There has been a great deal of concern recently about validity and reliability in forensic
science. This paper reviews for a broad target audience metrics of validity and reliability …

The first edition of Statistics and the Evaluation of Evidence for Forensic Scientists
established itself as a highly regarded authority on this area. Fully revised and updated, the …

The interpretation of forensic fingerprint evidence relies on the expertise of latent print
examiners. The National Research Council of the National Academies and the legal and …

Long-used types of forensic science-fingerprint examination, handwriting analysis, firearms
and toolmark comparison, and other forms of pattern and impression evidence-are …

The statistical evaluation of autosomal Short Tandem Repeat (STR) genotypes is based on
allele frequencies. These are empirically determined from sets of randomly selected human …

An increasing number of legal and policy issues are turning on accurate empirical
information. A few examples will illustrate the point. In Exxon Shipping v. Baker, 554 US 471 …

Over the last decade, the development of statistical models in support of forensic fingerprint
identification has been the subject of increasing research attention, spurned on recently by …

This article presents key findings from a research project that evaluated the validity and
probative value of cartridge-case comparisons under field-based conditions. Decisions …

Forensic science is undergoing an evolution in which a long-standing “trust the examiner”
focus is being replaced by a “trust the scientific method” focus. This shift, which is in progress …

Forensic science error rate studies have not given sufficient attention or weight to
inconclusive evidence and inconclusive decisions. Inconclusive decisions can be correct …