Development of a Bi-Disciplinary Course in Forensic Science
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2013 Forensic science programs and courses have traditionally been housed within chemistry departments at the college/university level, largely because the pioneers of the field were chemists who applied technology that was more chemical than biological in ...
Stacey L. Raimondi
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Conceptualising forensic science and forensic reconstruction. Part II: The critical interaction between research, policy/law and practice [PDF]
, 2017 This paper builds on the FoRTE conceptual model presented in part I to address the forms of knowledge that are integral to the four components of the model.
Morgan, RM
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Forensics’ Fight: A Need for Aggressive Strategies Against Confirmation Bias [PDF]
, 2017 In 2009, the National Academy of Sciences produced a lengthy report illuminating significant weaknesses present within the forensic community. One complex fault found in forensics was conformation bias.
McGowan, Madison
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Forensic Science International: Synergy, 2019 This study presents analysis of forensic science research funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) research councils (2009–2018), representing 150 projects with a cumulative value of £56.1 m (0.01% of the total UKRI budget over this time period).
R.M. Morgan, E.A. Levin
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Confirmation Bias: The Pitfall of Forensic Science [PDF]
, 2013 As it stands, forensic science and its practitioners are held in high regard in criminal court proceedings due to their ability to discover irrefutable facts that would otherwise go unnoticed.
Moser, Scott
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Commentary on: Curley LJ, Munro J, Lages M, MacLean R, Murray J. Assessing cognitive bias in forensic decisions: a review and outlook. J Forensic Sci doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.14220. Epub 2019 Nov 6. [PDF]
, 2020 In their recent critical review titled “Assessing Cognitive Bias in Forensic Decisions: A Review and Outlook,” Curley et al. 1 offer a confused and incomplete discussion of “task relevance” in forensic science.
Thompson, William C
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Applications of Forensic Evidence in Criminal Cases [PDF]
, 2016 In 2003, Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney proposed a plan for an infallible death penalty that required irrefutable scientific evidence, effectively removing any doubt regarding potential innocence in death penalty cases.
Wheeler, Emily
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Parasites in Forensic Science: a historic perspective [PDF]
, 2017 Parasites show a great potential to Forensic Science. Forensic Science is the application of any science and methodology to the legal system. The forensic scientist collects and analyses the physical evidence and produce a report of the results to the ...
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Editorial: Statistics and forensic science
, 2007 Forensic science is usually taken to mean the application of a broad spectrum of scientific tools to answer questions of interest to the legal system. Despite such popular television series as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and its spinoffs--CSI: Miami ...
Fienberg, Stephen E.
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The Impact of Brexit on the future of UK forensic science and technology [PDF]
, 2019 This article seeks to assess the prospects of UK forensic science and technology in a post-Brexit world by analysing four interlocking issues: Brexit itself, the evolution of national criminal justice organisational and funding priorities, the increasing
Wilson, Tim
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