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Forensic Dermatology Expert Analytical Report: A New Frontier of Forensic Medicine
Dermatology and TherapySpecialists in forensic medicine assist in crime scene investigations. The forensic medicine experts include anthropologists, ballistic analysts, entomologists, odontologists, and osteologists. The experts are usually not at the crime scene; they provide
Philip R. Cohen, Lerah Sutton
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Fixing Rule 702: The PCAST Report and Steps to Ensure the Reliability of Forensic Feature-Comparison Methods in the Criminal Courts [PDF]
, 2018 In response to PCAST’s recommendation, the Standing Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules convened a meeting on forensic expert testimony, Daubert, and Rule 702 on October 27, 2017, at Boston College Law School to inform itself about the issues.22 The ...
Lander, Eric S.
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Likelihood Ratio as Weight of Forensic Evidence: A Closer Look
, 2017 The forensic science community has increasingly sought quantitative methods for conveying the weight of evidence. Experts from many forensic laboratories summarize their findings in terms of a likelihood ratio.
Iyer, Hari K., Lund, Steven P.
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The Clinical Assessment in the Legal Field: An Empirical Study of Bias and Limitations in Forensic Expertise [PDF]
, 2015 According to the literature, psychological assessment in forensic contexts is one of the most controversial application areas for clinical psychology. This paper presents a review of systematic judgment errors in the forensic field.
Castelnuovo, Gianluca +3 more
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Towards a Developmental Retribution and Reciprocity Model (RRM): Implications for Youth Justice
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Youth justice systems are frequently justified by reference to developmental change, yet chronological age is often treated as a proxy for underlying psychological processes. This paper develops a Developmental Retribution and Reciprocity Model (RRM), integrating evolutionary criminology with contemporary developmental neuroscience to clarify ...
Evelyn Svingen
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Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Intellectual disability (ID) equivalence describes conditions in which individuals function cognitively and adaptively at levels comparable to ID without meeting IQ‐based diagnostic criteria. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is characterised by impaired executive and adaptive functioning despite IQs often above the ID threshold ...
David J. Gilbert +7 more
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Streamlined forensic reporting: Rhetoric and reality
Forensic Science International: Synergy, 2019 Commentary detailing some concerns with Streamlined Forensic Reporting in the UK.
Carole McCartney
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The Myth of the Reliability Test [PDF]
, 2018 The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and subsequent revisions to Federal Rule of Evidence 702, was supposed to usher a reliability revolution.
Fabricant, M. Chris, Garrett, Brandon L.
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Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Bullying perpetration and substance use are two prevalent and concerning forms of delinquent behavior worldwide. Although parent–child communication has been theorized to reduce adolescents' involvement in these behaviors, empirical evidence remains mixed.
Hang Zhou, Ji‐Kang Chen
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Relevance of An Expert Witness Report Submitted as Evidence in a Case
Теория и практика судебной экспертизы, 2017 The expert witness report plays a crucial part in any type of forensic investigation; forensic engineering and land surveying are no exception. This article focuses on relevance as a major criterion in the evaluation of a forensic expert’s report.
Z. V. Trifonova
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