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ArticleForensic science international. Synergy2022

Machine learning algorithms in forensic science: A response to Morrison et al. (2022).

H Swofford, C Champod

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Article in Forensic science international. Synergy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

H SwoffordSchool of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science Institute, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
C ChampodSchool of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science Institute, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Swofford & Champod (2022), we report the results of semi-structured interviews to various criminal justice stakeholders, including laboratory managers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and other academic scholars, on issues related to interpretation and reporting practices and the use of computational algorithms in forensic science within the American criminal justice system. Morrison et al. (2022) responded to that article claiming the interview protocol used a leading question with a false premise relating to the opaqueness of machine-learning methods. We disagree with the assertions of Morrison et al. (2022) and contend the premise to the question was relevant and appropriate.

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AlgorithmsArtificial intelligenceForensic scienceMachine learningStatistical model

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PMID35966609
PMCPMC9372731

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