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Applying humanitarian principles within forensic medico‐legal investigations to better support families impacted by the MMIWG2+ crisis

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing public awareness and political attention, the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two‐Spirit People (MMIWG2+) in Canada and the United States remains unresolved. Indigenous families continue to report that the disappearances and deaths of their loved ones are investigated inadequately and without ...
Steff King, Sabine U. Stratton, Gail S. Anderson   +2 more
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Indirect fractures in long bones resulting from gunshot trauma: Occurrence, characterization, and need for additional research

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Indirect fractures from gunshot wounds can occur when a projectile impacts soft tissue without making direct contact with the bone. Existing biomechanical and clinical research suggests that indirect fractures result in lower levels of comminution, and that resultant fracture patterns can resemble those seen in blunt force trauma (e.g., wedge ...
Alexandra Semma Tamayo, Thomas Gallagher, Anna L. Medendorp, Tal Simmons, Laure Spake   +4 more
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New PMCT multi‐indicator ossification standards for age estimation of the knee in modern Australian and North American children

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Skeletal age estimation is crucial to medicolegal work, aiding subadult identification, and living age assessments in legal contexts. This study aims to document the ontogeny of knee skeletal indicators on post‐mortem computed tomography (PMCT), and quantify interpopulation variation between modern American and Australian children.
Taliah Swart, Clair Alston‐Knox, Samantha K. Rowbotham, Soren Blau, Nicolene Lottering   +4 more
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A comparison of forensic anthropology casework across two urban Midwest Medical Examiner's offices, 2013–2022

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Forensic anthropology has garnered greater attention in the academic and medicolegal communities with more practitioners embedded in Medical Examiner's and Coroner's offices. Practitioners have varied roles and responsibilities, leaving few opportunities to compare the nature, breadth, and outcomes of their casework.
Erin B. Waxenbaum, Lindsay H. Trammell, Anne L. Grauer   +2 more
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Biological Profile and Facial Approximation Analysis of an Unidentified Adult Male Skull of Mixed Ancestry in Java, Indonesia

Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine
Background: Forensic identification of skeletonized remains requires the contribution of forensic anthropology, which utilizes bioanthropological knowledge to estimate and reconstruct the identity of unidentified remains.
Farhad Moegis, Myrtati Dyah Artaria, Ahmad Yudianto, Sayf Muhammad Alaydrus   +3 more
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Human variation and its influence on fracture outcomes in experimental tibial blunt trauma

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Interpreting skeletal trauma requires understanding how fracture outcomes reflect both extrinsic loading conditions and intrinsic biological variation. However, the contribution of biological variability to fracture behavior remains poorly defined, even under controlled loading conditions.
Angela L. Harden, Kyra Stull, Yun‐Seok Kang, Christopher M. Goden, Amanda M. Agnew   +4 more
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Field validation of blow fly age estimation methods for determining time of placement of human remains in Tennessee, USA

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Forensic entomology currently represents one of the best approaches for estimating the minimum postmortem interval (PMIMIN) in medicolegal death investigations given certain parameters and assumptions are met. However, validation of standard estimation methods used in this field are few and far between.
Charity G. Owings, Hayden S. McKee‐Zech, Erin A. Patrick, Dawnie W. Steadman   +3 more
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Forensic challenges in a case of suspected filicide, matricide, and post‐mortem dismemberment

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Familicide represents one of the most complex forms of domestic violence in forensic practice. Among intrafamilial homicides, filicide and matricide pose major medico‐legal and criminological challenges, particularly when autopsy findings are nonspecific or severely altered by post‐mortem changes.
Isabella Caristo, Rosario Barranco, Giulio Fraternali Orcioni, Domenico Coviello, Francesco Ventura   +4 more
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Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist use and violent crime among US adults

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs), a class of medications widely prescribed for diabetes and obesity, have exhibited emerging effects on substance use, reward processing, and impulse control. This study examines whether current GLP‐1 RA use moderates established behavioral pathways to violent crime from impulsivity and ...
Daniel C. Semenza, Christopher Thomas
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Christian nationalism, race, and contingent support for law enforcement: Results from two survey experiments

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Research in the United States shows a strong link between right‐wing Christianity and support for law enforcement. Yet, it remains unclear whether this support extends uniformly across contexts, which has important implications for our understanding of public attitudes about police. Integrating insights from group identity theory with research
Christopher H. Seto, Popy Begum, Darci K. Schmidgall, Samuel L. Perry   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source