Institute of Forensic Science

Locked in, Left Behind: Clinical, Psychosocial, and Ethical Dimensions of Prison Health—A Narrative Review

The global prison population has expanded over recent decades, straining correctional systems and positioning detention facilities as critical, yet frequently overlooked, sites of health inequity. With an estimated 11.5 million people currently incarcerated worldwide, prisons hav...

Genetic origin and forensic analysis of han populations from four districts in Shanghai, China, based on Y-chromosome STR and SNP markers

Y-short tandem repeats (STRs) and Y-single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the Y chromosome are genetic markers unique to men. They are widely used in identification, forensic medicine and paternal lineage tracing. Because of their strict paternal genetic characteristics, they...

‘No, it is a virus, your body will fight it.’ The value of diagnostic testing for managing respiratory viruses in primary care: an observational study from a post-COVID pilot programme

Introduction International studies suggest that advancing diagnostic technologies have the potential to reduce uncertainty and improve management of acute respiratory infections. Aim This study aimed to observe the impact that laboratory-based polymerase chain reaction testing fo...

Does increased staging complexity influence expert agreement in dental age estimation?

Dental age estimation (DAE) is a well-established procedure in current practice, and it is frequently required in forensic and legal investigations. This study aimed to evaluate the intra- and inter-observer reliability of dental development staging among forensic practitioners u...