First published 9/29/2026, 9:06:15 AM · Last updated 9/29/2026, 9:06:30 AM

Erratum: Corrigendum to “Hiring qualified Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) practitioners: Recommendations for forensic science and law enforcement agencies” [Forensic Sci. Int.: Synergy 12 (2026) 100688]

A publisher-published erratum was issued on 2026-12-01 correcting a previously published forensic science article about hiring FIGG practitioners. The supplied source excerpt contains only the notice of an erratum and identifies the original article DOI but provides no further details.

Categories: science-and-space, politics-and-governance

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Why it matters

The correction pertains to recommendations for forensic and law enforcement hiring practices and may affect readers relying on the original guidance.

Sources

Erratum: Corrigendum to “Hiring qualified Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) practitioners: Recommendations for forensic science and law enforcement agencies” [Forensic Sci. Int.: Synergy 12 (2026) 100688]

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