Dependence among Randomly Acquired Characteristics on Shoeprints and their Features

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Footwear

Published: 2018 | By: Naomi Kaplan

Randomly acquired characteristics (RACs), also known as accidental marks, are random markings on a shoe sole, such as scratches or …

Algorithmic approaches to match degraded land impressions

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Firearms and Toolmarks

Published: 2017 | By: Eric Hare

Bullet matching is a process used to determine whether two bullets may have been fired from the same gun barrel. …

Cross-Domain Forensic Shoeprint Matching

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Footwear

Published: 2017 | By: Bailey Kong

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

Analyzing User-Event Data Using Score- Based Likelihood Ratios with Marked Point Processes

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Digital

Published: 2017 | By: Christopher Galbraith

In this paper we investigate the application of score-based likelihood ratio techniques to the problem of detecting whether two time-stamped …

Changed Science Statutes: Can Courts Accommodate Accelerating Forensic Scientific and Technological Change?

Published: 2017 | By: 2017

In the past several years, the nation’s two most populous states have passed new statutes specifically intended to address the …

Hydrodynamics of back spatter by blunt bullet gunshot with a link to bloodstain pattern analysis

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Bloodstain

Published: 2017 | By: P.M. Comiskey

A theoretical model describing the blood spatter pattern resulting from a blunt bullet gunshot is proposed. The predictions are compared …

A Fully Automatic Method for Comparing Cartridge Case Images

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Firearms and Toolmarks

Published: 2017 | By: Xiao Hui Tai

When a gun is fired, it leaves marks on cartridge cases that are thought to be unique to the gun. …