Many of the "forensic science" methods commonly used in criminal cases and portrayed in popular television crime dramas have never been scientifically validated and may lead to unjust verdicts, ...

This workshop session focused on probabilistic genotyping (PG; see Box 3-1) and featured presentations from panelists with expertise in forensic analysis, genetics, computer science, and law. It was ...

Duct tape found at crime scenes can provide forensic scientists with important information, but no standardized protocol for analyzing it has ever existed. Now, Tatiana Trejos, assistant professor in ...

Likelihood ratio (LR) methods have become the cornerstone of quantitative forensic inference by expressing the strength of evidence as the ratio of two probabilities: one under the prosecution ...

"Forensic psychologists possess specialized knowledge in psychology and mental health, which can be pivotal in resolving disputes," write Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack. Lawyers and forensic ...

Analyzing hair recovered at a crime scene and assist with investigations into who may have been the victim or the person responsible for a murder. If forensic scientists can dissolve protein molecules ...

Forensic analysis has become a cornerstone in the fight against financial fraud, combining accounting, auditing, and investigative skills to uncover and prevent fraudulent activities. As financial ...

Alicia Carriquiry, Iowa State University and chair of the workshop planning committee, moderated this session of the workshop, which focused on FDP (see Box 4-1). The panel featured speakers with ...