We are at a critical juncture for the forensic sciences. A number of high-profile reports and a
growing body of literature question and critically reflect on core issues pertaining to the …

Contemporary criminal investigation assisted by computing technology imposes challenges
to the right to a fair trial and the scientific validity of digital evidence. This paper identifies …

Face recognition is used to prove identity across a wide variety of settings. Despite this,
research consistently shows that people are typically rather poor at matching faces to …

Automatic facial recognition technology (AFR) is increasingly used in criminal justice
systems around the world, yet to date there has not been an international survey of public …

In their attempts to determine the admissibility and probative value of forensic science and
medicine evidence, common law courts have tended to focus on considerations such as: the …

This article examines the admissibility of forensic science and medicine in criminal
proceedings. In Part ii, we explain how reliability-based admissibility standards in the United …

The single most important observation about judicial [gate-keeping] of forensic science is
that most judges under most circumstances admit most forensic science. There is almost no …

With the advances of analytical sensitivity, it is now possible to detect a DNA profile from
minute quantity of DNA. It opens new investigative avenues (in cold cases for example), but …

Recent developments overseas and in Australia have thrown into question the assumption
that the incriminating expert opinion evidence (ie forensic science and forensic medicine) …

In response to criticism of latent fingerprint evidence from a variety of authoritative extra-
legal inquiries and reports, this essay describes the first iteration of a guide designed to …