Abstract The introduction of Short Tandem Repeat (STR) DNA was a revolution within a
revolution that transformed forensic DNA profiling into a tool that could be used, for the first …

The traces produced when a firearm is discharged can provide important information in
cases when questions regarding a possible association of the firearm with a person of …

DNA evidence is widely used in the modern justice system. Statistical methodology plays a
key role in ensuring that this evidence is collected, interpreted, analysed and presented …

Straight Choices provides a fascinating introduction to the psychology of decision making,
enhanced by discussion of relevant examples of decision problems faced in everyday life …

This Guideline proposes a protocol for the validation of forensic evaluation methods at the
source level, using the Likelihood Ratio framework as defined within the Bayes' inference …

The dominant conception of forensic science as a patchwork of disciplines primarily
assisting the criminal justice system (defined as 'forensics' in this article) is in crisis, or at …

The fingerprint has, with considerable justification, come to be regarded as the acme of
forensic identification. Over the last century, millions of cases have been resolved world …

DNA is now routinely used in criminal investigations and court cases, although DNA
samples taken at crime scenes are of varying quality and therefore present challenging …

Widespread practice across the majority of branches of forensic science uses analytical
methods based on human perception, and interpretive methods based on subjective …

Mass spectrometry-based proteomics has been a useful tool for addressing numerous
questions in basic biology research for many years. This success, combined with the …