Recent advances in forensic science, especially the use of DNA technology, have revealed
that faulty forensic analyses may have contributed to miscarriages of justice. In this study we …

Motivated by the debate over how to deal with the huge backlog of untested sexual assault
kits in the USA, we construct and analyze a mathematical model that predicts the expected …

Abstract Next-generation sequencing (NGS), also known as massively sequencing, enables
large dense SNP panel analyses which generate the genetic component of forensic …

In this article, we consider the effectiveness of DNA analysis in criminal investigations.
Through this investigative tool, unknown victims, suspects, and serial offenders have been …

More than 2,600 exonerations have been documented in the United States since 1989.
Forensic science—in the form of postconviction DNA testing—has played a critical role in the …

Despite the potential value of DNA evidence for criminal investigations and prosecution, we
have a limited understanding of the way forensic evidence is used and its impact on case …

The economic problem for the forensic laboratory is a problem faced in all arenas; limited
resources are available to address seemingly unlimited desires. This is as true for entities in …

Current figures on the efficiency of DNA as an investigative tool in criminal investigations
only tell part of the story. To get the DNA success story in the right perspective, we examined …

For nearly forty years, policymakers within law enforcement, commercially motivated interest
groups, and scholars have made the case for an augmented implementation of technology …

" Confirmation bias is a tendency to selectively search for and emphasize information that is
consistent with a hypothesis or preferred conclusion. At the same time, opposing information …