Simon A. Cole

University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society

Professor

2340 Social Ecology 2, RM

Irvine, CA 92697

http://www.seweb.uci.edu/faculty/cole/

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (31)

1.

CSI and its Effects: Media, Juries, and the Burden of Proof

New England Law Review, Vol. 41, No. 3, 2007
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 30 Oct 2007
Simon A. Cole and Rachel Dioso-Villa
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society and Griffith University - School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Downloads 4,449 (3,878)
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CSI effect, forensic science, burden of proof, reasonable doubt, media, juries

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Investigating the 'CSI Effect' Effect: Media and Litigation Crisis in Criminal Law

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 61, No. 6, 2009
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 May 2009 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2009
Simon A. Cole and Rachel Dioso-Villa
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society and Griffith University - School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Downloads 3,582 (5,609)
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CSI, juries, media, litigation explosion, forensic science, television, acquittal

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The Need for a Research Culture in the Forensic Sciences

Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 11-20, The Pennsylvania State University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 5-2011
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 14 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 17 May 2014
University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University College London (UCL), Independent, West Virginia University - College of Business & Economics, California State University, East Bay, PSU - Penn State Law (University Park), Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Seton Hall Law School, Independent, Indiana University and Stoney Forensic, Inc.
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Forensic Science, Research Culture

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Science and the Death Penalty: DNA, Innocence, and the Debate over Capital Punishment in the United States

Law and Social Inquiry, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 603-633, Summer 2009
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 10 May 2009 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2009
Jay D. Aronson and Simon A. Cole
Carnegie Mellon University and University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society
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death penalty, capital punishment, science, DNA, innocence, abolition

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More than Zero: Accounting for Error in Latent Fingerprint Identification

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 95, No. 3, 2005
Number of pages: 94 Posted: 30 Oct 2007
Simon A. Cole
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society
Downloads 756 (58,536)
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fingerprint, error

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Fingerprints and Miscarriages of Justice: 'Other' Types of Error and a Post-Conviction Right to Database Searching

Albany Law Review, Vol. 81, No. 3, 2017/2018, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2018-52, Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 546
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 05 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2018
Simon A. Cole and Barry Scheck
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society and Professor of Law, Cardozo Law School, Co Founder Innocence Project, Partner, Neufeld Scheck & Brustin
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fingerprint, error, miscarriage of justice, wrongful conviction, database, AFIS, post-conviction

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Forensic Science and Wrongful Convictions: From Exposer to Contributor to Corrector

New England Law Review, Vol. 46, No. 4, 2012, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2012-61
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 19 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2012
Simon A. Cole
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society
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forensic science, wrongful conviction, miscarriages of justice, innocence

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Out of the Daubert Fire and into the Fryeing Pan? Self-Validation, Meta-Expertise and the Admissibility of Latent Print Evidence in Frye Jurisdictions

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 453-541, 2008
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 20 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2008
Simon A. Cole
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society
Downloads 486 (102,236)
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Frye, fingerprint, expert evidence, general acceptance, relevant scientific community, meta-expert

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Certainty, Indvidualisation and the Subjective Nature of Expert Fingerprint Evidence

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2015
Simon A. Cole and Andrew Roberts
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society and Melbourne Law School
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Fingerprint Enquiry Report; Expert Testimony; Forensic Science; Fingerprint Comparison

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Admissibility Compared: The Reception of Incriminating Expert Evidence (i.e., Forensic Science) in Four Adversarial Jurisdictions

(2014) 3 University of Denver Criminal Law Review 31-109
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 07 Mar 2014
University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice, University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of British Columbia (UBC), Faculty of Law and Melbourne Law School
Downloads 406 (126,263)
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Criminal law, Criminal procedure, Admissibility, Expert evidence, Forensic science, Comparative law

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Toward Evidence-Based Evidence: Supporting Forensic Knowledge Claims in the Post-Daubert Era

Tulsa Law Review, Vol. 43, No. 2, 2007
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 12 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2009
Simon A. Cole
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society
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Daubert, fingerprints, evidence, evidence-based medicine, forensic science

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Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Thinking About Expert Evidence as Expert Testimony

Villanova Law Review, Vol. 52, No. 4, 2007
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 15 Sep 2008
Simon A. Cole
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society
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Daubert, expert evidence, fingerprints, forensic science, expert testimony, science and technology studies

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Should Judges Worry About the 'CSI Effect'?

