Published Papers

Krane, Dan and ten others, “Sequential Unmasking: A means of Minimizing Observer Effects in Forensic DNA Interpretation,” The Journal of Forensic Sciences, letter to the editor, to be published, July 2008. (See the related presentation.)

Koppl, Roger. "Epistemics for Forensics," with Robert Kurzban and Lawrence Kobilinsky, Episteme: Journal of Social Epistemology, 2008, 5(2): 141-159.

Koppl, Roger. "CSI For Real: How to Improve Forensic Science,"  Reason Foundation Policy Study 364.

Koppl, Roger. “Diversity and Forensics: Diversity in Hiring is Not Enough,” Medicine, Science and the Law, 2007, 47(2): 117-124.

Koppl, Roger. “How to Improve Forensic Science,” European Journal of Law and Economics, 2005, 20(3): 255-286.

Koppl, Roger. “Epistemic Systems,” Episteme:  A Journal of Social Epistemology, 2005, 2(2): 91- 106.

Forthcoming

Koppl, Roger and E.J. Cowan. "A Battle of the Forensic Experts is not a Race to the Bottom," Review of Political Economy, forthcoming.

Krane, Dan and four others, "Comments on the review of low copy number testing," International Journal of Legal Medicine, forthcoming.

Koppl, Roger. “Romancing Forensics: Legal Failure in Forensic Science Administration," in Lopez, Ed, (ed.), Government Failure in the Legal System: A Public Choice Review of the Law.  Independent Institute.

Working Papers 

Koppl, Roger, “Democratic Epistemics: An Experiment on How to Improve Forensic Science," Papers on Economics and Evolution, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Evolutionary Economics Group, #0609.

Koppl, Roger and Lawrence Kobilinsky, “Forensic Science Administration: Toward A New Discipline.”

Presentation to the National Academy of Sciences committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Science Community

NAS presentation, September 20, 2007

Selected Conference Presentations

Krane, Dan and ten others, "Sequential Unmasking: A Means of Minimizing Observer Effects in Forensic DNA Interpretation," Forensic Bioinformatics 7th Annual Conference, "The Science of DNA Profiling: A National Expert Forum," 15-17 August 2008.

Koppl, Roger, Lawrence Kobilinsky, and Robert Kurzban, "Don't Blame the Forensic Scientist!" American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 2008.

Koppl, Roger, Lawrence Kobilinsky, and Robert Kurzban, “Improving Forensic Science Through Laboratory Experiment,” Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists, November 2006.

Koppl, Roger and Lawrence Kobilinsky, "Recent Research on Expert Witnesses May Help Reduce Error Rates in Forensic Science."  American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 2006.