Creation of a universal experimental protocol for the investigation of transfer and persistence of trace evidence: Part 2 – Implementation and preliminary data

Hervé Ménard; Christian Cole; Roy Mudie; Joyce J. Klu; Melissa Lawson; Stephanie Green; Stewart Doyle; MacNeill Emma H.; Bethany Hamilton; Kelly Sheridan; Niamh Nic Daéid

doi:10.1016/j.fsisyn.2021.100164

Creation of a universal experimental protocol for the investigation of transfer and persistence of trace evidence: Part 2 – Implementation and preliminary data

Hervé Ménard^*, Christian Cole, Roy Mudie, Joyce J. Klu, Melissa Lawson, Stephanie Green, Stewart Doyle, MacNeill Emma H., Bethany Hamilton, Kelly Sheridan, Niamh Nic Daéid

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Abstract

This is the second paper on the development and implementation of a universal experimental protocol for transfer and persistence of trace evidence. Here, we present the results of five individual researchers who implemented the universal experimental protocol for the first time. Over 2500 images were collected, computationally analysed and statistically compared. The results were shown to be reliable and consistent under all conditions tested and were used to model the rate of loss of transferred particles over a 7-day timescale. The protocol was additionally extended to include a test of camera settings. The protocol was found to be useable and robust in this preliminary trial paving the way for it to be deployed more widely.

Original language	English
Article number	100164
Number of pages	9
Journal	Forensic Science International: Synergy
Volume	3
Early online date	30 Aug 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2021.100164
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

Transfer and persistence
Protoco
Trace evidence
Proxy
Statistical analysis
Protocol

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Ménard, H., Cole, C., Mudie, R., Klu, J. J., Lawson, M., Green, S., Doyle, S., Emma H., M., Hamilton, B., Sheridan, K., & Daéid, N. N. (2021). Creation of a universal experimental protocol for the investigation of transfer and persistence of trace evidence: Part 2 – Implementation and preliminary data. Forensic Science International: Synergy, 3, Article 100164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2021.100164

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Creation of a universal experimental protocol for the investigation of transfer and persistence of trace evidence: Part 2 – Implementation and preliminary data

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