abstract：:Little is known about the racial patterns of crimes committed by sexual homicide offenders (SHOs). This study examined race and age influences on victim-offender relationship for juvenile and adult SHOs. A large sample (N = 3868) from the Supplemental Homicide Reports (1976-2005) was used. Analyses of victim-offender ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Chan HC,Myers WC,Heide KM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research tests the accuracy of age-at-death estimation from the sternal end of the fourth rib. Age was estimated using the Işcan and Loth casts and written descriptions. The correlation results indicate that there are significant differences in the observed versus actual ages (r = 0.75329, p < 0.001) and that the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hartnett KM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reproducibility of quantitative PCR results is dependent on the generation of consistent calibration curves via accurate volume transfers and instrument performance. A review of 14 standard curves, using two different QuantDuo® standard DNA lots, showed variability of cycle threshold values between assays were larger ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Grgicak CM,Urban ZM,Cotton RW

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The demographic and toxicological characteristics of deliberate (SUI, n = 50) and accidental (ACC, n = 927) fatal heroin overdose cases were examined. SUI cases were more likely to be female, had lower body mass indices, were more likely to be enrolled in treatment and less likely to have hepatic pathology. The median...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Darke S,Duflou J,Torok M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex determination of the human skeleton is best assessed from the os coxa. The present study explored the possibility of using three-dimensional landmark coordinate data collected from various landmarks located over the entire bone to determine whether there were significant sex differences local to the landmarks. Thi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bytheway JA,Ross AH

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, the authors discuss the problem of forensic authentication of digital audio recordings. Although forensic audio has been addressed in several articles, the existing approaches are focused on analog magnetic recordings, which are less prevalent because of the large amount of digital recorders available...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Faundez-Zanuy M,Lucena-Molina JJ,Hagmüller M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Italy, the "silent-consent" principle of donor's willingness regulates organ donation for postmortem transplantation, but civil incompetence excludes it. We investigated decisional capacity for organ donation for transplantation of 30 controls and 30 nonincompetent patients with schizophrenia as related to clinical...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： De Marco MC,Sani G,Manfredi G,Pacchiarotti I,Savoja V,Balbi A,Mazzarini L,Borriello A,Kotzalidis GD,Tatarelli R,Girardi P,Ferracuti S

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we report studies of the burden of neurodegenerative neuropathologies in a cohort of Medical Examiner (ME) subjects from the County of Santa Clara (California) to determine if this unique population of decedents manifested evidence of neurodegeneration that might underlie causes of death seen in an ME practice. W...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Uryu K,Haddix T,Robinson J,Nakashima-Yasuda H,Lee VM,Trojanowski JQ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bite marks inflicted on animate and inanimate objects will undergo a certain degree of deformation. This fact remains one of the biggest stumbling blocks when analyzing evidence for court presentation. It has been demonstrated that the reliability of pattern association analysis will not be affected by minimal degrees...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Stols G,Bernitz H

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the identification of a merchant mariner who perished in 1948 when Northwest Airlines Flight 4422, a DC-4 carrying 24 seamen and six crew members crashed into Mount Sanford, Alaska. Fifty-one years later, a human forearm and hand were found close by the wreckage of the plane, prompting identifica...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Loreille OM,Parr RL,McGregor KA,Fitzpatrick CM,Lyon C,Yang DY,Speller CF,Grimm MR,Grimm MJ,Irwin JA,Robinson EM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, hanging cases are the result of suicide, and accidental and homicidal hanging cases are rarely seen. This study retrospectively investigated 4571 death examinations and autopsies that were performed at The Konya Branch of the Forensic Medicine Council (Turkey) between 1998 and 2007; hanging was involved in...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Dogan KH,Demirci S,Erkol Z,Gulmen MK

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated toxicological and pharmacogenetic factors that could influence methadone toxicity using postmortem samples. R- and S-methadone were measured in femoral blood from 90 postmortem cases, mainly drug users. The R-enantiomer concentrations significantly exceeded that of the S-enantiomers (Wilcoxon's test, p...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Buchard A,Linnet K,Johansen SS,Munkholm J,Fregerslev M,Morling N

