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Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Update [PDF]

, 2022
The information below highlights a sample of current research initiatives led by the CSAFE team. Additional accomplishments in other forensic science disciplines will be discussed in subsequent issues of Forensic Science Review.
Carriquiry, Alicia
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Elemental Imaging of Forensic Traces with Macro- and Micro-XRF

, 2023
In this chapter, the use of macro- and micro-XRF imaging of forensic micro-traces is discussed. The opportunities of the unique elemental contrast offered by XRF will be demonstrated for important forensic trace evidence material including Gun Shot ...
Dik, J., van Asten, A.C., Knijnenberg, A., van Loon, A.   +3 more
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Shadow Infrastructures of Labour: A Case Study of Generative AI Use in Victorian Child Protection Practice

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT are rapidly entering workplaces, yet their use in frontline human services remains largely undocumented and weakly regulated. Drawing on an investigation into a child protection worker's informal use of ChatGPT, this article provides insight into how GenAI is already shaping ...
Joel Robert McGregor, Linus Tan, Caleb Lloyd, Abigail Sheed   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mass graves constitute a unique niche for forensic biological traces

, 2023
Mass graves constitute a unique depositional environment. Each individual human body introduces its own diversity of biological traces in the form of microscopic invertebrates, mites being the most prevalent.
Perotti, M. Alejandra, Pashkova, Olga, Braig, Henk R.   +2 more
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Body mass and sex estimation from lower carnassial tooth morphometry in the endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus): An ecomorphological analysis of sexual size dimorphism

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) is an endangered subspecies characterized by highly fragmented populations and increasing human–carnivore conflict across the Iberian Peninsula. Although body mass strongly influences predator–prey dynamics and ecological performance, quantitative assessments of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and body mass
Leonardo Cotts, Eduardo Rossener, Ricardo Moratelli, Maria da Luz Mathias, Oscar Rocha‐Barbosa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating time of death from smartwatch data: initial empirical results

Scientific Reports
Determining the time of death is a critical factor in forensic death investigations. Currently, the most widely used method is rectal temperature measurement.
Tanja Gosseling, Bartholomeus G. H. Latten, Jan Peter van Zandwijk   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biological trace evidence in humanâ€"animal criminal investigations: A retrospective comparative study of attribution in Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq (2021â€"2025)

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: In criminal investigations, biological trace evidence is one of the most enduring and reliable types of evidence. The reliable identification of biological traces to the correct species in locations where humans and animals live in proximity
Ali Saloom Serhan Hadee Al-Hllali, Wejdan Thamir Mahdi, Ali H. Amin, Syoof Khowman Al-Ramahy, Mohamed A. El-Missiry, Hussein Iddnain Al-Hilali   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dark Heritage Prospection ‐ Mapping the Treblinka II Extermination Camp Using a Magnetometer Survey and Integrated Archival Sources

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The history of Nazi German extermination camps has, until recently, relied primarily on eyewitness testimony. Very few official documents detailing the facilities survived the war due to the special operation ‘Sonderaktion 1005’, dedicated to hiding their existence and extent.
Sebastian Różycki, Michał Pisz, Paweł Bylina, James Walker, Lucy Benoit   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Express analysis of traces and objects at a place of event by a forensic inspector: legal regulation and implementation practice

Криміналістика і судова експертиза
The article reveals the specifics of the forensic inspector’s participation in the recovery and preliminary investigation the traces and objects at a place of event.
Сергій Томин, Олександр Лишак   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Introducing a Rapid DNA Analysis Procedure for Crime Scene Samples Outside of the Laboratory—A Field Experiment

Sensors, 2023
Technological innovations enable rapid DNA analysis implementation possibilities. Concordantly, rapid DNA devices are being used in practice. However, the effects of implementing rapid DNA technologies in the crime scene investigation procedure have only
Rosanne de Roo, Anna Mapes, Merel van Cooten, Britt van Hooff, Sander Kneppers, Bas Kokshoorn, Thalassa Valkenburg, Christianne de Poot   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source