While the US jurisprudence of the 1993 Daubert hearing requires judges to question not only the m... more While the US jurisprudence of the 1993 Daubert hearing requires judges to question not only the methodology behind, but also the principles governing, a body of knowledge to qualify it as scientific, can forensic science, based on Locard's and Kirk's Principles, pretend to this higher status in the courtroom? Moving away from the disputable American legal debate, this historical and philosophical study will screen the relevance of the different logical epistemologies to recognize the scientific status of forensic science. As a consequence, the authors are supporting a call for its recognition as a science of its own, defined as the science of identifying and associating traces for investigative and security purposes, based on its fundamental principles and the case assessment and interpretation process that follows with its specific and relevant mode of inference.
Forensic Science Policy & Management: An International Journal, 2011
For forensic service providers worldwide, the demand for high-quality services greatly outpaces a... more For forensic service providers worldwide, the demand for high-quality services greatly outpaces available resources to meet those requests. The gap between the demand for services and the resource-restricted supply of those services has implications for managing performance: the effectiveness and efficiency of forensic science. The effectiveness of forensic science is directly related to the quality of the scientific analysis and the timeliness with which that analysis is provided, while efficiency is associated with attempts to minimize costs without negatively impacting quality. An inevitable result of the demand and supply gap is a backlog that results in downstream effects on timeliness, service, and quality. One important strategy to respond to the demand-supply imbalance is continual process improvement. Collaborative benchmarking as a basis for process improvement is another approach. This paper discusses the disjunction between perceived and actual value for forensic services and the rationale for providers to evaluate, improve, and re-tool their processes toward continual improvement given limited resources.
Forensic Science Policy & Management: An International Journal, 2011
This manuscript is an edited transcript of a round table discussion held during the Australian Ne... more This manuscript is an edited transcript of a round table discussion held during the Australian New Zealand Forensic Science Society International Symposium held in Sydney in 2010. The discussants covered a variety of topics, including the management of science, the handling of quality issues, and the report on forensic science from the U.S. National Academies of Science National Research Council. This discussion offers a frank account of the current state of Australian forensic service providers. These views are then considered in the context of recent events unfolding in the United Kingdom and in a broader international context. It poses the question, are there lessons to be learned from the Australian experience that would have relevance to other parts of the world?
... Douglas H. Ubelaker Curator Department of Anthropology National Museum of Natural History Smi... more ... Douglas H. Ubelaker Curator Department of Anthropology National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC. ... Discriminant function analysis of cranial measurements (Ousley and Jantz 1996) also suggested male sex. ...
A compilation of contributions from sentior managers of Interpol's member states, this b... more A compilation of contributions from sentior managers of Interpol's member states, this book highlights recent advances and achievements in forensic work and forensic science methods worldwide. It provides a comprehensive overview and keeps readers up to date on the ...
Forensic Science Policy & Management: An …, Jan 1, 2009
Page 1. Forensic Science Policy and Management, 1: 123124, 2009 Copyright C Taylor & Fra... more Page 1. Forensic Science Policy and Management, 1: 123124, 2009 Copyright C Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1940-9044 print / 1940-9036 online DOI: 10.1080/19409040903071283 Editorial: A Vicious Cycle Max M. Houck ...
Page 153. CHAPTER 6 ONLY CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Scott Ryland and Max M. Houck INTRODUCTION April... more Page 153. CHAPTER 6 ONLY CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Scott Ryland and Max M. Houck INTRODUCTION April 1995 in Central Florida brought with it the death of Jenny Kilborn. 1 Jenny, 1 All names have been a vibrant ...
Page 1. Forensic Science Policy and Management, 1: 135143, 2009 Copyright C Taylor & Fra... more Page 1. Forensic Science Policy and Management, 1: 135143, 2009 Copyright C Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1940-9044 print / 1940-9036 online DOI: 10.1080/19409040903071267 Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) as a Means of Evidence Tracking ...
Page 1. Forensic Science MODERN METHODS OF SOLVING CRIME MAX M. HOUCK Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. For... more Page 1. Forensic Science MODERN METHODS OF SOLVING CRIME MAX M. HOUCK Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. Forensic Science MODERN METHODS OF SOLVING CRIME Max M. Houck From Poe's Dupin and Doyle's Holmes ...
