The Bayesian approach to reporting GSR analysis results: some first-hand experiences
Sebastien Charles, Bart Nys · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2010
The use of Bayesian principles in the reporting of forensic findings has been a matter of interest for some years. Recently, also the GSR community is gradually exploring the advantages of this method, or rather approach, for writing reports. Since last year, our GSR group is adapting reporting procedures to the use of Bayesian principles. The police and magistrates find the reports more directly accessible and useful in their part of the criminal investigation. In the lab we find that, through applying the Bayesian principles, unnecessary analyses can be eliminated and thus time can be freed on the instruments.