Court Review, Vol. 47, 16-27
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 01 Aug 2017
Simon A. Cole and Rachel Dioso-Villa
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society and Griffith University - School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Acculturating Forensic Science: What is ‘Scientific Culture’, and How Can Forensic Science Adopt It?

Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2010, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2011-22
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2014
Simon A. Cole
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society
Downloads 235 (224,240)
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Forensic Science, National Research Council, National Academy of Science, Scientific Culture, Scientific Method

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Changed Science Statutes: Can Courts Accommodate Accelerating Forensic Scientific and Technological Change?

Jurimetrics, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 443-458, Summer 2017, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2017-55
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 03 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2017
Simon A. Cole
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society
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science, technology, forensic science, changed science, false evidence, junk science

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Scandal, Fraud, and the Reform of Forensic Science: The Case of Fingerprint Analysis

West Virginia Law Review, Vol. 119, No. 2, 2016
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 23 Mar 2017
Simon A. Cole
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society
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forensic, scandal, fraud, fingerprint, McKie, Mayfield

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Appendix to 'Fingerprints and Miscarriages of Justice: 'Other' Types of Error and a Post-Conviction Right to Database Searching,'

Albany Law Review, Vol. 81, No.3, 2017- 2018, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2018-48
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 09 Sep 2020
Simon A. Cole and Barry Scheck
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society and Professor of Law, Cardozo Law School, Co Founder Innocence Project, Partner, Neufeld Scheck & Brustin
Downloads 202 (258,371)
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fingerprints, miscarriages of justice, wrongful conviction, error, databases, AFIS, post-conviction

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Forensic Bitemark Identification: Weak Foundations, Exaggerated Claims

Journal of Law and the Biosciences, Vol. 3, No. 3, 538-575, Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017-23
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2020
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Harvard University - Harvard Medical School, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Private Practice of Dentistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, State University of New York (SUNY), Johns Hopkins University - School of Hygiene and Public Health, University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of Arizona, Northwestern University, School of Law & American Bar Foundation, Griffith University - School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law, UC Law, San Francisco, UC Law, San Francisco, Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Duke University School of Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Stanford Law School, University of California, Davis - School of Law, The Forensic Institute, University of Virginia, Tufts University, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Harvard University - Harvard Medical School, University of Wisconsin-Madison, George Washington University - Law School, New York University School of Law, Office of the Medical Examiner, Tarrant County, TX, California State University, Los Angeles, Seton Hall Law School, University of California, Berkeley - School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, University of California, Irvine - Department of Statistics, University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society, San Jose State University, Northwestern University and University of New Mexico
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admissibility, bite mark, expert evidence, forensic science

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The Reliability of Latent Print Individualization: Brief of Amici Curiae Submitted on Behalf of Scientists and Scholars by the New England Innocence Project, Commonwealth v. Patterson

42(No. 1) Crim. Law Bulletin 21 (2006)
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 21 Apr 2015
New England Law | Boston, APEX Consulting, Illinois State University - Department of Politics and Government, University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society, UC Law, San Francisco, Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Human Factors Consultants, University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Psychology, Stanford University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Florida International University (FIU) - College of Law, Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, Seton Hall Law School, University of Lethbridge and Northwestern University
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Evidence, fingerprint identification, ACE-V methodology, latent fingerprint examiners, latent fingerprint individualization, simultaneous fingerprint impressions, expert testimony, crime laboratories

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How Can a Forensic Result Be a ‘Decision’? A Critical Analysis of Ongoing Reforms of Forensic Reporting Formats for Federal Examiners

Houston Law Review, Vol. 57, No. 3, 2020, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2020-25
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 07 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2022
Simon A. Cole and Alex Biedermann
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society and University of Lausanne - Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration
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decision, reports, evidence, testimony, forensic

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A Discouraging Omen: A Critical Evaluation of the Approved Uniform Language for Testimony and Reports for the Forensic Latent Print Discipline

