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Are forensic scientists experts?

Towler, Alice, White, David, Ballantyne, Kaye, Searston, Rachel A., Martire, Kristy A., Kemp, Richard I.·2018·Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
DOI 10.1016/j.jarmac.2018.03.010
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Figure 1 Handwriting examiners compare handwriting samples side-by-side to determine if they were authored by the same person or different people. They may also decide whether the writing is genuine, forged, or disguised. Here, the reference signature of a known person (left) is accompanied by a signature written by the same person (top right) and a signature forged by a different person (bottom right).
Figure 1 Handwriting examiners compare handwriting samples side-by-side to determine if they were authored by the same person or different people. They may also decide whether the writing is genuine, forged, or disguised. Here, the reference signature of a known person (left) is accompanied by a signature written by the same person (top right) and a signature forged by a different person (bottom right).CC-BY-NC-ND · From the PDF
Figure 2 Fingerprint examiners compare fingerprints side-by-side to determine if they originated from the same finger or two different fingers. Here, a latent print (left) is accompanied by a matching fingerprint (middle) and a non-matching fingerprint (right). These example fingerprints were sourced from the Forensic Informatics Biometric Repository (FIB-R; Tangen & Thompson, n.d.).
Figure 2 Fingerprint examiners compare fingerprints side-by-side to determine if they originated from the same finger or two different fingers. Here, a latent print (left) is accompanied by a matching fingerprint (middle) and a non-matching fingerprint (right). These example fingerprints were sourced from the Forensic Informatics Biometric Repository (FIB-R; Tangen & Thompson, n.d.).CC-BY-NC-ND · From the PDF
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Figure 3 Forensic facial examiners compare face images to determine if they show the same person or different people. Here, an image from CCTV (left) is accompanied by a photograph of the same person (middle) and a photograph of a different person (right).
Figure 3 Forensic facial examiners compare face images to determine if they show the same person or different people. Here, an image from CCTV (left) is accompanied by a photograph of the same person (middle) and a photograph of a different person (right).CC-BY-NC-ND · From the PDF
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Authors
Towler, A., White, D., Ballantyne, K., Searston, R. A., Martire, K. A., & Kemp, R. I.
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Venue
Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2018-06
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
199-208
ISSN
  • 2211-369X
  • 2211-3681
DOI
10.1016/j.jarmac.2018.03.010
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29
References
4
Language
en
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