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The first case of forensic entomology applied to a roadkill dog carcass in the Colombian Andes

open access: yes, 2021
An uncommon case of forensic entomology applied to a roadkill animal is detailed; the minimum period of insect activity (PIAmin: 72 h) and the postmortem interval (PMI: 48 h) were calculated.
Amat García, Eduardo Carlo   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The Tree of Life Synagogue Attack: A Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol‐18 Examination of Pre‐Attack Warnings and Post‐Attack Contagion and Copycat Effects

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This is a retrospective case study of an antisemitic lone actor terrorist who completed the deadliest attack against the Jewish community in American history. The analysis through the lens of the Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol (TRAP‐18) finds that 72% of the warning indicators were present, including four proximal warning ...
Molly Amman, Julia Kupper, J. Reid Meloy
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitive Decline on the Bench: A Text Analysis of the Opinions of Justice Stephen Field

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper uses text analysis to understand how cognitive decline affected the opinion writing of Justice Stephen Field over the course of his career. Justice Field is used as a case study because of his lengthy tenure, the fact he did not have law clerks to write opinions for him, and because it is widely known he was senile for the last part
Mikel A. Norris
wiley   +1 more source

DNA transfer in forensic science: A review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Understanding the variables impacting DNA transfer, persistence, prevalence and recovery (DNA-TPPR) has become increasingly relevant in investigations of criminal activities to provide opinion on how the DNA of a person of interest became present within ...
Szkuta, B   +4 more
core   +1 more source

MODERN JUDICIAL EXPERTOLOGY – THE SCIENCE OF FORENSICS AND FORENSIC ACTIVITIES

open access: yesТеория и практика судебной экспертизы, 2015
The history and objective prerequisites for the formation the theory of forensic science in the 80s - 90s of the last century as an interdisciplinary theory are examined It is noted that the role of expertise in legal proceedings, the theory and practice of forensic science in the XXI century, necessitates the formation on the basis of ...
openaire   +1 more source

Applying the Rules of Evidence to Expert Testimony About Risk

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Expert opinion about dangerousness or risk is common at sentencing, criminal commitment proceedings and some types of pretrial detention hearings. This article argues that such evidence must be (1) “material” (logically relevant, empirically generalizable, and epistemologically germane), (2) “probative” (a measure of accuracy, which is ...
Christopher Slobogin
wiley   +1 more source

“Evil is Real and Attitude is Everything”: Applying Shattered Assumptions Theory to Worldview Changes Following Wrongful Conviction

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wrongful convictions continue to occur at high rates. Research has revealed that negative posttraumatic cognitive changes are a risk factor for the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder, yet little research has examined whether exonerees experience posttraumatic cognitive changes, such as changes to their worldview. Thus,
Kathryn A. Thomas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC ACTIVITY IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE SYNTHESIS OF SCIENCE AND FORENSIC PRACTICES AND EDUCATION

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Law, 2020
The features of the joint educational project of RUDN and RFCFS on preparation of masters on the program “Forensic activity in law enforcement” are illustrated. Among them is the direct connection of the teaching staff of the Department “Forensic activity” of the law Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, represented by employees of the RFCFS ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Sex Prediction From the Clavicle Using Computerized Tomography Images via Traditional and Hybrid Deep Learning Models

open access: yesClinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to perform high accuracy sex prediction from clavicle images using proposed hybrid deep learning models and traditional deep learning models. The clavicle of 807 female and 805 male individuals obtained from Computed Tomography were segmented in 3D format and saved in jpeg format as superior–inferior and right–left ...
Yusuf Secgin   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

FORENSIC IS AN ENTERPRISE ACTIVITY FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION TOOL

open access: yesScientific Bulletin of Mukachevo State University. Series “Economics”, 2018
The absence of a system of external and internal control can have a detrimental effect on business – according to experts, Ukrainian enterprises lose about one third of annual revenues. It’s known that any offense leaves a financial trace. New tool for Ukraine – forensic – allows to analyze an internal environment of an enterprise, to detect fraudulent
openaire   +2 more sources

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