Of all the intriguing research presented on Tuesday at the All Hands Meeting, the category that really stood out to me was Statistical Foundations and Human Factors. These projects focused less on actual evidence and more on how to improve processing and evaluating forensic evidence. Dr. Simon A. Cole, from... [Read More]

The first poster I visited was presented by Dr. William Thompson, a faculty member at the University of California, Irvine. His co-author was Dr. Nicolas Scurich. The title of his poster was “Jurors’ reactions to testimony about contextual bias.1” He and his team were aiming to see... [Read More]

During the CSAFE All Hands Meeting, the opportunity to listen to many researchers discuss their current research projects was presented. The projects ranged from statistical foundations to several kinds of forensic evidence, such as firearms and tool marks, bloodstain pattern analysis, and fingerprint analysis. Two of these projects will be... [Read More]

The posters at the All Hands Meeting were interesting and informative projects. There were also people from various fields in forensic science and statistics. One poster, authored by Karen Pan, a graduate student, and Karen Kafadar, a commonwealth professor and chair, at the University of Virginia, was about “Quality Metrics... [Read More]

Most cell phone mobile apps have the capability to track the owner’s location if the owner has allowed the app access. Forensic scientists and law enforcement officers are curious to see if this information can be beneficial for accurately solving cases. This project provides insight into that curiosity. The first... [Read More]

“Quality Metrics For Pattern Evidence” “Quality Metrics for Pattern Evidence” is a project based upon fingerprint analysis. The main objective or question on the project is “Given a latent print, can we use the fingerprint’s quality to determine the probability LPEs (Latent Print Examiners) will find the right match?”... [Read More]