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effects of heat on the amplification of DNA from the dental pulp of Sus scrofa molars and investigated the protection afforded to the pulp tissue by the dental enamel, alveolar process, and soft tissue of the head. Segments of defleshed maxilla and mandible encasing the first molar (n = 60) wer...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Rees KA,Cox MJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the method of estimating age at death by the 4th rib exclusively concerned the phase method without fundamentally challenging the method as such. The present study analyzed observation of the variables on which the Işcan method is based. Ten observers made two assessments of the stage of pit depth, pit shap...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Fanton L,Gustin MP,Paultre U,Schrag B,Malicier D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic information in forensic studies is largely limited to CODIS data and the ability to match samples and assign them to an individual. However, there are circumstances, in which a given DNA sample does not match anyone in the CODIS database, and no other information about the donor is available. In this study, we...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Valenzuela RK,Henderson MS,Walsh MH,Garrison NA,Kelch JT,Cohen-Barak O,Erickson DT,John Meaney F,Bruce Walsh J,Cheng KC,Ito S,Wakamatsu K,Frudakis T,Thomas M,Brilliant MH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we report the results of our preliminary studies into chemical characterization of the fluids produced during decomposition in the absence of a soil matrix. Pig (Sus domestica) carcasses were used to model the human decomposition process in two separate locations, Western Australia (Perth) and Canada (O...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Swann L,Chidlow GE,Forbes S,Lewis SW

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "physical strength hypothesis" (PSH) predicts that where there is the greatest discrepancy in size and strength between offenders and victims, the former will use superior weaponry (e.g., firearms) to overcome structural imbalances against the latter. Using archival data from the New York Times and the Chicago Tri...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Shon PC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maximum length measurement of the tibia has been found to be variable both in description and implementation. Historically, the literature often excludes the intercondylar eminences from the tibia in metric analysis. This paper explores the quantitative effects of inclusion or exclusion of the eminences on the maximum...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Waxenbaum EB,Hunt DR,Falsetti AB

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five diesel samples were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) using six GC temperature programs, aiming to investigate the effect of temperature program on association and discrimination of the samples. Temperature programs varied by ramp rate and incorporated one- or two-step temperature ramps. Pe...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Baerncopf JM,McGuffin VL,Waddell Smith R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the field of forensic footwear examination, it is a widely held belief that patterns of accidental marks found on footwear and footwear impressions possess a high degree of "uniqueness." This belief, however, has not been thoroughly studied in a numerical way using controlled experiments. As a result, this form of ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Petraco ND,Gambino C,Kubic TA,Olivio D,Petraco N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a recent investigation into the death of a cat that was initially thought to involve intentionally burning the animal via the use of an ignitable liquid. The exposure of the animal to flame was ruled out. Instead, forensic investigation revealed the intentional mixing together of a common outdoor swimming po...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Sandercock PM,Barnett JS

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As issues of professional standards and error rates continue to be addressed in the courts, forensic anthropologists should be proactive by developing and adhering to professional standards of best practice. There has been recent increased awareness and interest in critically assessing some of the techniques used by f...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Christensen AM,Crowder CM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reducing amplicon sizes has become a major strategy for analyzing degraded DNA typical of forensic samples. However, amplicon sizes in current mini-short tandem repeat-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and mini-sequencing assays are still not suitable for analysis of severely degraded DNA. In this study, we present a mu...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Zhang Z,Wang BJ,Guan HY,Pang H,Xuan JF

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In developing latent prints on cartridge casings and shotgun shells, multiple chemical processes should be used in order to obtain the best results. In Phase I, this study established an optimal chemical sequence for both Brass and Nickel cartridge casings based on six sequences involving four chemicals: Cyanoacrylate...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Edmiston KE,Johnson J

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Literature regarding bone color is limited to determining location of primary and secondary dispositions. This research is the first to use bone color to interpret the sequence of events surrounding body disposition. Two scenarios were compared-bones buried and then exposed on the ground surface and bones exposed then...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Huculak MA,Rogers TL

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both among psychiatric inpatients and inmates of prisons and jails, suicide is highly prevalent with alarming rates. In many countries, there has been a call for action to prevent such deaths and to educate staff in the early recognition of suicide risk. A careful MedLine search was used to identify relevant papers de...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Pompili M,Lester D,Innamorati M,Del Casale A,Girardi P,Ferracuti S,Tatarelli R

