01274nam a2200205 4500001000700000090001100007100004100018101000800059200016700067311000800234330052900242461009900771606003400870606003300904606001800937606002900955606000800984700002300992995005301015375737 a375737 a20150304u y0pory50 ba aeng aOf earprints, fingerprints, scent dogs, cot deaths and cognitive contaminationea brief look at the present state of play in the forensic arenafA. P. A. Broeders a(*) a1. Problems in assessing the weight of forensic evidence: some examples. 1.2. Semen in a rape case: ‘non-perpetrator trace’. 1.3. Fingerprints: ‘absolute identification’. 1.4. Scent lineup: ‘up in the air’. 1.5. Cot deaths and statistics. 1.6. Earprints versus DNA. 2. Forensic science under attack. 3. Forensic DNA analysis as a model. 4. Does forensic science qualify as science? 5. The traditional approach in forensic identification. 6. Rules of expert evidence. 7. Remedies. 8. Conclusion. Acknowledgements. cAmsterdamdJune 2006vVol. 159, nr. 2-3tForensic Science Internationalx0379-0738pp. 148-157 aIDENTIFICAÇÃO BIOLÓGICA aIDENTIFICAÇÃO DE PESSOAS aDACTILOSCOPIA aANÁLISE DE VESTÍGIOS aADN aBROEDERSbA. P. A. 1052022-06-069403518aPJcPJn2022-06-06o0rAP