This study investigates the effects of contextual information on forensic toxicology testing and analysis. By Hilary J. Hamlett & Itiel E. Dror
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State v. Hills (N.C. Ct. App. 2021)
United States v. Adams, 444 F. Supp.3d 1248 (D. Or. 2020).
After applying Daubert, the court concluded that the expert testimony in the case should be limited because the conclusions were not supported by a quantifiable or replicable scientific process.
United States v. Adams, 444 F. Supp.3d 1248 (D. Or. 2020).Read More
People v. Ross, 68 Misc. 3d 899 (2020).
Decision on a Frye Motion requesting that the court preclude all ballistic expert testimony comparing shell casings from the crime scene to a gun found in one of the defendants’ car. The court concluded that an expert cannot offer opinions that are not supported by the relevant scientific community. Testimony by an expert that is …
Statistical Methods for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Presenter: Hal Stern. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.
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Subclass Characterization and Analysis of Firearms
Presenter: Keith Morris. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.
Evaluating Foundational Validity of Toolmark Analysis
Presenter: Maria Cuellar. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.
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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.
A Field Analysis of Laboratory Case Processing: Print Comparison and Examiner ConclusionsRead More
Treatment of Inconclusive Results in Error Rates of Firearms Studies
Presenter: Heike Hofmann. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.
Treatment of Inconclusive Results in Error Rates of Firearms StudiesRead More
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.
Judges and Forensic Science Education: A National Survey
Presenter: Brandon Garrett. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.
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Implementing Blind Proficiency Testing in Forensic Laboratories: Motivation, Obstacles, and Recommendations
Presenter: Robin Mejia. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.
NIST Publishes Review of DNA Mixture Interpretation Methods
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published DNA Mixture Interpretation: A Scientific Foundation Review. This draft report, which will be open for public comment for 60 days before being published in final form, reviews the methods that forensic laboratories use to interpret evidence containing a mixture of DNA from two or more people.
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The Forensic Microbiome: The Invisible Traces We Leave Behind
Accuracy and Reproducibility of Conclusions by Forensic Bloodstain Pattern Analysts
R. Austin Hicklin, Kevin R. Winer, Paul E. Kish, Connie L. Parks, William Chapman, Kensley Dunagan, Nicole Richetelli, Eric G. Epstein, Madeline A. Ausdemore, Thomas A. Busey,. Forensic Science International, 2021. Highlights: Conclusions by bloodstain pattern analysts were often erroneous and often contradicted other analysts On samples with known causes, 11.2% of responses were erroneous …
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