Morrison, Geoffrey Stewart, Elliot, Simon, Guinness, June, Sonden, Lisa and Syndercombe Court, Denise (2025). A guide to ISO 21043 forensic sciences from the perspective of the forensic-data-science paradigm. Science and Justice ,
Abstract
ISO 21,043 is a new international standard for forensic science. It provides requirements and recommendations designed to ensure the quality of the forensic process. It includes Parts on: 1 vocabulary; 2 recovery, transport, and storage of items; 3 analysis; 4 interpretation; and 5 reporting. We provide a guide to ISO 21043 from the perspective of the forensic-data-science paradigm, which involves the use of methods that are transparent and reproducible, are intrinsically resistant to cognitive bias, use the logically correct framework for interpretation of evidence (the likelihood-ratio framework), and are empirically calibrated and validated under casework conditions. The guide focuses primarily on vocabulary, interpretation, and reporting, and on providing guidance for forensic-service providers and examiners who want to implement methods that are both consistent with the forensic-data-science paradigm and conformant with ISO 21043.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2025.101304 |
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Divisions: | College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics Aston University (General) |
Additional Information: | Copyright © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences. This accepted manuscript version is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Publication ISSN: | 1355-0306 |
Last Modified: | 03 Jul 2025 07:15 |
Date Deposited: | 02 Jul 2025 09:26 |
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Published Date: | 2025-06-28 |
Published Online Date: | 2025-06-28 |
Accepted Date: | 2025-06-27 |
Authors: |
Morrison, Geoffrey Stewart
(![]() Elliot, Simon Guinness, June Sonden, Lisa Syndercombe Court, Denise |