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An Introduction to the Forensic Handwriting Analysis Software handwriter

Type: Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics, Handwriting

Published: 2025 | By: Stephanie Reinders

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Significance of image brightness levels for PRNU camera identification

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Digital, Forensic Statistics

Published: 2024 | By: Abby Martin

A forensic investigator performing source identification on a questioned image from a crime aims to identify the unknown camera that …

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Methodological problems in every black-box study of forensic firearm comparisons

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Firearms and Toolmarks, Forensic Statistics

Published: 2024 | By: Maria Cuellar

Reviews conducted by the National Academy of Sciences (2009) and the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (2016) …

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First impressions matter: Mundane obstacles to a forensic device for probabilistic reporting in fingerprint analysis

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics, Latent Print

Published: 2025 | By: Simon Cole

This article investigates why statistical reasoning has had little impact on the practice of friction ridge (or ‘fingerprint’) examination, despite …

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A Dirichlet process model for directional-linear data with application to bloodstain pattern analysis

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Bloodstain, Forensic Statistics

Published: 2024 | By: Tong Zou

Directional data require specialized models because of the non-Euclidean nature of their domain. When a directional variable is observed jointly …

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A Quantitative Approach for Forensic Footwear Quality Assessment using Machine and Deep Learning

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Footwear, Forensic Statistics

Published: 2025 | By: Bismita Choudhury

Forensic footwear impressions play a crucial role in criminal investigations, assisting in possible suspect identification. The quality of an impression …

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Density-based matching rule: Optimality, estimation, and application in forensic problems

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics

Published: 2024 | By: Lee, Hana

We consider matching problems where the goal is to determine whether two observations randomly drawn from a population with multiple …

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Misuse of statistical method results in highly biased interpretation of forensic evidence in Guyll et al. (2023)

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics

Published: 2024 | By: Michael Rosenblum

Since the National Academy of Sciences released their report outlining paths for improving reliability, standards, and policies in the forensic …

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