Mastodawn

Understanding sadism—specifically in its subclinical or "everyday" manifestations—is no longer merely an academic exercise relegated to #forensic #psychology or criminal pathology. As will be explored in this intense analysis, everyday sadism is deeply embedded in the current state of humanity.
#WhatIs #Psychology #BehavioralScience #ForensicScience #Sadism #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/wi03112601.html

What Is: Sadism | Part Four of the "Dark Tetrad"

The sadist views human pain not with indifference, but as an active source of internal reward and arousal.

Scientific Frontline Mar 10

Recent behavioral research demonstrates that deeply ingrained societal myths and stereotypes about male rape directly compromise the judicial process by significantly influencing how potential jurors evaluate evidence, judge credibility, and render verdicts in male-on-male sexual assault trials.
#BehavioralScience #ForensicScience #Psychology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/bs03102601.html

Study finds myths about male rape can influence how jurors judge cases

Common myths about male rape can influence how people judge evidence

Ars Technica News Mar 6

How moss helped convict grave robbers of a Chicago cemetery https://arstechni.ca/oDBJ #forensicscience #Science #botany

How moss helped convict grave robbers of a Chicago cemetery

Burr Oak Cemetery is the final resting place of Emmett Till and blues singer Willie Dixon, among others.

Ars Technica

World news | The Guardian Mar 5

How a clump of moss helped convict grave robbers in Illinois https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/05/how-moss-helped-convict-grave-robbers-illinois #Science #Chicago #Illinois #UsNews #ForensicScience #WorldNews

How a clump of moss helped convict grave robbers in Illinois

Four cemetery workers dug up and moved more than 100 bodies to resell the burial plots nearly 20 years ago

The Guardian

Angus Marshall

Feb 17

Disappointing to see the latest HoL report on Forensic Science continues the myth that "defence" forensic science is different to other forensic science. Science is the key element, not who pays the bill.

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ldselect/ldsctech/256/256.pdf (paras 102 et seq.)

I fear we are will see expansion of a poorly worded set of codes and delays while people wait to be told not just what to do, but how to do it, giving up when they see how expensive it is.

#DFIR #ForensicScience #Forensics #DigitalForensics.

Angus Marshall

Feb 12

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/df-research-shouldnt-secret-angus-marshall-iya1e #DFIR #Forensics #research #academia #ForensicScience

DF Research shouldn't be secret.

Many, many, many years ago - when dinosaurs roamed the earth and exchanged data on floppy discs, I applied for a job in a police digital forensic unit. It was a civilian analyst post, but seemed potentially quite interesting and challenging for a jaded academic.

MirrorMirror Feb 12

The Case of Lee Rodarte

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/xzqUM9ugcLiVAaAPNKnm7k

The Case of Lee Rodarte

PeerTube

Angus Marshall

Jan 29

I am frustrated, and a little bit angry. Digital Forensics is broken. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/digital-forensic-research-does-exist-uk-angus-marshall-s6hke #DFIR #forensics #forensicscience #research #academia

Digital Forensic Research does not exist in the UK.

In his recent written evidence to the House of Lords follow-up inquiry into forensic science, Matthew Tart wrote "Most of the papers are therefore written in my own time, on a laptop on my kitchen table. I do this because evidential methods commonly encountered at court cause me such concern that I