Incorrect statistical reasoning in Guyll et al. leads to biased claims about strength of forensic evidence

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics, Implementation and Practice

Published: 2024 | By: Michael Rosenblum

Guyll et al. (1) make an error in statistical reasoning that could lead judges and jurors in criminal trials to …

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Enhancing forensic shoeprint analysis: Application of the Shoe-MS algorithm to challenging evidence

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

Published: 2025 | By: Moonsoo Jang

Quantitative assessment of pattern evidence is a challenging task, particularly in the context of forensic investigations where the accurate identification …

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Score-based Likelihood Ratios Using Stylometric Text Embeddings

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

Published: 2024 | By: Rachel Longjohn

We consider the problem setting in which we have two sets of texts in digital form and would like to …

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A reproducible pipeline for extracting representative signals from wire cuts

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

Published: 2024 | By: Yuhang Lin

We propose a reproducible pipeline for extracting representative signals from 2D topographic scans of the tips of cut wires. The …

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An algorithm for forensic toolmark comparisons

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

Published: 2024 | By: Maria Cuellar

Forensic toolmark analysis traditionally relies on subjective human judgment, leading to inconsistencies and lack of transparency. The multitude of variables, …

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Challenges in Modeling, Interpreting, and Drawing Conclusions from Images as Forensic Evidence

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

Published: 2024 | By: Karen Kafadar

When a crime is committed, law enforcement directs crime scene experts to obtain evidence that may be pertinent to identifying …

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A preliminary study of the manufacturing of breech faces

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

Published: 2024 | By: Veronica Franklin

Firearm examiners may face challenges with subclass characteristics. Subclass characteristics have the potential to be confused with individual characteristics if …

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Aligning Shoeprint Images that have nonlinear distortion effects

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

Published: 2024 | By: Gautham Venkatasubramanian

Shoeprints are aligned before assessing similarity, and automatic alignment algorithms can handle differences in translation, rotation [1], and scale. But …

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