Inconclusive decisions and error rates in forensic science.

Autor:	Swofford H; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA., Lund S; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA., Iyer H; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA., Butler J; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA., Soons J; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA., Thompson R; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA., Desiderio V; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA., Jones JP; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA., Ramotowski R; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Forensic science international. Synergy [Forensic Sci Int Synerg] 2024 May 04; Vol. 8, pp. 100472. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 04 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100472
Abstrakt:	In recent years, there has been discussion and controversy relating to the treatment of inconclusive decisions in forensic feature comparison disciplines when considering the reliability of examination methods and results. In this article, we offer a brief review of the various viewpoints and suggestions that have been recently put forth, followed by a solution that we believe addresses the treatment of inconclusive decisions. We consider the issues in the context of method conformance and method performance as two distinct concepts, both of which are necessary for the determination of reliability. Method conformance relates to an assessment of whether the outcome of a method is the result of the analyst's adherence to the procedures that define the method. Method performance reflects the capacity of a method to discriminate between different propositions of interest (e.g., mated and non-mated comparisons). We then discuss implications of these issues for the forensic science community. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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