Georgia State University Law Review, Vol. 34, No.4, pp. 1103-1128, 2018, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2018-53
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 09 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 23 Aug 2018
Simon A. Cole
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society
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fingerprint, testimony, standards, decision, reporting, forensic, Department of Justice, uniform language

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Science without Precedent: The Impact of the National Research Council Report on the Admissibility and Use of Forensic Science Evidence in the United States

British Journal of American Legal Studies, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp. 585-617
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Mar 2017
Simon A. Cole and Gary Edmond
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice
Downloads 78 (528,419)
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forensic, admissibility, National Research Council, science

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Don’t Shoot the Messenger by One of the Messengers: A Response to Merlino Et Al.

Tulsa Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2009, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2010-20
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 09 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 21 Oct 2010
Simon A. Cole
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society
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Daubert, Merlino, fingerprint, validity, Hyatt, reliability

A Retail Sampling Approach to Assess Impact of Geographic Concentrations on Probative Value of Comparative Bullet Lead Analysis

Law, Probability and Risk, Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 199-216, 2005
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Dec 2012
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society, Forensic Engineering International, University of South Florida - Department of Criminology and University of California, Irvine - Department of Statistics
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comparative bullet lead analysis, compositional analysis of bullet lead, geographic concentration, geographic distribution, probative value, National Research Council, forensic bullet composition comparisons, forensic bullet evidence

A Retail Sampling Approach to Assess Impact of Geographic Concentrations on Probative Value of Comparative Bullet Lead Analysis

Law, Probability and Risk, Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 199-216, 2005
Posted: 17 Jul 2008
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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comparative bullet lead analysis, compositional analysis of bullet lead, geographic concentration, geographic distribution, probative value, National Research Council, forensic bullet composition comparisons, forensic bullet evidence

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The Contribution of Forensic and Expert Evidence to DNA Exoneration Cases: An Interim Report

S.A. Cole, V. Meterko, S. Chu, G. Cooper, J.W. Paredes, M. Possley, & K. Otterbourg (2022), The Contribution of Forensic and Expert Evidence to DNA Exoneration Cases: An Interim Report (National Registry of Exonerations and Innocence Project), https://n2t.net/ark:/88112/x2g890
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 Oct 2023 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2023
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society, Michigan State University - College of Law, Innocence Project, Yeshiva University - The Innocence Project, Yeshiva University - The Innocence Project, University of California, Irvine, University of California Irvine and Independent
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exoneration, wrongful conviction, DNA, forensic science

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Symmetry, Adversarialism, Scholarly Convention, and Latent Print Identification: A Reply to Merlino and Springer

Tulsa Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2009
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 09 Aug 2010
Simon A. Cole
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society
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fingerprint, Merlino, valdity, adversarialism, Daubert, Hyatt, expert evidence

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Science, Technology, Society, and Law

Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Vol. 13, pp. 351-371, 2017
Posted: 26 Oct 2017
Simon A. Cole and Alyse Bertenthal
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society and Wake Forest University - School of Law

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The Social and Legal Construction of Suspects

Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Vol. 2, pp. 39-60, 2006
Posted: 18 Oct 2010
Simon A. Cole and Michael Lynch
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society and Cornell University - Department of Science and Technology Studies

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Who Speaks for Science? A Response to the National Academy of Sciences Report on Forensic Science

Law, Probability & Risk, Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp. 25-46, 2010
Posted: 22 Mar 2010
Simon A. Cole
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society

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National Academy of Science, forensic science, fingerprint, expert witnesses, general acceptance

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Forensics Without Uniqueness, Conclusions Without Individualization: The New Epistemology of Forensic Identification

Law, Probability & Risk, Vol. 8, Issue 3, pp. 233-255, 2009
Posted: 24 Nov 2009
Simon A. Cole
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society

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individualization, unique, forensic identification, philosophy, epistemology, fingerprint

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Beyond the Individuality of Fingerprints: A Measure of Simulated Computer Latent Print Source Attribution Accuracy

Law, Probability & Risk, Vol. 7, Issue 3, pp. 165-189, 2008
Posted: 06 May 2009
University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, Irvine, Griffith University - School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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biometrics, error analysis, fingerprint identification, latent prints