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The likelihood of dipteran maggots colonizing a corpse due to nocturnal oviposition can be used to challenge the postmortem interval (PMI) estimated assuming diurnal oviposition. Earlier experiments tested nocturnal oviposition behavior by exposing fresh baits once during a single night. In this pilot study, ovipositi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Pritam HM,Jayaprakash PT

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation of 21 glitter lip-glosses from seven manufacturers was attempted by pyrolysis gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy. Samples were pyrolyzed on a ribbon probe at 800 degrees C for 20 sec and analyzed with an Agilent 6890N Network GC System and Agilent 5973 Network Mass Selective Detector with MSD Product...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Zellner M,Quarino L

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, when predicting the ancestry of human skeletal remains, forensic anthropologists have not fully considered the variation within human populations, but instead have relied on a typological, experience-based approach. Unfortunately, reliance on observer experience has produced a method that is as much an a...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hefner JT

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latent fingerprint visualization on discharged shell casings can provide good forensic evidence, particularly if the casing is recovered at the scene of a crime where a firearm has been discharged. Unfortunately, visualization of such latent fingerprints when they were deposited prior to discharge of the firearm is pr...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bond JW,Heidel C

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently in the United States there is little direction for what constitutes sufficient guidelines for DNA mixture interpretation. While a standardized approach is not possible or desirable, more definition is necessary to ensure reliable interpretation of results is carried out. In addition, qualified DNA examiners ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Budowle B,Onorato AJ,Callaghan TF,Della Manna A,Gross AM,Guerrieri RA,Luttman JC,McClure DL

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the effect of edaphic conditions on the decomposition of buried mammalian tissues. To address this, we set up a replicated incubation study with three fresh soils of contrasting pH: a Podsol (acidic), a Cambisol (neutral), and a Rendzina (alkaline), in which skeletal muscle tissue (SMT) of known ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Haslam TC,Tibbett M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subaortic pseudoaneurysms are rare but can be a cause of sudden death in young individuals. This case report involves a 20-year-old Vietnamese male who died suddenly from rupture of a subaortic pseudoaneurysm with resultant hemopericardium with tamponade. He had a history of bicuspid aortic valve with recent but heale...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Saint-Martin P,Rogers C,Carpenter E,Fishbein MC,Lau S,Sathyavagiswaran L

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate commonly used voice stress analyzers--in this case the layered voice analysis (LVA) system. The research protocol involved the use of a speech database containing materials recorded while highly controlled deception and stress levels were systematically varied. Subjects were 24 each...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Harnsberger JD,Hollien H,Martin CA,Hollien KA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continual reports of illicit trafficking incidents involving radioactive materials have prompted authorities to consider the likelihood of forensic evidence being exposed to radiation. In this study, we investigated the ability to recover latent fingermark evidence from a variety of substrates that were exposed to ion...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Colella M,Parkinson A,Evans T,Lennard C,Roux C

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-energy synchrotron radiation x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (SR-XRF) utilizing 116 keV x-rays was used to characterize titanium dioxide pigments (rutile) and automotive white paint fragments for forensic examination. The technique allowed analysis of K lines of 9 trace elements in 18 titanium dioxide pigments (r...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Nishiwaki Y,Watanabe S,Shimoda O,Saito Y,Nakanishi T,Terada Y,Ninomiya T,Nakai I

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally accepted that nuclei degrade in developing hair shafts but the point at which such occurs has not been investigated. The fate of mitochondria in the keratinizing hair shaft has been less clear. This study uses transmission electron microscopy to investigate when nuclei and mitochondria are no longer vi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Linch CA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to achieve a referral database for dental age estimation of unaccompanied minors of Thai nationality. A total of 1199 orthopantomograms were collected from original Thai women and men equally divided in age categories between 15 and 24 years. On the radiographs, the developmental stage of the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Thevissen PW,Pittayapat P,Fieuws S,Willems G

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the mitochondrial control region has proven successful for human forensic evaluations by indicating ethnic origin, domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) of seemingly unrelated breeds often form large groups based on identical control region sequences. In an attempt to break up these large haplotype groups, we h...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Webb KM,Allard MW

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the effects of amphetamine-class drugs were examined in cases reported to the Victorian coroner from 2001 to 2005 to determine if death can occur from the use of amphetamine-class drugs alone. A total of 169 cases were reviewed where a forensic autopsy detected amphetamine(s) in the blood. Pathol...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Pilgrim JL,Gerostamoulos D,Drummer OH,Bollmann M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00