Year: 2021
Articles in SafetyLit: 71

A comparison of the international protocols for the forensic assessment of conflict-related sexual violence victims

A rare suicide case involving fatal bleeding from varicose veins

A systematic review of quantitative analysis of cannabinoids in oral fluid

A unique case of direct lightning strike

An unusual case of serial poisoning of family members

An unusual case of suicide: near decapitation by a modified table saw

Application of viewshed analysis and probability mapping for search area determination based on the Moors murders on Saddleworth Moor, the United Kingdom

Characterization and differentiation of aluminum powders used in improvised explosive devices. Part 2: Micromorphometric method refinement and preliminary statistical analysis

Commentary on: Dean DE, Looman KB, Topmiller RG. Fatal methemoglobinemia in three suicidal sodium nitrite poisonings. J Forensic Sci. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.14689. Epub 2021 Feb 17

Commentary on: Hendrix AD, Conway LK, Baxter MA. Legal outcomes of suspected maltreatment cases evaluated by a child abuse pediatrician as part of a multidisciplinary team investigation. J Forensic Sci. 2020;65(5):1517-23. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.14463

Commentary on: Weedn VW, Zaney ME, McCord B, Lurie I, Baker A. Fentanyl-related substance scheduling as an effective drug control strategy. J Forensic Sci. 2021;66(4):1186-200. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14712

Comparing two seized drug workflows for the analysis of synthetic cannabinoids, cathinones, and opioids

Criminal behavior and mental illness in the Arab world

Criminal mutilation in Sweden from 1991 to 2017

Definitions and terminology regarding child alignments, estrangement, and alienation: a survey of custody evaluators

Determination of average vehicle speed utilizing reverse projection

Documenting non-accidental injury patterns in a dog abuse investigation: a collaborative approach between forensic anthropology and veterinary pathology

Evaluating firearm examiner conclusion variability using cartridge case reproductions

Evidence of repeated mirtazapine poisoning in children by hair analysis

Examining the impact of a crime gun intelligence center

Fatal ingestion of Taxus baccata: English yew

Fatal jellyfish envenoming-pediatric and geographic vulnerabilities

Fatal methemoglobinemia in three suicidal sodium nitrite poisonings

Fatal penetrating abdominal injury by a metallic projectile

Fatal suicidal injury of a radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula

Fentanyl-related substance scheduling as an effective drug control strategy

Forensic analysis on bursting accident of buffer tank in liquefied natural gas bus

Forensic comparison analysis of plastic vehicle headlamp lens by gel permeation chromatography and statistical methods

Forensic documentation of non-fatal strangulation

From overkill to beheading: a case report of a schizophrenic matricide

Guidelines for determining restorability of competency to stand trial and recommendations for involuntary treatment

Homicides committed by delusional patients in the early 20th and 21st centuries: a study conducted in a French secure unit

Identifying gaps and improving investigation of fatal elder abuse and/or neglect

Lethal self-administration of propofol and atracurium

Lethal small bowel obstruction due to pica

Mass grave localization prediction with geographical information systems in Guatemala and future impacts

Mass spectrometry of the soot left after ethylene oxide explosion answers some questions on the crash of Polish Air Force Flight 101

Mass violence planned as ultimate leisure experience? Four diverse cases

Maternal filicide and mental illness: a descriptive study of 17 women hospitalized in a French secure unit over a 24-year period

Matricide, parricide, and filicide: are major mental disorders or personality disorders involved? Assessment of criminal responsibility in Brazilian cases

Medicolegal death investigator workplace safety hazards: a scoping review of the literature

Methamphetamine and alcohol detection in vehicle-driver fatalities in South Australia: a 10-year survey (2008-2018)

Methamphetamine and amphetamine detection, impairment, positive reporting concentrations, and Paracelsus

Mother-daughter incest: a brief review of literature and case report

Noninvasive, visual examination for the presence of gunshot residue on human skin

Observer determination of the make, model, and year of questioned vehicles

Occupational mortality in the New Mexico oil and gas industry

Online child pornography offender risk assessment using digital forensic artifacts: the need for a hybrid model

Pattern of homicidal burns in Northern Tunisia: an autopsy-based study over 15 years (2005-2019)

Piquerism in homicide: a knife wound analysis of a sexually motivated serial killer

Planned complex suicide involving combined drug intoxication and femoral catheterization

Potential impacts of 3D modeling and 3D printing in firearm toolmark examinations

Potential usefulness of otoscopy in the evaluation of hanging deaths: a report of two cases

Profiles of juveniles with sex offense charges referred for competence evaluations

Psychiatric and legal considerations in cases of fetal abduction by maternal evisceration

Quantification of fentanyl analogs in oral fluid using LC-QTOF-MS

Reproducibility and persistence of individual marks on 3000 fired bullets from five Chinese Norinco QSZ-92 9 × 19 mm pistols, and the search performance of Evofinder® to a 1000 firearm database of the same model firearm

Sampling touch DNA from human skin following skin-to-skin contact in mock assault scenarios-a comparison of nine collection methods

Shotgun slug wads as a marker of range of fire: a case report and novel firearm testing data

Similar crimes, similar behaviors? Comparing lone-actor terrorists and public mass murderers

Simple chemical tests to identify cannabis derivatives: redefinition of parameters and analysis of concepts

Suicidal iron overdose: a case report and review of literature

Suspected predatory bites on a snorkeler by an oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus off Moorea island (French Polynesia)

The case for "investigate all": assessing the cost-effectiveness of investigating no CODIS hit cases in a sexual assault kit initiative

The dual mediating roles of impulsivity and emotion regulation of the borderline personality disorder-violence relationship: a structural equation modeling approach

The effect of the Safer at Home order on the frequency of DUI breath alcohol tests in Los Angeles County

The fentanyl phase of the opioid epidemic in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Unusual soot pattern from suicidal handgun wound

Variants of psychopathic personality in Korean and UK incarcerated offenders: using latent profile analysis and discriminant analysis

Vehicular Locard's principle and patterned tire markings

Warning behaviors and leaked intent: potential new avenues to prevent mass shootings