Sunday, May 26, 2019

New Just Science Podcast Season Released: 2019 NIJ R&D


In episode one of the 2019 R&D season, Just Science interviews Dr. Katherine Scafide and Dr. Daniel Sheridan about their use of Alternative Light Sources for the detection and assessment of cutaneous bruising. 

Until the 1990s, it was commonly believed that clinicians and forensic professionals could estimate a bruise's age by analyzing its color change. Although that is not the case, Drs. Scafide and Sheridan are working on developing a method to assess variations in bruise appearance associated with the amount of force, subcutaneous fat and other objective variables. They discuss the characteristics of bruising, the factors affecting bruise perception and their innovative use of paintballs in this episode of Just Science, produced by the National Institute of Justice Forensic Technology Center of Excellence. Visit https://forensiccoe.org/just-science-podcast/ to listen.

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