Individual and Collective Identification in Contemporary Forensics

Published: 2018 | By: Simon Cole

It has long been understood that individual and collective identification are inexorably intertwined. This convergence is not limited to genetics. …

Probabilistic Reporting in American Criminal Cases: A Baseline Study

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This CSAFE Center Wide webinar was presented on November 28, 2018 by Dr. Simon Cole, Dr. Simon Cole, CSAFE researcher …

The Reliable Application of Fingerprint Evidence

Published: 2018 | By: Brandon L. Garrett

In November 2017, a state appellate court did something almost unprecedented: It held that a trial judge made an error …

Tackling Android Stego Apps in the Wild

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Digital

Published: 2018 | By: Wenhao Chen

Digital image forensics is a young but maturing field, encompassing key areas such as camera identification, detection of forged images, …

When does absence of evidence constitute evidence of absence?

Published: 2018 | By: William C. Thompson

Negative forensic evidence can be defined as the failure to find a trace after looking for it. Such evidence is …

Brief of Amici Curiae, Long v. Hooks, No. 18-6980 (4th Cir.)

Published: 2018 | By: Brandon Garrett

This brief is signed by scholars representing a variety of disciplines, including law, ethics, forensic science, medicine, and statistics. The …

Certainty and Uncertainty in Reporting Fingerprint Evidence

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Latent Print

Published: 2018 | By: Joseph Kadane

Everyone knows that fingerprint evidence can be extremely incriminating. What is less clear is whether the way that a fingerprint …

The impact of exposure settings in the digital image forensics

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Digital

Published: 2018 | By: Li Lin

The digital image forensics academic community is facing a growing challenge. The volume of images presented to digital image forensic …