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A clustering method for graphical handwriting components and statistical writership analysis

February 15, 2021 / /
Handwritten documents can be characterized by their content or by the shape of the written characters. We focus on the problem of comparing a person’s handwriting to a document of
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Statistical Methods for the Forensic Analysis of User-Event Data

December 14, 2020 / , /
A common question in forensic analysis is whether two observed data sets originate from the same source or from different sources. Statistical approaches to addressing this question have been widely
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Psychometric analysis of forensic examiner behavior

December 14, 2020 / /
Forensic science often involves the comparison of crime-scene evidence to a known-source sample to determine if the evidence and the reference sample came from the same source. Even as forensic
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Juror appraisals of forensic evidence: Effects of blind proficiency and cross-examination

December 14, 2020 / /
Forensic testimony plays a crucial role in many criminal cases, with requests to crime laboratories steadily increasing. As part of efforts to improve the reliability of forensic evidence, scientific and
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Statistical Methods for the Forensic Analysis of Geolocated Event Data

December 14, 2020 / /
A common question in forensic analysis is whether two observed data sets originated from the same source or from different sources. Statistical approaches to addressing this question have been widely
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Implementing blind proficiency testing in forensic laboratories: Motivation, obstacles, and recommendations

December 14, 2020 / /
Regular proficiency testing of forensic examiners is required at accredited laboratories and widely accepted as an important component of a functioning quality assurance program. Yet, unlike in other testing industries,
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Statistical models to predict exposure settings using two different iPhone camera apps

December 14, 2020 / /
The StegoAppDB [Newman, J. (2019)] is a digital image database containing camera data from Android and iPhone mobile phones and developed for forensic purposes. Taken with a custom-designed camera app
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Statistical methods for digital image forensics: Algorithm mismatch for blind spatial steganalysis and score-based likelihood ratios for camera device identification

December 14, 2020 / , /
Forensic science currently faces a variety of challenges. Statistically suitable reference databases need to be developed and maintained. Subjective methods that can introduce bias need to be replaced by objective
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Bayesian hierarchical modeling for the forensic evaluation of handwritten documents

December 14, 2020 / , /
The analysis of handwritten evidence has been used widely in courts in the United States since the 1930s (Osborn, 1946). Traditional evaluations are conducted by trained forensic examiners. More recently,
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Mock Jurors’ Evaluation of Firearm Examiner Testimony

December 14, 2020 / /
Objectives: Firearms experts traditionally have testified that a weapon leaves “unique” toolmarks, so bullets or cartridge casings can be visually examined and conclusively matched to a particular firearm. Recently, due
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