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Moisture-wicking properties of fabric and their effect on blood and the angle of impact
(2022)
The use of angle of impact calculations within bloodstain pattern analysis is limited to researched surface types which currently include smooth, non-porous materials and cotton. The purpose of this study was to determine ...
AMBER Alerts and their effectiveness.
(2015)
Do AMBER Alert messages encourage people to become more face-vigilant? Face-vigilance was measured through a recognition task that instructed participants to search for discrepant faces in friendly, threatening, and neutral ...
Behavioral Characteristics of Stalkers Who Kill
(2021)
The purpose of this study is to identify behavioral characteristics of stalkers who
ultimately kill their targets, with the goal of creating a risk factor checklist to help identify
current offenders most at risk for ...
Advanced crime scene mapping and technology course design
(2021)
The purpose of this project is to develop an Advanced Crime Scene Mapping and Technology course that aims to strengthen crime scene documentation and mapping skills, enhance cognitive abilities, and introduce students to ...
Physiological measures of anti-social behavior within psychopathy.
(2016)
The purpose of the current study was to utilize new physiological measures associated with psychopathy and criminal behavior. Research has demonstrated a link between psychopathy and criminal behavior (Douglas, Vincent, & ...
Serial homicide cases : patterns in dormant periods.
(2016)
The study of serial homicide offenders has been extensively investigated, however, there is a significant gap in the literature with respect to the dormant period. Little information is available with regard to patterns, ...
The evaluation and validation of IDenta Corporation's Bullet-hole Testing Kit (BTK).
(2016)
Originally developed in 1982, IDenta Corporation’s Bullet-hole Testing Kit (BTK) is currently being used around the world in the field of crime scene analysis. IDenta claims the kit can successfully be used to identify ...
Use of forensic corpora in validation of data carving on solid-state drives.
(2016)
The need for greater focus on the validation and verification of tools has become more evident in recent years. The research in this area has been minimal. Continued research regarding the validation of digital forensics ...
Probation and parole re-entry education program: recidivism and prisoner re-entry for firearm violations
(2021)
Recidivism refers to a person’s regression back to criminal behavior, usually after serving time for aprevious crime. Nationwide efforts are made to reduce the rate of recidivism as well as lowering the number of violent ...