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The Idea of Progress in Forensic Authorship Analysis

Grant, Tim - Nama Orang
Gales, Tammy - Nama Orang

This Element examines progress in research and practice in
forensic authorship analysis. It describes the existing research base and
asks what makes an authorship analysis more or less reliable. Further to
this, the author describes the recent history of forensic science and the
scientific revolution brought about by the invention of DNA evidence.
They chart the rise of three major changes in forensic science – the
recognition of contextual bias in analysts, the need for validation
studies, and a shift in the logic of providing identification evidence. This
Element addresses the idea of progress in forensic authorship analysis
in terms of these three issues with regard to new knowledge about the
nature of authorship and methods in stylistics and stylometry. The
author proposes that the focus needs to shift to validation of protocols
for approaching case questions, rather than to validation of systems or
general approaches. This title is also available as Open Access on
Cambridge Core.

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