Crime clock–Analytical studies for approximating time since deposition of bloodstains

AR Weber, IK Lednev - Forensic Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Bloodstains discovered at crime scenes can provide crucial information to an investigation.
By obtaining a DNA-profile from the bloodstain, it can be used to link someone to a crime …

Hyperspectral imaging in forensic science: an overview of major application areas

K de Cássia Mariotti, RS Ortiz, MF Ferrão - Science & Justice, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Analysis of evidence is a challenge. Crime scene materials are complex, diverse,
sometimes of an unknown nature. Forensic science provides the most critical applications …

Hyperspectral imaging for bloodstain identification

M Zulfiqar, M Ahmad, A Sohaib, M Mazzara… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Blood is key evidence to reconstruct crime scenes in forensic sciences. Blood identification
can help to confirm a suspect, and for that reason, several chemical methods are used to …

A fast and compact hybrid CNN for hyperspectral imaging-based bloodstain classification

MHF Butt, H Ayaz, M Ahmad, JP Li… - 2022 IEEE Congress …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In forensic sciences, blood is a shred of essential evidence for reconstructing crime scenes.
Blood identification and classification may help to confirm a suspect, although several …

Fingermark quality assessment, a transversal study of subjective quality scales

T Hanna, S Chadwick, S Moret - Forensic Science International, 2023 - Elsevier
Fingermark detection research aims to improve the quantity and quality of fingermarks
detected through the development of novel techniques. Subsequently, there is a need to …

Age determination of blood-stained fingerprints using visible wavelength reflectance hyperspectral imaging

S Cadd, B Li, P Beveridge, WT O'Hare, M Islam - Journal of Imaging, 2018 - mdpi.com
The ability to establish the exact time a crime was committed is one of the fundamental aims
of forensic science. The analysis of recovered evidence can provide information to assist in …

Recent advances in enhancement techniques for blood fingerprints

Z Zhang, D Peng - Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The blood fingerprint enhancement is not so eye-catching as latent fingerprint development
in forensic community, but it is indeed an important piece of evidence for personal …

Blood stain classification with hyperspectral imaging and deep neural networks

K Książek, M Romaszewski, P Głomb, B Grabowski… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, growing interest in deep learning neural networks has raised a question on
how they can be used for effective processing of high-dimensional datasets produced by …

[HTML][HTML] Unlocking the potential of forensic traces: Analytical approaches to generate investigative leads

AV Morillas, K Suhling, N Frascione - Science & Justice, 2022 - Elsevier
Forensic investigation involves gathering the information necessary to understand the
criminal events as well as linking objects or individuals to an item, location or other …

Discriminating blue ballpoint pens inks in questioned documents by Raman imaging and mean-field approach independent component analysis (MF-ICA)

CA Teixeira, RJ Poppi - Microchemical Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present work, Raman spectroscopy and chemometrics tools were explored as an
analytical method to discriminate blue pen strokes on common office paper and bank check …