The pathway to developing routine tools investigate evidence in forensic laboratories is a challenging and lengthy process [...]

Forensic science has been slow to develop as a recognised field of study. Over the past 30 years, analytical and forensic science have developed together; though the application of new analytical techniques in forensic work is retarded by the necessity of having methods of proven reliability. The many techniques now applied in forensic analysis—microscopy, spectroscopy of all types, x-ray analy...

The results of forensic science are believed to be reliable, and widely used in support verdicts around the world. However, due lack suitable empirical studies, we actually know very little about reliability such results. In this paper, I argue that phenomena analogous main culprits for replication crisis psychology (questionable research practices, publication bias, or funding bias) also prese...