeat ...
Standard for Training in Forensic Autosomal Short Tandem Repeat (STR) and Y-STR DNA Data...
Image forgery detection and localization using deep learning techniques
Nowadays, manipulating digital images has become very simple due to the availability of sophisticated image editing tools, making the authenticity verification of digital content increasingly challenging. The widespread use of such tools has raised serious concerns regarding the ...
3D printed firearm identification: A comparison of machine learning models
The production of three‐dimensional (3D) printed firearms is concerning as these objects are unregulated and untraceable due to the lack of serial numbers. Criminals can obtain 3D models online or design their own versions using computer‐aided design (CAD) software. While prior r...
Recovery of male DNA acquired from carrion‐feeding insects in a simulated sexual assault...
When bodies of sexual assault victims are discovered in advanced stages of decomposition, the recovery of direct DNA evidence is often compromised, posing a challenge in criminal investigations. This study aimed to determine insect colonization and succession patterns on pig carc...
Kinship‐based DNA identification in the PK‐8303 Karachi plane crash
On May 22, 2020, Pakistan International Airlines flight PK‐8303 crashed in Karachi, resulting in 97 fatalities. Many victims' remains were burned, fragmented, or commingled, making visual or fingerprint identification impossible. A rapid and reliable Disaster Victim Identifi...
Performance of DRNNAGE for macroscopic age‐at‐death estimation in contemporary Brazilian...
In global forensic literature, methods for estimating age in young individuals are more commonly addressed than those applicable to adults. This trend is also evident in Brazil. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of the DRNNAGE software for age estimation in Brazilian i...
Focal impaired awareness seizures in the context of postpartum psychosis and double...
Post partum psychosis is a rare but severe psychiatric emergency, and its comorbidity with a new onset focal seizure disorder can pose a profound diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We present a tragic traumatic case where a 30‐year‐old multiparous woman, 12 weeks postpartum, w...
A 1‐year forensic evaluation of DNA degradation and STR typing in embalmed human tissues:...
Postmortem perfusion is a procedure which provides in‐vivo fixation of the human body and prevents organ and tissue decomposition after biological death occurs. Formaldehyde‐based embalming solutions influence nucleic acid degradation, which reduces the quality and quantity of DN...
Single‐view object height estimation using ground point detection
Extracting reliable object height information from surveillance images is critical for understanding incidents and enhancing situational awareness. Such information supports key forensic tasks, including suspect tracking and extracting evidential object details from surveillance ...
Assessing uncertainty in forensic alcohol calculations: The case for using percentile...
Forensic alcohol calculations are used to determine the amount of alcohol consumed based on (a) a relevant biological sample (i.e., breath or blood), (b) the blood alcohol concentration after a certain period following the consumption of a known quantity of alcohol, or (c) the ex...
Assessments of self‐organizing feature maps (SOFM) versus principal component analysis ...
Gel pens, introduced by the Sakura Color Corporation in 1984, have become widely used in both formal and informal documentation due to their smooth writing, vibrant pigmentation, and resistance to fading. These features make them frequent subjects in forensic document examination...
Forensic psychiatric evaluation of legal capacity and guardianship in hospitalized...
Assessment of decision‐making capacity and guardianship in hospitalized patients represents a critical interface between forensic psychiatry, clinical medicine, and law. In Turkiye, such evaluations are frequently requested by courts or notaries; however, empirical data describin...
Insights from a six‐year hair drug analysis compendium in drug‐facilitated crimes...
Hair analysis is a well‐established matrix in forensic toxicology, offering a valuable alternative or complement to traditional matrices in diverse contexts, including drug‐facilitated crimes (DFC), elder abuse, and accidental exposure in children. However, objective interpretati...
Demystifying ISO 21043: Part 1—Introduction and Overview
This webinar (part 1 in a five-part series) will introduce attendees to the operations of ISO Technical Committee 272 (TC 272) and the affiliated United States Technical Advisory Group (US TAG) with the goal of framing how the ISO 21043 series of standards was developed and providing a general overview of where these standards fit into the forensic operational environment. Later parts of this series will address each part in further detail to provide background on their applicability and address questions from potential implementers.
