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Thermal persistence and physicochemical modification of inorganic gunshot residue (IGSR)

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract In the medicolegal context, GSR analysis plays a key role in clarifying the dynamics of firearm‐related deaths, including lesion identification and firing distance determination. However, postmortem alterations of the body, such as thermal exposure, may influence the analysis of lesions and complicate interpretation.
Gianmarco Argentiero, Barbara Bertoglio, Nicolas Martinelli, Giulia Pezzoni, Giorgio Marrubini, Federica Maraschi, Giovanni Cecchetto, Silvia D. Visonà, Daniele Merli   +8 more
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Reducing use of seclusion on a male medium secure forensic ward

BMJ Open Quality
The reduction of restrictive practices is a priority for mental health inpatient services. Often such practices are considered to increase patients’ feelings of anger, loneliness, hopelessness and vulnerability.
Mark Hancock, David Francis Hunt, Kathryn Amy Rowsell, Ayodele Akinbola, Tsitsi Nyambayo, Zoe Jackson   +5 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
wiley   +1 more source

FORENSIC SCIENCE – THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE AND LAW

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2011
Briefed to commonly known as “Forensics” is the application of scientific knowledge to find answers required by the legal systems. It has vast application in criminal as well as civil laws.
Muhammad Tahir Khadim
doaj   +2 more sources

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
wiley   +1 more source

Firearm sexual homicide offenders: Criminal careers, psychopathology, and offense conduct

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Most homicides are firearm‐perpetrated, but in sexual homicide, offenders are more likely to utilize personal weapons (e.g., hands and feet), contact weapons (e.g., blunt object), or edged weapons (e.g., knife) to comport with their fantasy life, motivational states, and psychopathology.
Matt DeLisi, Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, Pedro Pechorro, Matthew W. Logan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Development of latent fingermarks on the surfaces of photo paper

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Photo paper is frequently encountered in forensic investigations; however, latent fingermark development remains challenging because its surface characteristics vary according to the manufacturing process and coating structure. This study investigated suitable methods for developing latent fingermarks on commercially available photo papers ...
Sungwook Hong, Bokchan Go, Chaewon Kim, Sangmi Park, Sik Yun, Chaelin Jung   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative evaluation of adhesive tapes and stamps for touch DNA collection from textile substrates

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract A substantial proportion of forensic evidence consists of skin or contact traces, commonly referred to as touch DNA. The collection of such biological material remains challenging due to its invisibility and low abundance. Further, depending on substrate type and surface properties, different recovery methods are employed, with adhesive tapes ...
Janine Schulte, Janne Berger, Alina Senst, Sarah Kron, Iris Schulz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatal pediatric neck entrapment in a lift‐up storage bed: A preventable domestic asphyxial death

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Bed‐related deaths are rare in forensic practice and are usually associated with falls, restraint‐related entrapment, or unsafe infant sleeping environments. Fatal mechanical asphyxia involving lift‐up storage beds is an exceptional occurrence, and the few published cases involve adult victims.
Francesco Baldari, Alice Buzzelli, Vittoria Greco, Andrea Guidetti, Valentina Bugelli   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source