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 …

Forensic Analysis of Android Steganography Apps

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Digital

Published: 2018 | By: Wenhao Chen

The processing power of smartphones supports steganographic algorithms that were considered to be too computationally intensive for handheld devices. Several …

A Discouraging Omen: A Critical Evaluation of the Approved Uniform Language for Testimony and Reports for the Forensic Latent Print Discipline

Published: 2018 | By: Simon Cole

The theme of the 2018 Georgia State University Law Review symposium is the Future of Forensic Science Reform. In this …

Resolving latent conflict: What happens when latent print examiners enter the cage?

Published: 2018 | By: Alicia Rairden

Latent print examination traditionally follows the ACE-V process, in which latent prints are first analyzed to determine whether they are …

Brief of Amici Curiae, State v. McPhaul, No. 421PA17

Published: 2018 | By: Brandon Garrett

As the field of forensic science grows, new techniques are developed, and our justice system becomes more dependent on the …

Creating fingerprint databases and a Bayesian approach to quantify dependencies in evidence

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics

Published: 2018 | By: Maria Tackett

In 2009, the National Research Council issued “Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward” about the need …

A data set of bloodstain patterns for teaching and research in bloodstain pattern analysis: Impact beating spatters

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Bloodstain

Published: 2018 | By: Daniel Attinger

This is a data set of 61 blood spatter patterns scanned at high resolution, generated by controlled impact events corresponding …