ENFSI Guideline for Evaluative Reporting in Forensic Science
European Network of Forensic Science Institutes · Approved version 3.0; foreword dated 8 March 2015 · 2015
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Current
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What it is
The output of ENFSI's STEOFRAE project (Strengthening the Evaluation of Forensic Results across Europe): a guideline on evaluating findings against competing propositions and reporting the strength of that evaluation, with an audit template, an implementation roadmap and nine worked case examples.
Who it is for, and when
Read it if your reports contain opinions rather than only observations. It is the most practical free introduction to the likelihood-ratio framework that ISO 21043-4 now requires in principle, and the worked examples — including a CCTV case — show what the reasoning looks like on the page.
What it does not cover
The worked examples are drawn mainly from DNA, glass, footwear, speaker recognition and gunshot residue; there is no computer or mobile forensics example, so the transfer to digital evidence is left to the reader. It is a guideline for reporting scientists, not a court rule, and it is dated 2015.
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Open at enfsi.eu (opens in a new tab)https://enfsi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/m1_guideline.pdf
Details
- Type
- Standard or guidance
- Written for
- Working examinerLawyers and courtsAdvancedWorking examiner, Lawyers and courts, Advanced
- Publisher
- European Network of Forensic Science Institutes
- Version verified
- Approved version 3.0; foreword dated 8 March 2015
- Year
- 2015
- Topics
- evaluative-reporting, interpretation, reporting, expert-testimony, eu-practice
- Checked at source
- Standards are revised. Confirm the current revision with the publisher before citing this.
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