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Forensics: Uranium-dating. Modern forensics seeks origin of uranium cubes from Nazi A-bomb project
A team of researchers is using state-of-the-art forensic techniques to solve the riddle of the origin of uranium cubes that were used as part of the Nazi effort to develop nuclear weapons during the Second World War. — Read on … Continue reading
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Forensics: After whistleblowing DA misconduct and job harassment, Ex-Ocean County detective awarded $300K; claimed prosecutor misconduct
Juan Pastrana claimed assistant prosecutors pressured him to falsify reports. — Read on http://www.app.com/story/news/local/courts/2021/08/26/ex-ocean-county-detective-awarded-300-k-claimed-prosecutor-misconduct/5579444001/
Forensics: After refusing a plea offer, Charges dropped: Georgia man cleared by DNA after decades in prison
30 years lost. Credit to his legal team including @innocence and the Weil firm. Georgia prosecutors have decided they will not retry Ron Jacobsen for raping a woman in Newton County, four years after DNA tests strongly indicated h — … Continue reading
Forensics: Not good. Accuracy and reproducibility of conclusions by forensic bloodstain pattern analysts – ScienceDirect
Accuracy and reproducibility of conclusions by forensic bloodstain pattern analysts – ScienceDirect — Read on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379073821001766
Legal: ‘Profound abuse’: Judge disciplines pro-Trump lawyers over election lawsuit | Reuters
A very rare judical finding of lawyer misconduct. A U.S. judge on Wednesday sanctioned Sidney Powell and other lawyers who sued in Michigan to overturn Democratic President Joe Biden’s election victory over Donald Trump, and suggested they might deserve to … Continue reading
Shifting forensic focus from means to purpose: A path forward for the discipline?
A good discussion regarding forensics vs science concepts and practices. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1355030621001076
Forensics: 2 out of 50 states. Illinois to permanently establish Forensic Science Commission
The official legislative site of the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus — Read on illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/45-senator-patricia-van-pelt-news/2977-illinois-to-permanently-establish-forensic-science-commission
Forensics: @The_AAFS needs to act on the continued promotion and use of bitemarks for any purpose. The Junk Science the Justice System Depends on Is a Joke
From bullet prints to hair strands to bite marks to fire analysis, an awful lot of the forensic science simply doesn’t hold up, even as courts keep allowing for it. — Read on http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-junk-science-the-justice-system-depends-on-is-a-joke
Forensics: After flubbing a massive loss of Dallas police evidence, city manager reveals new policies
How’s that for a chain of custody violation? City manager runs the police database? After electronic evidence went missing in the spring, Broadnax vows to inform people sooner and implements more protections for transferring data. — Read on http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/08/16/dallas-city-manager-tc-broadnax-admits-he-could-have-communicated-better-about-deleted-police-data/
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‘Forensics: Not sooth-saying? Graphology predictions. Signature and handwriting can reveal one’s personality’ | Nagpur News – Times of India
Handwriting, like nature’s law, is unique to an individual. — Read on timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/signature-and-handwriting-can-reveal-ones-personality/articleshow/85336713.cms
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