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NACDL 4th Amendment Center Information Sheet

March 17, 2025 //  by Sarah Olson

Describes assistance that NACDL’s Fourth Amendment Center can provide to defense teams regarding digital evidence

NACDL 4th Amendment Center Information SheetRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesResource Source: NACDLForensic Discipline: Death by Distribution

Confrontation Clause Flowchart

March 17, 2025 //  by Sarah Olson

Quick reference for analyzing admissibility of statements under the Confrontation Clause. Created by Phil Dixon in March 2025.

Confrontation Clause FlowchartRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesResource Source: UNC School of GovernmentForensic Discipline: Death by Distribution

“Not Scientific” to Whom? Laypeople Misjudge Manner of Death Determinations as Scientific and Definitive

July 23, 2024 //  by Sarah Olson

2024 Wrongful Convictions Law Review article by Jeff Kukucka and Oyinlola Famulegun on research study demonstrating that mock jurors interpret manner of death determinations to be scientific and definitive though they are not intended to be scientific according to forensic pathologists.

“Not Scientific” to Whom? Laypeople Misjudge Manner of Death Determinations as Scientific and DefinitiveRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesForensic Discipline: Death Investigation

Methodological Problems in Every Black-Box Study of Forensic Firearm Comparisons

March 28, 2024 //  by Sarah Olson

Full text article available for free download, summarizes critiques of study design of research on forensic firearm comparisons.

Methodological Problems in Every Black-Box Study of Forensic Firearm ComparisonsRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesForensic Discipline: Firearms

Is It an Accident or Abuse? Researchers Develop Predictive Models for Pediatric Head Injuries

March 11, 2024 //  by Sarah Olson

NIJ-supported research has enabled biomechanical experts to improve predictive models of head injuries in children, helping physicians and law enforcement to better distinguish between accidental injury and abuse.

Is It an Accident or Abuse? Researchers Develop Predictive Models for Pediatric Head InjuriesRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesResource Source: NIJForensic Discipline: Child Abuse Allegations

Improving Analysis of “Trace DNA” Evidence

January 16, 2024 //  by Sarah Olson

NIJ report on use of direct PCR which may eliminated the loss of DNA that traditionally occurs during DNA extraction and quantitation

Improving Analysis of “Trace DNA” EvidenceRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesResource Source: NIJForensic Discipline: DNA

Judging Firearms Evidence

November 17, 2023 //  by Sarah Olson

Judging Firearms EvidenceRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesForensic Discipline: Firearms

The Effect of Legal Hemp on Drug Dog Sniffs

February 6, 2023 //  by Sarah Olson

Jeff Welty posted a 2-part series on the effect of legal hemp on drug dog sniffs on the SOG’s blog, North Carolina Criminal Law. They are linked here: Part 1 Part 2

The Effect of Legal Hemp on Drug Dog SniffsRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesResource Source: UNC School of GovernmentForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

The “Magnificent Seven Errors” in Forensic Autopsy Practice: The Italian Context

January 20, 2023 //  by Sarah Olson

This article provides a framework for identifying potential errors in death investigations. Attorneys should consider whether any of these are potential issues in their homicide cases. The types of errors identified are: oversights in autopsy technique, incorrect collection of photographic and video material, unauthorized attendance at the autopsy, missing/mistaken reporting at any stage of the …

The “Magnificent Seven Errors” in Forensic Autopsy Practice: The Italian ContextRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesForensic Discipline: Death Investigation

Study Assesses the Accuracy and Reproducibility of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

December 14, 2022 //  by Sarah Olson

Black box study of bloodstain pattern analysts finds contrasting conclusions due to terminology; highlights importance of establishing consensus standards.

Study Assesses the Accuracy and Reproducibility of Bloodstain Pattern AnalysisRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesResource Source: NIJForensic Discipline: Blood and Bodily Fluids

A Re-Analysis of Repeatability and Reproducibility in the Ames-USDOE-FBI Study

October 27, 2022 //  by Sarah Olson

A Re-Analysis of Repeatability and Reproducibility in the Ames-USDOE-FBI StudyRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesForensic Discipline: Firearms

New Directions in Eyewitness Evidence Research and Practice: After the 2014 National Academy of Sciences Report

June 6, 2022 //  by Sarah Olson

This report reviews advances in research and in our criminal legal system since the release of the 2014 NAS report. We base our findings on a systematic scoping review of empirical research in eyewitness identification, a workshop with researchers and legal professionals (November 2020), and surveys of leading respondents, as described below. This report also offers promising …

New Directions in Eyewitness Evidence Research and Practice: After the 2014 National Academy of Sciences ReportRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesResource Source: Wilson Center for Science and JusticeForensic Discipline: Eyewitness ID

Results from a Black-Box Study for Digital Forensic Examiners

February 1, 2022 //  by Sarah Olson

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the outcomes of mobile and hard-drive forensic results achieved on mock examinations based on the demographic characteristics of the participants. The demographic data related to an individual’s workplace environment, education, and work experience. This study was open to anyone in the public or private sectors who work …

Results from a Black-Box Study for Digital Forensic ExaminersRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesResource Source: NISTForensic Discipline: Digital Evidence

Cognitive biases in the peer review of bullet and cartridge case comparison casework: A field study

October 18, 2021 //  by Sarah Olson

Research study on bullet and cartridge case comparison finding the odds of disagreement between examiners about the evidential strength of a comparison were approximately five times larger in the blind than in the non-blind procedure, with disagreement about 42.3% and 12.5% of the proposed conclusions, respectively. Also, the odds that their proposed conclusion was reported …

Cognitive biases in the peer review of bullet and cartridge case comparison casework: A field studyRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesForensic Discipline: Firearms, Foundations of Forensics

A Model for Confronting Fire Investigation Errors

October 5, 2021 //  by Sarah Olson

John Lentini article containing important principles for investigating arson evidence.

A Model for Confronting Fire Investigation ErrorsRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesForensic Discipline: Arson

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