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Forensic Science

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- Introducing object-oriented modelling to cybercrime scripting
  Publication - October 2024
  Crime script analysis as a methodology to analyse criminal processes is underdeveloped. This is apparent from the various approaches in which scholars apply crime scripti...
- Male DNA on Female Worn Undergarments
  Publication - August 2024
  In cases of sexual assault, the interpretation of biological traces on clothing, and particularly undergarments, may be complex. This is especially so when the complainan...
- CSI-CSI
  Publication - January 2024
  Crime scene investigations are highly complex environments that require the CSI to engage in complex decision-making. The following exploratory research project is compar...
- Impact of Pellet Size on Shotgun Spread
  Publication - January 2024
  This article is about the relationship between pellet size and shotgun dispersion patterns. When reconstructing a shooting incident with a shotgun, the muzzle-to-target d...
- Criminal Investigations of Organised Crime
  Publication - January 2024
  Producing 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...
- Criminal clickbait
  Publication - December 2023
  This article contains the results of a panel data analysis on the attractiveness of online advertisements offering stolen data. Few studies have examined the sales of sto...
- Towards Onsite Age Estimation of Semen Stains
  Publication - July 2023
  The 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 fluoresce...
- Rapid DNA Analysis
  Publication - April 2023
  Technological innovations enable rapid DNA analysis implementation possibilities. Concordantly, rapid DNA devices are being used in practice. However, the effects of impl...
- Forensic Body Fluid Identification
  Publication - February 2023
  This article discusses specific fluorescent signatures for body fluid identification using fluorescence spectroscopy. Non-invasive, rapid, on-site detection and identific...
- Friction ridge impressions: activity level propositions
  Publication - January 2023
  Fingermarks have proven to play an important role in criminal investigations for identification purposes. However, in some cases, the donor of the fingermark is not dispu...
- The Interpretation of Forensic Conclusions by Professionals and Students
  Publication - 2023
  Are professionals better at assessing the evidential strength of different types of forensic conclusions compared to students? In an online questionnaire, 96 crime invest...
- What Are They Doing in the Dark?
  Publication - 2023
  This study is about police strategies and working methods in fighting crime on the Tor Network. The dark web is creating difficulties for traditional policing. Previous s...