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News Release: Crime lab ‘scientist’s’ pushback against last week’s “Using Faulty Science” op-ed scientists Kafadar and Mazza
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
This deserves a special blog post this morning. A new protector of forensic science integrity has emerged into public view. His rhetoric is familiar and attacks the op-ed I reposted…
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News Release: Crime lab ‘scientist’s’ pushback against last week’s “Using Faulty Science” op-ed scientists Kafadar and Mazza
This deserves a special blog post this morning. A new protector of forensic science integrity has emerged into public view. His rhetoric is familiar and attacks the op-ed I reposted last week from two researchers involved with forensic statistics and the National … Continue reading
DNA should not be collected in misdemeanor cases – LA Times
This is an example when legislative intent leaves out common sense in its effects on ‘fighting crime.’ Less than three months ago, California voters adopted Proposition 47, an initiative that reduced six felonies to misdemeanors. By far, most of the affected … Continue reading
$9.2 Million Awarded in Wrongful Conviction that Underscores FBI Forensic Problems
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
February 28, 2015 – Yesterday Washington D.C. Superior Court Judge Neal E. Kravitz ordered $9.2 million be paid by the District to Kirk L. Odom, 52, in compensation for more than 21 years of…
Junk Science takes a hit from the Mississippi Supreme Court : Plus real and fake forensic research
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Junk Science takes a hit from MS?? Incredible. Finally. There has been a very long forensic credibility battle in that state with its ex-non-certified pathologist at the epi-center.…
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Forensics and Crim Law : Self deluded US Federal courts and Prosecutors still ignore Junk Science
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
There is no better judicial micro-climate than Mississippi to study the self-contradictory and illegitimate misuse of unvalidated forensic opinions in the US. This story describes dubious forensic sciences…
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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…
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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
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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
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