Virtual tool mark generation for efficient striation analysis in forensic science
Description:
In 2009, a National Academy of Sciences report called for investigation into the scienti#12;c basis behind tool mark comparisons (National Academy of Sciences, 2009). Answering this call, Chumbley et al. (2010) attempted to prove or disprove the hypothesis that tool marks are unique to a single tool. They developed a statistical algorithm that could, in most cases, discern matching and non-matching tool marks made at di#11;erent angles by sequentially numbered screwdriver tips. Moreover, in the…
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Date:
November 16, 2012
Creator:
Ekstrand, Laura
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department