This article reviews what has been learned in a range of scientific fields about'context effects'
or'observer effects,'considers their likely impact on forensic science examinations, and …

Human factors and their implications for forensic science have attracted increasing levels of
interest across criminal justice communities in recent years. Initial interest centred on …

This latest edition of Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation examines concepts, field-
tested techniques and procedures, and technical information concerning crime scene …

" Forensic document examination is the study of physical evidence and physical evidence
cannot lie. Only its interpretation can err. Only the failure to find it, or to hear its true testimony …

Covering a range of fundamental topics essential to modern forensic investigation, the fifth
edition of the landmark text Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative …

In Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaeP the United States Supreme Court put forward two
important principles for the control of expert evidence. The first is that the judge's …

The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition, assists judges in managing
cases involving complex scientific and technical evidence by describing the basic tenets of …

Revised and expanded to reflect the most recent innovations in the field, The Scientific
Examination of Documents, Fourth Edition is a handy, accessible volume detailing current …

Forensic handwriting examination involves the comparison of writing samples by forensic
document examiners (FDEs) to determine whether or not they were written by the same …

Citing classic psychological research and a smattering of recent studies, Kassin, Dror, and
Kukucka (2013) proposed the operation of a forensic confirmation bias, whereby preexisting …