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 Accounting for Covariates in Forensic Error Rate Assessment and Evidence Interpretation
Award Information
Awardee
              George Mason University
Award #
              2019-DU-BX-0011
Funding Category
              Competitive
Location
                    Fairfax, VA
Congressional District
              11
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2019
Total funding (to date)
              $495,056
Original Solicitation
              Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2019, $495,056)
Some deficiencies in the nation's forensic science system are noted in the Congressionally mandated 2009 National Academy of Science (NAS) report entitled "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward" and the 2016 President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) report entitled "Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity of Feature-Comparison Methods." Both reports call for research into the accuracy and reliability of forensic methodology. This proposal is requesting support for the collaborative research of a group of statisticians and computer scientists at George Mason University, South Dakota State University, Iowa State University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology to address some of the concerns detailed in these reports. The overall goal of this project is to strengthen error rate assessment and evidence interpretation by utilizing novel and rigorous statistical methodology. The outcomes of the project will enhance understanding of accuracy and its inherent variability in forensic science disciplines, and provide guidance to rigorous interpretation of these measures. 

Note: This project contains a research and/or development component, as defined in applicable law, and complies with Part 200 Uniform Requirements - 2 CFR 200.210(a)(14).

CA/NCF



  
Grant-Funded Publications
        
                      Forensic facial examiners versus super-recognizers: Evaluating behavior beyond accuracy
                  Demographic Effects in Latent Fingerprint Matching and their Relation to Image Quality
                  Demographic-Adapted ROC Curve for Assessing Automated Matching of Latent Fingerprints
                  Accounting for Demographic Differentials in Forensic Error Rate Assessment of Latent Prints via Covariate-Specific ROC Regression

  
Date Created: September 13, 2019
    
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