The strange persistence of (source) “identification” claims in forensic literature through descriptivism, diagnosticism and machinism
Many forensic scientists consider that identification (individualisation) – in the sense of statements of the kind “the questioned item and the known item come from the same source” – is a concept that is central to their discipline. This is so despite decade-long, fundamental critiques levelled by...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-01-01
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Series: | Forensic Science International: Synergy |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X22000079 |