Results 81 to 90 of about 19,860 (257)

A 1‐year forensic evaluation of DNA degradation and STR typing in embalmed human tissues: Muscle, brain, liver, and bone marrow

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Postmortem perfusion is a procedure which provides in‐vivo fixation of the human body and prevents organ and tissue decomposition after biological death occurs. Formaldehyde‐based embalming solutions influence nucleic acid degradation, which reduces the quality and quantity of DNA extracted and the effectiveness of short tandem repeat (STR ...
Alyssa Venditti, Mark Luciano, Sophia Tucker, Stacey Sainte‐Marie, Guy Sovak, Aaron Teitelbaum, C. Sean Bohun, Hélène N. LeBlanc   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Status and Challenges of Forensic Psychiatry Research

Fayixue Zazhi
As an interdisciplinary field of psychiatry and law, forensic psychiatry undertakes key tasks such as the assessment of criminal responsibility, mental injury and violence risk.
ZHAO Hu
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of ethanol intoxicated homicide offenders or perpetrators of severe body injury based on forensic psychiatry observation

Psychiatria i Psychologia Kliniczna, 2012
Ethanol intoxication is a commonly known risk factor of a crime, especially in the case of those who drank alcohol within 24 hours before perpetrating a homicide or the victim’s severe body injury.
Anna Sieradzka, Jolanta Rabe-Jabłońska
doaj  

Cold storage effects on immature calliphoridae: Survival limits and forensic consequences for PMI estimation

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigated the effects of continuous refrigeration (4°C ± 2°C and 50% ± 5% RH) on the development and survival of immature stages (eggs, first, second, and third instar larvae, and pupae) of four forensically important blowfly species (Chrysomya megacephala, Chrysomya putoria, Hemilucilia segmentaria, and Lucilia cuprina) compared
Larissa Thans Carneiro, Janyra Oliveira‐Costa, Márcia Souto Couri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of eosin Y as a colorimetric sensor for the detection of fentanyl hydrochloride and fentanyl freebase

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract The increasing prevalence of fentanyl within the illegal global drug market underscores the need for rapid, low‐cost, and straightforward detection methods. Eosin Y demonstrates a measurable color change in the presence of fentanyl, making it a promising candidate for colorimetric sensing and preliminary identification of fentanyl ...
Alan J. Zhou, Melissa M. Dixon, Brady S. Gentle, Genevieve H. Dennison, Kellie L. Tuck   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occupational mortality in older workers: A forensic autopsy‐based evaluation

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract The aging of the global workforce has led to an increasing number of individuals remaining occupationally active at older ages. However, forensic autopsy‐based data on workplace deaths in this population remain limited. This study aimed to evaluate the causes and manners of workplace‐related deaths among individuals aged 65 years and older ...
Muhammet Ali Oruç, Hüseyin Çağrı Şahin, Muhammed Oduncu, Muhammed Fatih Yaman, Abdulkadir Can   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preserving evidence integrity in full file system extractions: Assessing hash inconsistencies and potential solutions

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Smartphone manufacturers' enhanced privacy and security measures, such as File‐Based Encryption (FBE), have disrupted traditional data extraction techniques, necessitating the adoption of Full File System Extraction (FFS). FFS requires booting a smartphone, decrypting its UserData partition, and accessing files individually, a process that ...
Sanghyun Yoo, Yunji Park, Doowon Jeong
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of illicit drug contaminants in seized cannabis in Arizona and California, 2023–2024

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite public health concerns, fentanyl, cocaine, and other illicit drug contaminants remain largely understudied in unregulated cannabis. Here, we developed an analytical method to quantify a panel of common illicit drugs in cannabis and tested the law enforcement seizures in Arizona and California in evaluation of the illicit drug ...
Beckner Andersano, Thomas M. Cahill, Michael Grommes, Maxwell C. K. Leung   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diminished criminal responsibility ofalcohol intoxicated homicide offenders according ofdemographic factors, family rate and alcohol dependence

Psychiatria i Psychologia Kliniczna, 2013
Ethanol intoxication is commonly considered as a risk factor of a criminal offence. This study is an attempt to assess selected demographic data, family situation, and alcohol dependence in homicide offenders or a severe body injury in relation to a ...
Anna Sieradzka, Jolanta Rabe-Jabłońska
doaj  

From 15,000 to near zero: Cuyahoga County's eight‐year effort to address lawfully “owed” DNA

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract This study presents the final outcomes of an eight‐year, countywide initiative to address “lawfully owed” DNA (LODNA) among individuals who should have had a DNA sample in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) following a qualifying arrest or conviction but did not.
Rachel E. Lovell, Mary C. Weston, Duoduo Huang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source