Forensics: Migrant minors wrongly sent to adult detention due to scam X-rays.

Posted on October 3, 2024 by csidds

The misuse of dental and medical “science” for police purposes in the US.

Civil rights groups file a complaint for federal agencies to disclose info about discredited scientific methods used to determine minors’ age
— Read on prismreports.org/2024/10/02/migrant-minors-sent-to-adult-detention/

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Dr. Michael Bowers is a long time forensic consultant in the US and international court systems.
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1 Response to Forensics: Migrant minors wrongly sent to adult detention due to scam X-rays.

  1. John Lentini's avatar John Lentini says:
    October 3, 2024 at 11:00 am

    When the technique is known to be only accurate to plus or minus 3 years, the reports such as

    “However, based on the dental analyses of David Senn, a forensic odontologist at the University of Texas, L.B. was determined to be 17.10 to 23.70 years old, with 92.55% chances of having attained 18 years.”

    Are using misleading numbers. Apparently, these folks missed the math lesson on the use of significant figures. 17.10 years is 17 years, 36 days. 23.70 years is 23 years, 255 days. Even the use of the zero in these two numbers is dishonest.

     

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