ENFSI 2022 multidisciplinary collaborative exercise: organisation and outcomes
The use of collaborative exercises (CE) and proficiency tests (PT) as part of the governance programme for any forensic science laboratory has become commonplace and recommended by several international organisations. Traditionally these have been discipline-specific exercises testing a laboratory&#...
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| author | F. Zampa H. Bandey A. Bécue E. Bouzaid M.J. Branco J. Buegler M. Kambosos S. Kneppers K. Kriiska-Maiväli A. Mattei L. Zatkalikova |
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| description | The use of collaborative exercises (CE) and proficiency tests (PT) as part of the governance programme for any forensic science laboratory has become commonplace and recommended by several international organisations. Traditionally these have been discipline-specific exercises testing a laboratory's ability in a single area of forensic science. However, the “real” world is normally more complex and, in many instances, forensic material must be examined for a number of different evidence types.This article summarises the concepts, planning, design, preparation, implementation, co-ordination and evaluation of the 2022 Multidisciplinary Collaborative Exercise (2022-MdCE) covering a range of forensic disciplines, specifically DNA, fingerprint, documents and handwriting.The exercise consisted of a questioned letter with typescript text and a signature. In addition, the letter contained a visible bloody fingermark in the area of the signature, a visible staining in the lower left-hand corner, a latent fingermark and an indented impression.The analysis of the results showed that, in the investigation of the bloody fingermark, the priority was given to the DNA examination. Some critical issues emerged in relation to the biological (DNA)/ink sampling strategies when applied before fingermark visualisation. Another outcome of the exercise has been to demonstrate the importance of indented impressions, which have been underestimated by a significant number of participants. As setters, more in-depth studies are needed to produce consistent samples. This concerns all the disciplined involved but especially DNA and fingermarks.Based on this exercise, it is believed that this approach to testing of forensic disciplines allows the analysis of good practice within the various scientific areas, as well as scrutinising the process and sequence of events for examining the material within a forensic laboratory in the best conservative way for all kind of evidences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe8d508e7a3f4f8bad0e53da9c7d542b2024-04-07T04:36:11ZengElsevierForensic Science International: Synergy2589-871X2024-01-018100465ENFSI 2022 multidisciplinary collaborative exercise: organisation and outcomesF. Zampa0H. Bandey1A. Bécue2E. Bouzaid3M.J. Branco4J. Buegler5M. Kambosos6S. Kneppers7K. Kriiska-Maiväli8A. Mattei9L. Zatkalikova10Reparto Carabinieri Investigazioni Scientifiche (R.I.S.), Parma, Italy; Corresponding author.Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), Porton Down, SP4 0JQ, UKÉcole des Sciences Criminelles (School of Criminal Justice), University of Lausanne, SwitzerlandService National de Police Scientifique, Laboratoire de Marseille, Division Identification de la Personne, FranceLEDEM - Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, PortugalBavarian State Criminal Police Office, Forensic Science Institute, Munich, GermanyBundeskriminalamt (BKA), Wiesbaden, GermanyDivision of Biological Traces, Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), the NetherlandsEstonian Forensic Science Institute, Tallinn, EstoniaReparto Carabinieri Investigazioni Scientifiche (R.I.S.), Messina, ItalyInstitute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Interior, SlovakiaThe use of collaborative exercises (CE) and proficiency tests (PT) as part of the governance programme for any forensic science laboratory has become commonplace and recommended by several international organisations. Traditionally these have been discipline-specific exercises testing a laboratory's ability in a single area of forensic science. However, the “real” world is normally more complex and, in many instances, forensic material must be examined for a number of different evidence types.This article summarises the concepts, planning, design, preparation, implementation, co-ordination and evaluation of the 2022 Multidisciplinary Collaborative Exercise (2022-MdCE) covering a range of forensic disciplines, specifically DNA, fingerprint, documents and handwriting.The exercise consisted of a questioned letter with typescript text and a signature. In addition, the letter contained a visible bloody fingermark in the area of the signature, a visible staining in the lower left-hand corner, a latent fingermark and an indented impression.The analysis of the results showed that, in the investigation of the bloody fingermark, the priority was given to the DNA examination. Some critical issues emerged in relation to the biological (DNA)/ink sampling strategies when applied before fingermark visualisation. Another outcome of the exercise has been to demonstrate the importance of indented impressions, which have been underestimated by a significant number of participants. As setters, more in-depth studies are needed to produce consistent samples. This concerns all the disciplined involved but especially DNA and fingermarks.Based on this exercise, it is believed that this approach to testing of forensic disciplines allows the analysis of good practice within the various scientific areas, as well as scrutinising the process and sequence of events for examining the material within a forensic laboratory in the best conservative way for all kind of evidences.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X24000123MultidisciplinaryCollaborative exerciseForensic scienceSequenceDNAFingermarks |
| spellingShingle | F. Zampa H. Bandey A. Bécue E. Bouzaid M.J. Branco J. Buegler M. Kambosos S. Kneppers K. Kriiska-Maiväli A. Mattei L. Zatkalikova ENFSI 2022 multidisciplinary collaborative exercise: organisation and outcomes Forensic Science International: Synergy Multidisciplinary Collaborative exercise Forensic science Sequence DNA Fingermarks |
| title | ENFSI 2022 multidisciplinary collaborative exercise: organisation and outcomes |
| title_full | ENFSI 2022 multidisciplinary collaborative exercise: organisation and outcomes |
| title_fullStr | ENFSI 2022 multidisciplinary collaborative exercise: organisation and outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | ENFSI 2022 multidisciplinary collaborative exercise: organisation and outcomes |
| title_short | ENFSI 2022 multidisciplinary collaborative exercise: organisation and outcomes |
| title_sort | enfsi 2022 multidisciplinary collaborative exercise organisation and outcomes |
| topic | Multidisciplinary Collaborative exercise Forensic science Sequence DNA Fingermarks |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X24000123 |
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