Investigations and Forensic Science

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Predicting suitability of finger marks using machine learning techniques and examiner annotations

A method for measuring the quality of friction skin impression evidence: Method development and validation

Uniting and transforming forensic sciences in a monumental pandemic year and beyond

Mind-set – How bias leads to errors in friction ridge comparisons

Testing the accuracy and reliability of palmar friction ridge comparisons - A black box study

Examining and expanding the friction ridge value decision

Position paper: Recommendations for the investigation, diagnosis, and certification of deaths related to opioid and other drugs

Enacting an improved response to sexual assault: A criminal justice practitioner’s guide

False-positive enzymatic alcohol results in perimortem specimens

Pharmacodynamic effects of vaporized and oral cannabidiol (CBD) and vaporized CBD-dominant cannabis in infrequent cannabis users

A census of medicolegal death investigation in the United States: A need to determine the state of our nation’s toxicology laboratories and their preparedness for the current drug overdose epidemic

Court appearances in criminal proceedings through telepresence: Identifying research and practice needs to preserve fairness while leveraging new technology

DNA backlog reduction strategy: Law enforcement agency partnerships for a successful biological screening laboratory

An examination of sexual assault kit efficiencies among a nationally representative sample of law enforcement agencies

Effects of bariatric surgery observed in postmortem toxicology casework

Juror comprehension of forensic expert testimony: A literature review and gap analysis

Degradation of bupropion: Implications for interpretation of postmortem case data

Postmortem distribution and redistribution of synthetic cathinones

Development of a quantitative lc-ms-ms assay for codeine, morphine, 6-acetylmorphine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone and oxymorphone in neat oral fluid

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