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Publication
- Morrison G.S., Elliott S., Guiness J., Sonden L., Syndercombe Court D. (2025). A guide to ISO 21043 Forensic Sciences from the perspective of the forensic-data-science paradigm. Science & Justice, 65, 101304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2025.101304
ISO 21043 is a new international standard for forensic science. It provides requirements and recommendations designed to ensure the quality of the forensic process. It includes Parts on: 1 vocabulary; 2 recovery, transport, and storage of items; 3 analysis; 4 interpretation; and 5 reporting. We provide a guide to ISO 21043 from the perspective of the forensic-data-science paradigm, which involves the use of methods that are transparent and reproducible, are intrinsically resistant to cognitive bias, use the logically correct framework for interpretation of evidence (the likelihood-ratio framework), and are empirically calibrated and validated under casework conditions. The guide focuses primarily on vocabulary, interpretation, and reporting, and on providing guidance for forensic-service providers and examiners who want to implement methods that are both consistent with the forensic-data-science paradigm and conformant with ISO 21043.
Standards
ISO 21043:2025 Forensic Sciences:
- ISO 21043-1:2025 Forensic Science – Part 1: Vocabulary
- ISO 21043-3:2025 Forensic Sciences – Part 3: Analysis
- ISO 21043-4:2025 Forensic Sciences – Part 4: Interpretation
- ISO 21043-5:2025 Forensic Sciences – Part 5: Reporting
Morrison was an active contributor to the development of ISO 21043:2025. He had the following roles:
- Member of the ISO Forensic Science Technical Comittee (ISO TC 272), 2018–present
- Member of the British Standards Institution (BSI) Forensic Science Comittee, 2018–present
- Chair of the BSI Forensic Science Comittee, 2019–2025
- Project Lead for the revision of Part 1, 2023–2025
- Host of ISO TC 272 meeting at Aston University, Birmingham, UK, 2023-06:
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This webpage is maintained by Geoffrey Stewart Morrison and was last updated 2026-06-28