Humans and machine: computer-assisted consensus amongst forensic examiners

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ABSTRACT

Technology has played a critical role in enhancing the effectiveness and development of forensic processes. Digitalization and the use of automated biometric technologies, like the Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS) for instance, has been a significant step forward, increasing accountability and transparency, and improving the accuracy and efficiency of evidence processing. Traditionally these systems are search systems only, and require the implementation of additional workflow strategies to support forensic processes in best practice approaches. More recently, the introduction of statistical models represents strategies to strengthen the reliability of forensic science by combining human-based methods with computer-assisted approaches.

KEYWORDS:

• Forensic expertise
• human-machine
• expert consensus
• biometrics
• AI algorithms
• statistical models

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