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” Forensic foibles” examined in light of generally uncritical appellate judicial review
Stare Decisis Is Not Scientific A CAUTIONARY TALE FROM TWO CASES [ Higher courts’ lack of abilities to be scientifically rigorous]…” serves as a road sign as to both where danger lurks should an uncritical court wish to avoid difficult questions, … Continue reading
Imwinkelried on Science and Law : Paving the Way for Courts About Junk Forensics
I do not like to use “junk” regarding flawed forensics. Let’s say that “invalidated” forensics is more professional and is easier on the reader. Nevertheless, semantics will not cure State criminal courts from fumbling badly when inmates appeal the misleading … Continue reading
Judges Training Empowers Judiciary to Understand Forensic Sciences and Methods
Scientific ‘critical thinking’ is the prominent theme of this recent 9th Circuit training symposium. The title is: SKEPTICISM of Forensic Methods Urged at Ninth Circuit Conference UCLA Law School Dean Jennifer Mnookin says…… “Faulty forensic science is the second most … Continue reading
When Science turned Criminal Investigating on it’s Head – Jeffreys and DNA
DNA EVIDENCE FREES THE INNOCENT A time-line look at how science brought independent verification to police ‘science.’ From that came wrongful convictions showing up decades of police and prosecutorial infallibility. http://reason.com/archives/2017/07/18/dna-evidence-frees-the-innocen In another glowing example of infallible arrogance, USDOJ boss … Continue reading
Local dentist uses vague child “neglect” statute to accuse mother of abuse
Refusing dental treatment and switching dentists apparently is a reportable act of omission that a Canadian law considers grounds for criminal investigation. The bureaucrats seem to ignore the fact that the first dentist. who informed the authorities of a credible … Continue reading
Forensics and Police Science Potpourri – Unfortunately its all bad.
Los Alamos Study Claims Airport Scanners Can Rip Apart & Alter DNA: http://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/02/19/los-alamos-study-finds-airport-scanners-can-rip-apart-alter-dna/ Kentucky Police Dept. Accused of Fabricating Blood and Hair DNA, Polygraph Results and Eyewitness Testimony: http://www.courthousenews.com/inmates-wrongfully-convicted-satanic-killing-say-cops-fabricated-evidence/ Junk-science crisis in crime labs There is a long-festering systemic crisis in … Continue reading
Simple Fire Science for Arson Investigators and Courts – by John Lentini
John has waged a very effective movement towards improving arson investigations from their origins as a science lacking high school level quasi police discipline. What Fire Litigators Need to Know in 2017 John’s history on the effects of junk fire … Continue reading
Public attitude toward government crime labs may be dwindling.
This is not a theme that shows up in any law enforcement or prosecutor-driven media within the US. That goes for the @IAI, @NDAAjustice or the USDOJ The National Review The Crisis in America’s Crime Labs. a spin-off of the above titled: … Continue reading
Junk Online Journals Abound on the Internet – Predatory Intent
Potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access publishers This list published by ‘Jeffrey Beale‘ is endless. Every year he publishes it gets longer. Incredible. It goes on for pages and pages. https://web.archive.org/web/20170103170850/https://scholarlyoa.com/publishers
Looking at your cellphone for spit, sweat, cosmetics, and DNA
Running labs test on personal items retrieved from crime scenes. None of these can indicate time of occurrence. Obviously will be used to influence confessions and plea deals. The only true biological “identifier” would be DNA. https://www.nij.gov/topics/forensics/evidence/trace/Pages/forensic-identification-using-individual-chemical-signatures.aspx No high … Continue reading
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