Monthly Archives: January 2015

The use of multi-national forensic recovery experts in the AIR ASIA incident

Note: The first lesson from this specific incident is: DON”T SHOW THE BODY RECOVERY IN FRONT OF THE MEDIA My mass disaster experience is similar with news copters hovering over the ocean recovery site until authorities established prohibited airspace for civilian … Continue reading

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Slap Shot At Over Blown Forensic Experts

Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Forensic Science Is Not CSI, in Ferguson or Anywhere Else – HuffPost Politics http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6356740?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics&partner=skygrid

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Slap Shot At Over Blown Forensic Experts

Forensic Science Is Not CSI, in Ferguson or Anywhere Else – HuffPost Politics http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6356740?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics&partner=skygrid

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Judge tosses out two types of DNA evidence used regularly in criminal cases

Judge tosses out two types of DNA evidence used regularly in criminal cases – Forensics in Focus EXCLUSIVE: Justice Mark Dwyer has ditched the results of low copy number DNA testing and Forensic Statistical Tool from the cases of Andrew … Continue reading

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Junk Forensic Science Shows Up at the 2015 American Academy of Forensic Sciences Meeting – Again

Forensic science fails in specific controversial areas of wherein “classic” investigation methods, never brought forth by the scientific method, are still posing as “business as usual.”. Think of the “matches” you hear about on TV.  Ignore DNA and Toxicology. This is … Continue reading

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