While the US jurisprudence of the 1993 Daubert hearing requires judges to question not only the m... more While the US jurisprudence of the 1993 Daubert hearing requires judges to question not only the methodology behind, but also the principles governing, a body of knowledge to qualify it as scientific, can forensic science, based on Locard's and Kirk's Principles, pretend to this higher status in the courtroom? Moving away from the disputable American legal debate, this historical and philosophical study will screen the relevance of the different logical epistemologies to recognize the scientific status of forensic science. As a consequence, the authors are supporting a call for its recognition as a science of its own, defined as the science of identifying and associating traces for investigative and security purposes, based on its fundamental principles and the case assessment and interpretation process that follows with its specific and relevant mode of inference.
Forensic Science Policy & Management: An International Journal, 2011
For forensic service providers worldwide, the demand for high-quality services greatly outpaces a... more For forensic service providers worldwide, the demand for high-quality services greatly outpaces available resources to meet those requests. The gap between the demand for services and the resource-restricted supply of those services has implications for managing performance: the effectiveness and efficiency of forensic science. The effectiveness of forensic science is directly related to the quality of the scientific analysis and the timeliness with which that analysis is provided, while efficiency is associated with attempts to minimize costs without negatively impacting quality. An inevitable result of the demand and supply gap is a backlog that results in downstream effects on timeliness, service, and quality. One important strategy to respond to the demand-supply imbalance is continual process improvement. Collaborative benchmarking as a basis for process improvement is another approach. This paper discusses the disjunction between perceived and actual value for forensic services and the rationale for providers to evaluate, improve, and re-tool their processes toward continual improvement given limited resources.
Forensic Science Policy & Management: An International Journal, 2011
This manuscript is an edited transcript of a round table discussion held during the Australian Ne... more This manuscript is an edited transcript of a round table discussion held during the Australian New Zealand Forensic Science Society International Symposium held in Sydney in 2010. The discussants covered a variety of topics, including the management of science, the handling of quality issues, and the report on forensic science from the U.S. National Academies of Science National Research Council. This discussion offers a frank account of the current state of Australian forensic service providers. These views are then considered in the context of recent events unfolding in the United Kingdom and in a broader international context. It poses the question, are there lessons to be learned from the Australian experience that would have relevance to other parts of the world?
... Douglas H. Ubelaker Curator Department of Anthropology National Museum of Natural History Smi... more ... Douglas H. Ubelaker Curator Department of Anthropology National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC. ... Discriminant function analysis of cranial measurements (Ousley and Jantz 1996) also suggested male sex. ...
A compilation of contributions from sentior managers of Interpol's member states, this b... more A compilation of contributions from sentior managers of Interpol's member states, this book highlights recent advances and achievements in forensic work and forensic science methods worldwide. It provides a comprehensive overview and keeps readers up to date on the ...
Forensic Science Policy & Management: An …, Jan 1, 2009
Page 1. Forensic Science Policy and Management, 1: 123124, 2009 Copyright C Taylor & Fra... more Page 1. Forensic Science Policy and Management, 1: 123124, 2009 Copyright C Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1940-9044 print / 1940-9036 online DOI: 10.1080/19409040903071283 Editorial: A Vicious Cycle Max M. Houck ...
Page 153. CHAPTER 6 ONLY CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Scott Ryland and Max M. Houck INTRODUCTION April... more Page 153. CHAPTER 6 ONLY CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Scott Ryland and Max M. Houck INTRODUCTION April 1995 in Central Florida brought with it the death of Jenny Kilborn. 1 Jenny, 1 All names have been a vibrant ...
Page 1. Forensic Science Policy and Management, 1: 135143, 2009 Copyright C Taylor & Fra... more Page 1. Forensic Science Policy and Management, 1: 135143, 2009 Copyright C Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1940-9044 print / 1940-9036 online DOI: 10.1080/19409040903071267 Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) as a Means of Evidence Tracking ...
Page 1. Forensic Science MODERN METHODS OF SOLVING CRIME MAX M. HOUCK Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. For... more Page 1. Forensic Science MODERN METHODS OF SOLVING CRIME MAX M. HOUCK Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. Forensic Science MODERN METHODS OF SOLVING CRIME Max M. Houck From Poe's Dupin and Doyle's Holmes ...
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