February 11 (1 pm to 5 pm) and February 12 (all day – 9 am to 5 pm). Forensic evidence, from DNA to fingerprints to ballistics, has never been more important in criminal cases. Actually litigating scientific evidence in the courtroom can be challenging and requires some specialized skills. Duke Law is excited to offer …
Fingerprints
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Sweeping report urges DC to review every case handled by firearms, fingerprint units at troubled crime lab
Is a Single Fingerprint Enough to Convict?
A Field Analysis of Laboratory Case Processing: Print Comparison and Examiner Conclusions
Presenter: Brett Gardner. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.
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Mt. Everest—We are Going to Lose Many: A Survey of Fingerprint Examiners’ Attitudes Towards Probabilistic Reporting
Presenter: Simon Cole. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.
Allegations Against DC Crime Lab Potentially Put Prosecutions in Jeopardy
2021 Forensic Trial Litigation CLE at Duke Law
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2021 Forensic Trial Litigation CLE at Duke Law
Friday, February 5 (9 am to 12 pm)Thursday, February 11 (2 pm to 5 pm) Friday, February 12 (9 am to 12 pm) Forensic evidence, from DNA to fingerprints to ballistics, has never been more important in criminal cases. Actually litigating scientific evidence in the courtroom can be challenging and requires some specialized skills. Duke Law …
False Conviction – How fingerprint and firearm experts use misleading math to appear infallible.
Forensic Footwear Reliability
Three NIJ-funded research articles on the reliability of footwear comparisons were published in 2020. Part I—Participant Demographics and Examiner AgreementPart II—Range of Conclusions, Accuracy, and ConsensusPart III—Positive Predictive Value, Error Rates, and Inter-Rater Reliability
Fingerprint Error Rate on Close Non-Matches
Research by Jonathan J. Koehler and Siquan Liu on the accuracy of distinguishing between two close non-matches was published in Sept. 2020. Attorneys should be aware of the error rates presented in this paper, particularly when working on cases involving a match to a suspect developed by searching a fingerprint database. As fingerprint databases grow, …
Fingerprint Error Rate on Close Non-Matches
Sept. 2020 research by Jonathan J. Koehler and Siquan Liu on the accuracy of distinguishing between two close non-matches. False positive error rates were 15.9% and 28.1% on the two close non-matches on mandatory proficiency tests that were studied. As the size of fingerprint databases grow, the risk of a close non-match being present in …
OSAC Registry Approved Standards
Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Evidence (OSAC) is developing documentary standards for each forensic discipline. Standards under consideration as well as approved standards are available in the OSAC Registry.
American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board Documents
The AAFS Standards Board develops documentary standards for forensics through a consensus process, involving participation by all directly and materially affected persons. Standards are being developed for each forensic discipline. The standards that have been published are available on the ASB website.
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