On the Bayesian approach to forensic age estimation of living individuals

TY - JOUR

T1 - On the Bayesian approach to forensic age estimation of living individuals

AU - Sironi, Emanuele

AU - Vuille, Joëlle

AU - Morling, Niels

AU - Taroni, Franco

N1 - Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

PY - 2017/12

Y1 - 2017/12

N2 - Forensic age estimation, a branch of forensic science, has received renewed attention lately mainly due to societal migration phenomena. And yet, the interpretation of age-related evidence is still largely neglected as a field, the literature being usually limited to technical discussions strictly pertaining to the statistical methodologies to be used in estimation process. This short communication aims to highlight the fundamental role of evidence evaluation and interpretation in forensic age estimation. We illustrate why the Bayesian approach represents the best choice in such a perspective.

AB - Forensic age estimation, a branch of forensic science, has received renewed attention lately mainly due to societal migration phenomena. And yet, the interpretation of age-related evidence is still largely neglected as a field, the literature being usually limited to technical discussions strictly pertaining to the statistical methodologies to be used in estimation process. This short communication aims to highlight the fundamental role of evidence evaluation and interpretation in forensic age estimation. We illustrate why the Bayesian approach represents the best choice in such a perspective.

U2 - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.11.007

DO - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.11.007

M3 - Letter

C2 - 29162298

SN - 0379-0738

VL - 281

SP - e24-e29

JO - Forensic Science International

JF - Forensic Science International

ER -