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An annotated article in the Annual Review of Statistics and Its Application regarding statistical evaluation of DNA profiles and the weight of evidence.
An article from Boston University urging for the use of new tools and strategies for forensic scientists to use for DNA testing and analysis.
An annotated PNAS article evaluating the statistical methodology in the evaluation of DNA evidence that references cases using DNA evidence.
An annotated article from the Journal of Forensic Sciences exploring the limits of the TrueAllele® Casework system.
An annotated Forensic Science International: Genetics research article on the use of quantitative data of low template DNA profiles.
Research article comparing four statistical models for complex forensic DNA profiles with an introduction to the calculation of a statistical weight.
An overview of blood stain analysis from the Forensic Science department chair of the University of New Haven, Connecticut.
Full title: Analysis of the Fire Investigation Methods and Procedures Used in the Criminal Arson Cases against Ernest Ray Willis and Cameron Todd Willingham. A technical report that evaluates the procedures of fire investigators in two criminal arson cases.
A special article from the New England Journal of Medicine that compares mortality rates from inmates released from Washington State prisons, showing a high risk of death following the first two weeks after release.
A systematic review of studies of mortality following release from prison and the factors associated with the variation of mortality rates.
A systematic review of the triad in medical investigations of suspected traumatic shaking.
A legal studies research paper from Wisconsin University Law School on the specifics of SBS/AHT and ongoing debates regarding the condition. Supplements "Defending Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma Cases: New Challenges To The Shaken Baby Hypothesis".
A detailed paper on the history and medical classifications of SBS/AHT.
Article from the Houston Jornal of Health Law & Policy by A.N. Guthkelch. Supplements the presentation "Defending Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma Cases: New Challenges To The Shaken Baby Hypothesis".
A legal studies research paper on SBS/AHT prosecutions from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
