Journal of Forensic Sciences: Vol 70, No 4

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CRITICAL REVIEW

Criminalistics

Systematic analysis of population studies performed with the ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep kit

ORIGINAL PAPER

Anthropology

Identifying factors that help improve existing decomposition-based PMI estimation methods

Testing the efficacy of surface swab sampling to determine postmortem submersion interval (PMSI), using the microbiome colonization of skeletal remains

Of rodents and foxes: Faunal activity and scavenging at carcasses in a Central European (Swiss) forest

Criminalistics

Inter-laboratory variation in interpretations, comparisons, and statistical analyses of DNA mixtures

Identification of non-glandular trichome hairs in cannabis using vision-based deep learning methods

The Hawthorne effect in studies of firearm and toolmark examiners

From crime scene to laboratory: A case study of a comprehensive investigation into an IBX-induced explosion

Evaluation of composition C-4 odor signature on a novel sorption training aid substrate

Digital & Multimedia Sciences

Frame duplication forgery detection and localization based on QR decomposition and Minkowski distance

Exploring machine learning approaches for efficient image forgery detection

Optimized detection and localization of copy-rotate-move forgeries using biogeography-based optimization algorithm

General

DNA analysts' experiences with human factors: A quantitative and qualitative snapshot

An analysis of firearm legality and lethality in 625 U.S.-based mass murders involving firearms

Ricochet of 9-mm luger bullets off plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and melamine board: An empirical investigation in aid of shooting reconstruction

A survey of explosive traces in public places

Pathology/Biology

Characteristics of hemorrhages located at the origin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in suicidal hangings: A retrospective autopsy study

Portable Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and machine learning for sex determination in third instar Chrysomya rufifacies larvae

Psychiatry & Behavioral Science

Silent abuse in the blind spot between medicine and law: A case series of Munchausen syndrome by proxy from Türkiye

TECHNICAL NOTE

Anthropology

Patterns of observer error in scoring macromorphoscopic traits for population affinity

Assessing the effectiveness of alternate light sources in the search for skeletal remains

Criminalistics

Assessment of handheld Raman spectroscopy for forensic analysis of dark-colored bulk explosive fuel–oxidizer mixtures

Optimizing amplification threshold of low template DNA

Reproducibility and repeatability experiment with nested factors applied to the evaluation of a fingerprint morphometric

Using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and machine learning for forensic hair identification

Crossbow impact effect on clothing and potential associated injuries

Micro X-ray computed tomography (μCT) for forensic investigation of wood

Digital & Multimedia Sciences

Toward a unified methodology for preliminary digital evidence assessment: Standardizing forensic investigations

General

The October 7 forensic DNA identification operation: Lessons learned from the management of the largest mass causality event in Israel

Pathology/Biology

Estimation of postmortem submersion interval using total aquatic decomposition scores of human cadavers from Punjab

Impact of Marabunta ants on post-mortem interval estimation in pigs: Insights from Okuku, Nigeria

Toxicology

Evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay screening kits for the detection of nitazene analogs

CASE REPORT

Anthropology

Long bone asymmetry and hemihypertrophy as a skeletal marker of child abuse

Criminalistics

The power of STR discrimination: Two brothers with high-profile similarity

Psychiatry & Behavioral Science

Exploring female sexual offending with the concepts of hypersexuality and atypical psychotic disorder

Traumatic brain injury graphing: A case study of Charles Whitman

LETTER

Letter to the Editor – Black-box studies do not reflect decisions and errors in casework

CORRECTION

Correction to: Forensic investigation of a shawl linked to the “Jack the Ripper” murders

This article corrects the following:

EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Forensic Investigation of a Shawl Linked to the “Jack the Ripper” Murders

Correction to “Sickle cell trait in non-firearm arrest-related deaths of Black persons”

This article corrects the following:

Sickle cell trait in non-firearm arrest-related deaths of Black persons

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