Juvenile age estimation from facial images

Age determination from images can be of vital importance, particularly in cases involving suspected child sexual abuse (CSA). It is imperative to determine if an individual depicted in such an image is indeed a child, with a more concise age often sought, as this may affect the severity of offender sentencing.The aims of this study were to establish the accuracy of visual age estimation of the juvenile face in children aged between 0 and 16years and to determine if varying levels of exposure to children affected an individual's ability to assess age from the face.

Source: Science and Justice - August 17, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Eilidh Ferguson, Caroline Wilkinson Tags: Emerging researcher article Source Type: research