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Forensic Science
New forensic science research has been reported by C. Neumann et al
May 9th, 2009
"The level of information provided by ink evidence to the criminal and civil justice system is limited. The limitations arise from the weakness of the interpretative framework Currently used, as proposed in the ASTM 1422-05 and 1789-04 on ink analysis," investigators in Birmingham, the United Kingdom report. "It is proposed to use the likelihood ratio from the Bayes theorem to interpret ink evidence. Unfortunately, when considering the analytical practices, as defined in the ASTM standards on ink analysis, it appears that current ink analytical practices do not allow for the level of reproducibility and accuracy required by a probabilistic framework," wrote C. Neumann...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-05-09)
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