Latest News on Forensic Science and Criminal Law
-
Join 223 other subscribers
Author Archives: csidds
Faulty Forensic Science Failing US Court System – Op-Ed from Live Sciences
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
“Karen Kafadar is Commonwealth Professor and chair of the Department of Statistics at the University of Virginia and a member of the Forensic Science Standards Board. Anne-Marie Mazza…
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Forensics: Homicide vs accident: spatter expert testifies opinion about amount of blood necessary to be a homicide vs a
Nothing is more confusing to a jury then when an expert admits on cross exam that the evidence she received from the cops and DA was less than optimal. Yet she still agrees with the DA. Beyond a reasonable doubt. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
US Supreme Court Justices speak publicly about Criminal Justice conditions and ineffectiveness
WASHINGTON—Two Supreme Court justices told a House subcommittee Monday that the American criminal-justice system is too harsh, locks up too many people for too long and does so at an ultimate cost to public safety. “This idea of total incarceration … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Faulty Forensic Science Failing US Court System – Op-Ed from Live Sciences
“Karen Kafadar is Commonwealth Professor and chair of the Department of Statistics at the University of Virginia and a member of the Forensic Science Standards Board. Anne-Marie Mazza is the director of the Committee on Science, Technology and Law of the … Continue reading
AAFS 2015: News from its Board of Directors: The American Board of Forensic Odontology complaint opposing forensic reform is quashed
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Radley Balko @radleybalko · Just in: The AAFS board of directors has dismissed the ethics complaint against csidds that I mentioned here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/02/13/how-the-flawed-science-of-bite-mark-analysis-has-sent-innocent-people-to-jail/ … My Comment: Much thanks to the…
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Prosecutorial Misconduct and Brady Violations – From a Forensic Perspective
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
Dr. David Benjamin is a world renowned clinical pharmacologist and forensic toxicologist. Consequently, he has substantial experience involving forensic evidence and “expert” testimony. He recently gave a presentation at the American Academy of Forensic…
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
The “gut feeling basis of traditional forensic sciences” and “Quick Picks” from @wrongconvblog
The “gut” feeling in fingerprint matching ‘science?” “Gut feeling is responsible for a lot more of the accuracy than many people think, even the experts themselves,” says Dr Matthew Thompson of the University of Queensland School of Psychology” Great links from … Continue reading
THe NIST Forensic Science Commission Lays an Egg with its Bitemark Study Group
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
OSAC Subcommittee on Ondontology (sic) The original source of this NIST information is here. Other than originally mis-spelling ODONTOLOGY, this NIST subcommittee (OSAC) on Forensic Dentistry should do…
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
The path forward on bite mark matching — and the rearview mirror #AAFS2015
This is the final article of the Washington Post’s Radley Balko’s 4 part series on forensic science reform and the personalities and organizations (legal advocates and forensic groups) involved on both sides of the discussion. The first three articles are … Continue reading
In depth look at a dangerous forensic ‘science’ #AAFS2015
Third of a four part series on the Washington Post with one more on Friday. This coincides with happenings at the 2015 American Academy of Sciences’ “We are Family” themed convention. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/02/18/attack-of-the-bite-mark-matchers-2
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bitemarks, criminal justice, forensic science reform
Leave a comment
FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 