The encyclopedia article on bloodstain pattern analysis, covering its 1970s formalization by Herbert Leon MacDonell and the 2009 National Academy of Sciences criticism of its scientific basis. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodstain_pattern_analysis
Source TypeEncyclopedia
Assessment
Reliability Tier3
General encyclopedia: useful for uncontested factual detail, not a primary or scholarly source. Sources
Wikipedia: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Forensic Disciplines and Methods, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
Well-attested
9Forensic Disciplines and Methods
Holds
1Forensic Disciplines and Methods
General References
1Forensic Disciplines and Methods
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