Publications
53 Results
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Accounting for site-to-site DNA transfer on a packaged exhibit in an evaluation given activity level propositions
1 November 2024Considering activity level propositions in the evaluation of forensic biology findings is becoming more common place. There are increasing numbers of publications demonstrating different transfer mechanisms that can ...
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Prevalence of male DNA on female worn undergarments. How small datasets may support robust opinions in activity level evaluative reporting
1 August 2024 | Faculty of TechnologyIn cases of sexual assault, the interpretation of biological traces on clothing, and particularly undergarments, may be complex. This is especially so when the complainant and defendant interact socially, for ...
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Forensic DNA Interpretation and Human Factors: Improving Practice Through a Systems Approach
1 May 2024 | Faculty of TechnologyThe study of human factors in forensic science informs our understanding of the interaction between humans and the systems they use. The Expert Working Group (EWG) on Human Factors in Forensic DNA Interpretation used ...
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A practical treatment of sensitivity analyses in activity level evaluations
1 February 2024 | Faculty of TechnologyEvaluations of forensic observations considering activity level propositions are becoming more common place in forensic institutions. A measure that can be taken to interrogate the evaluation for robustness is called ...
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Distinguishing happiness and meaning in life from depressive symptoms: A GWAS-by-subtraction study in the UK Biobank
1 January 2024 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyHedonic (happiness) and eudaimonic (meaning in life) well-being are negatively related to depressive symptoms. Genetic variants play a role in this association, reflected in substantial genetic correlations. We ...
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CSI-CSI: Comparing several investigative approaches toward crime scene improvement
1 January 2024 | Faculty of TechnologyCrime scene investigations are highly complex environments that require the CSI to engage in complex decision-making. CSIs must rely on personal experience, context information, and scientific knowledge about the ...
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Structure, positions and mechanisms
1 January 2024 | Faculty of TechnologySocial network analysis can be a powerful tool to better understand the social context of terrorist activities, and it may also offer potential leads for agencies to intervene. Our access to Dutch police information ...
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The relationship between pellet size and shotgun dispersion patterns
1 January 2024 | Faculty of TechnologyWhen reconstructing a shooting incident with a shotgun, the muzzle-to-target distance can be determined by relating the size of a dispersion pattern found on a crime scene to that of test shots. Ideally, the test ...
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Sensemaking and evidence in criminal investigations of organised crime: A literature review
1 January 2024 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyProducing evidence that can be used in court is a central goal of criminal investigations. Forensic science focuses with considerable success on the production of pieces of evidence from specific sources. However, ...
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The Relational Dimension of Radicalization: Context and Tie Formation in Dutch Salafi-Jihadi Networks
1 January 2024 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyDespite the widely held notion that processes of radicalization tend to happen in relation to others, systematic evidence on the social context in which actors meet and form ties is scarce. This is problematic, as ...
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Towards Onsite Age Estimation of Semen Stains Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy
1 July 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe age estimation of biological traces is one of the holy grails in forensic investigations. We developed a method for the age estimation of semen stains using fluorescence spectroscopy in conjunction with a ...
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Bloodstain pattern analysis & Bayes: A case report
1 July 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe findings from a bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) may assist in formulating or falsifying scenarios that are considered in the investigative stages of a criminal investigation. When a case proceeds to trial the ...
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Use of Lateral Flow Assays in Forensics
1 July 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyAlready for some decades lateral flow assays (LFAs) are ‘common use’ devices in our daily life. Also, for forensic use LFAs are developed, such as for the analysis of illicit drugs and DNA, but also for ...
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Introducing a Rapid DNA Analysis Procedure for Crime Scene Samples Outside of the Laboratory—A Field Experiment
1 April 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyTechnological innovations enable rapid DNA analysis implementation possibilities. Concordantly, rapid DNA devices are being used in practice. However, the effects of implementing rapid DNA technologies in the crime ...
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Specific fluorescent signatures for body fluid identification using fluorescence spectroscopy
23 February 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyNon-invasive, rapid, on-site detection and identification of body fluids is highly desired in forensic investigations. The use of fluorescence-based methods for body fluid identification, have so far remain ...
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Reporting on forensic biology findings given activity level issues in the Netherlands
1 February 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThere appears to be some hesitation within the forensic biology community to formally evaluate and report on findings given activity level propositions. This hesitance in part stems from concerns about the lack of ...
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Friction ridge impressions
1 January 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyFingermarks have proven to play an important role in criminal investigations for identification purposes. However, in some cases, the donor of the fingermark is not disputed but the activity that led to the ...
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Comparison of genotyping and weight of evidence results when applying different genotyping strategies on samples from a DNA transfer experiment
1 January 2023 | Faculty of TechnologyIn this study, we assessed to what extent data on the subject of TPPR (transfer, persistence, prevalence, recovery) that are obtained through an older STR typing kit can be used in an activity-level evaluation for a ...
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Comparison of genotyping and weight of evidence results when applying different genotyping strategies on samples from a DNA transfer experiment
1 January 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyIn this study, we assessed to what extent data on the subject of TPPR (transfer, persistence, prevalence, recovery) that are obtained through an older STR typing kit can be used in an activity-level evaluation for a ...
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Forensic DNA trace evidence interpretation
1 January 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyForensic DNA Trace Evidence Interpretation: Activity Level Propositions and Likelihood Ratios provides all foundational information required for a reader to understand the practice of evaluating forensic biology ...