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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Main Author: Alex Biedermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Forensic Science International: Synergy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X22000079