After Uniqueness: The Evolution of Forensic Science Opinion

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Implementation and Practice

Published: 2018 | By: Alex Biedermann

Big changes are occurring in forensic science, particularly among experts who compare the patterns found in fingerprints, footwear impressions, toolmarks, …

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Do evidence submission forms expose latent print examiners to task-irrelevant information?

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Implementation and Practice

Published: 2019 | By: Brett O. Gardner

Emerging research documents the ways in which task-irrelevant contextual information may influence the opinions and decisions that forensic analysts reach …

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The impact of proficiency testing information and error aversions on the weight given to fingerprint evidence

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Implementation and Practice

Published: 2019 | By: Gregory Mitchell

Fingerprint examiners regularly participate in tests designed to assess their proficiency. These tests provide information relevant to the weight of …

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Subjective Bayesian testing using calibrated prior probabilities

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics

Published: 2018 | By: Dan J. Spitzner

This article proposes a calibration scheme for Bayesian testing that coordinates analytically-derived statistical performance considerations with expert opinion. In other …

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How cross-examination on subjectivity and bias affects jurors’ evaluation of forensic science evidence

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Implementation and Practice

Published: 2019 | By: Thompson, W.C.

Contextual bias has been widely discussed as a possible problem in forensic science. The trial simulation experiment reported here examined …

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How Cross-Examination on Subjectivity and Bias Affects Jurors’ Evaluations of Forensic Science Evidence

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Implementation and Practice

Published: 2019 | By: William C. Thompson

Contextual bias has been widely discussed as a possible problem in forensic science. The trial simulation experiment reported here examined …

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A data set of bloodstain patterns for teaching andresearch in bloodstain pattern analysis: Gunshot backspatters

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Bloodstain

Published: 2019 | By: Daniel Attinger

This is a data set of blood spatter patterns scanned at high resolution, generated in controlled experiments. The spatter patterns …

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Cross-Domain Image Matching with Deep Feature Maps

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Footwear

Published: 2019 | By: Bailey Kong

We investigate the problem of automatically determining what type of shoe left an impression found at a crime scene. This …

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