Forensic document examination is characterized by its longevity, diversity, and evolution
over time. Predominantly, published research within this field has focused on handwriting …

Following the technological rise of surveillance cameras and their subsequent proliferation
in public places, the use of information gathered by such means for investigative and …

Forensic science has been evolving towards a separation of more and more specialised
tasks, with forensic practitioners increasingly identifying themselves with only one sub …

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging interdisciplinary field of
critical forensic studies. It reviews existing research and scholarship on forensic science …

Over the years, forensic science has primarily positioned itself as a service provider for the
criminal justice system, following the dominant and traditional reactive law enforcement …

Illicit drug analyses usually focus on the identification and quantitation of questioned
material to support the judicial process. In parallel, more and more laboratories develop …

The focus of this chapter is the major vector of information available to humans that enables
them to know, with a certain degree of confidence, past facts that cannot be reproduced …

A growing body of scientific literature recurrently indicates that crime and forensic
intelligence influence how crime scene investigators make decisions in their practices. This …

Document fraud is a transnational form of crime, and its serial character has already been
highlighted. To combat this phenomenon, the Interstate Database of Fraudulent Identity …

The identification of individuals, particularly at international border crossings, coupled with
the evolving sophistication of identity documents are issues that authorities must contend …