Fingerprint Science

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Latent Print

Published: 2018 | By: Joseph B. Kadane

This paper examines the extent to which data support the source attributions made by fingerprint examiners. It challenges the assumption …

View on Digital Repository

The Proficiency of Experts

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

Published: 2017 | By: Brandon Garrett

Expert evidence plays a crucial role in civil and criminal litigation. Changes in the rules concerning expert admissibility, following the …

View on Digital Repository

Comparing Categorical and Probabilistic Fingerprint Evidence

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Implementation and Practice, Latent Print

Published: 2018 | By: Brandon Garrett

Fingerprint examiners traditionally express conclusions in categorical terms, opining that impressions do or do not originate from the same source. …

View on Digital Repository

Statistical modeling and analysis of trace element concentrations in forensic glass evidence

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Latent Print

Published: 2018 | By: Karen D.H. Pan

The question of the validity of procedures used to analyze forensic evidence was raised many years ago by Stephen Fienberg, …

View on Digital Repository

The Myth of the Reliability Test

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

Published: 2018 | By: Brandon Garrett

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and subsequent revisions to Federal Rule of Evidence …

View on Digital Repository

The Critical Role of Statistics in Demonstrating the Reliability of Expert Evidence

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Latent Print

Published: 2018 | By: Karen Kafadar

Federal Rule of Evidence 702, which covers testimony by expert witnesses, allows a witness to testify “in the form of …

View on Digital Repository

Latent Print Processing of Glassine Stamp Bags Containing Suspected Heroin: The Search for an Efficient and Safe Method

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Latent Print

Published: 2018 | By: Brittany Barnes

A three-part study was designed to find the safest and most efficient method of processing glassine stamp bags containing suspected …

View on Digital Repository

Introduction: Forensics Fail?

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

Published: 2018 | By: Brandon Garrett

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow pharmaceuticals, inc., which …

View on Digital Repository