{"title":"Time Since Deposition (TSD) of DNA Evidence","authors":"Jay Henry , Christopher J. Ehrhardt","doi":"10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100539","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100539","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36925,"journal":{"name":"Forensic Science International: Synergy","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100539"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X2400086X/pdfft?md5=a5e75b576a42c5f9204cf7675d12ec4c&pid=1-s2.0-S2589871X2400086X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142148001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quality management system in forensic science: An African perspective","authors":"J.H. Smith, J.S. Horne","doi":"10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100476","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Critical issues in forensic science quality management have emerged in recent decades. The debate on accrediting quality management systems of forensic laboratories is relevant to the African context. Neuteboom, Ross, Bugeja, Willis, Roux, and Lothridge (2022) have conducted a comprehensive survey exploring critical issues in their article “Quality Management in Forensic Science: A Closer Inspection.” Their work is a crucial foundation for our discussion, urging the African forensic community to engage in more in-depth conversations. This letter briefly describes the survey, discussing embracing the Sydney Declaration (SD) for Forensic Sciences and issues of quality management systems comprising standards, accreditation, and potential regulation, and highlights the issue of cognitive competency from an African perspective. This underscores the urgent need for critical dialogue, emphasizing that the time for action is now, and urges practitioners, particularly in Africa, to enhance quality management systems to deliver superior forensic products.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36925,"journal":{"name":"Forensic Science International: Synergy","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100476"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X24000238/pdfft?md5=a6bdd00cb3dcf09710f51c458da322df&pid=1-s2.0-S2589871X24000238-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140816366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"About the Polish contributions to lip print identification and the need for synergy in forensic research","authors":"Gabriel M. Fonseca, Jerzy Kasprzak","doi":"10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100461","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100461","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36925,"journal":{"name":"Forensic Science International: Synergy","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100461"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X24000081/pdfft?md5=67fc276a875b2d6b38c0348d460f2f78&pid=1-s2.0-S2589871X24000081-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139889900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Forensic training- bridging the gap between education and workplace","authors":"J.H. Smith, J.S. Horne","doi":"10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100463","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100463","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Outreach initiatives involves mentoring students, university collaboration, and program creation to diversify roles between academia and forensic practitioners. Mixer exercises foster student-forensic scientist interaction. Emphasis is placed on improving understanding of forensic science, particularly in regions like Southern Africa, where media portrayals often distort perceptions. The outreach initiative aims to correct these misconceptions, promote evidence-based forensic education, and address research shortages through collaboration between forensic laboratories and universities. A permanent committee within the Southern Africa Regional Forensic Science Forum is proposed to facilitate cooperation and coordination. By fostering collaboration and encouraging participation in conferences and research publication, the initiative aims to meet the region's forensic scientist needs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36925,"journal":{"name":"Forensic Science International: Synergy","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100463"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X2400010X/pdfft?md5=f45bb43781b759aeb5b7f76950c20ad8&pid=1-s2.0-S2589871X2400010X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140063040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Behind every good research there are data. What are they and their importance to forensic science","authors":"Lucina Hackman, Pauline Mack, Hervé Ménard","doi":"10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100456","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Data underpinning science have become one of the most precious assets in research, and while the principles of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) have been put forward as a guide to how to approach data handling, data sharing and long-term storage still remain a challenge for many research areas including forensic science. The reporting and the sharing of data can be made easier by giving them structure, the use of suitable labels and the inclusion of descriptors collated into metadata prior to their deposition in repositories with persistent identifiers. Such a systematic approach would strengthen the quality and the integrity of research while providing greater transparency to published materials.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36925,"journal":{"name":"Forensic Science International: Synergy","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100456"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X24000032/pdfft?md5=a34164c0a2769ef468dfc9d0865e0aa2&pid=1-s2.0-S2589871X24000032-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139718757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}