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Forensics: Fire Chief resigns after falsifying evidence, FBI hair debacle casts generalized doubts, TX leads in wrongful convictions and wants a fix
Fire chief resigns after lying about his credentials and arson evidence. Forensic hair analysis: Evidence of more federal governmental dysfunction How pizza can be tested for DNA evidence. Protocol used in Wash DC family murder investigation. Washington man imprisoned by … Continue reading
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Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, Bad forensic science, California Innocence Project, crime labs, DNA profiling, Exculpatory Evidence, exoneration, falsified evidence, forensic dentistry, forensic examiner error, innocence project, junk forensic science, wrongful convictions
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Forensics: 2004 Chi Trib articles about dubious bitemark convictions and bad science that still stand as “justice done.”
Its been 11 years since this article was published. Its about the DNA vs bitemark case AZ v. Tankersley. The defendant is still in prison. The “bitemark matchers” were ABFO members Raymond Rawson (Ray Krone’s exoneration story is at the bottom of this … Continue reading
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Recent Rash of US Exonerations Only the Surface: Many More Remain Wrongfully Imprisoned : Forensic Science contributions
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Jeffrey Deskovic, an exoneree himself (NY), writes about the increase in wrongful convictions being overturned in the US from a very personal perspective. He focuses on the…
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More on what damage junk forensic science brings society
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
After 36 years…… http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/dc-man-imprisoned-by-flawed-fbi-forensic-evidence-exonerated/2015/05/23/ed382f70-00c6-11e5-8b6c-0dcce21e223d_story.html
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“A Public Safety Issue” | US Cops would rather bust pot users and issue traffic tickets than investigate years old rapes
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
This all boils own to lack of $$ incentives for police agencies to do real and thorough policing. Instead of swatting marijuana users (recreational and medical pot criminalization)…
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More on what damage junk forensic science brings society
Posted in Bad Forensic Science, Civil rights, costs of wrongful convictions, Crime, criminal justice, CSI, DNA profiling, exoneration, Exoneration costs, expert testimony, Forensic Science, forensic science misconduct, forensic testimony, junk forensic science, National FOrensic Science Commission, police crime labs, wrongful convictions
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30¥% of Exonerees are white folks
Racial profiles of wrong convictions in the US. http://www.innocenceproject.org/news-events-exonerations/your-brain-race-and-criminal-justice
