Validation of the BackTrack suite of programs for bloodstain pattern analysis

Journal of Forensic Identification

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 242-254

  Carter, A L ^a   Forsythe Erman, Jon ^b   Hawkes, Vince ^c   Illes, Mike ^d   Laturmus, Pat ^e   Lefebvre, Gord ^f   Stewart, Craig ^f   Yamashita, Brian ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE   (Canada)

^c Ontario Provincial Police   (Canada)

^d Ontario Provincial Police Central Region   (United States)

^e Forensic Identification Training   (Canada)

^f Forensic Identification Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33644826741     PISSN: 0895173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (7)

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7. Collins, R.; Carter, A. L.; Larocque, S.; Yamashita, B. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis on Angled Surfaces. Presented at: International Association for Identification 88th Educational Conference/Canadian Identification Society Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, July 2003.