Forensic Sciences Research, Volume. 9, Issue 3, owae047(2024)

Challenges of accreditation in forensic fields concerned with human identification: a survey of European facial examiners

Zuzana Obertová1、*, Inga Siebke2, and Grit Schüler3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Centre for Forensic Anthropology, School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
  • 2Zurich Forensic Science Institute , Switzerland
  • 3Expert Office for Morphological Anthropology, Beelitz, Germany
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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jun. 21, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 8, 2024

    Published Online: Sep. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: Zuzana Obertová (zuzana.obertova@uwa.edu.au)

    DOI:10.1093/fsr/owae047

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