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Forensics: “Back the Blue” got chumped again.
22 State AGs sue to protect forensic crime labs, police funding, disaster relief, and public services. https://ncdoj.gov/attorney-general-jeff-jackson-sues-to-block-freeze-on-federal-funds/
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Forensics: Police profiling methos debunked by DNA.
Another example of junk Cop forensics and assumptions concerning criminal behavior. https://www.jezebel.com/how-rape-kits-debunked-junk-science-like-behavioral-profiling
Forensics: Prosecutors give excuses and denials for wrongful convictions.
Forensics: False conviction lawsuits creates a blame game between cops and prosecutors. Typical. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/allan-woodhouse-brian-anderson-lawsuit-defence-1.7433555
Forensics: Misogynistic History in Forensic Science
‘The Secret History of the Rape Kit’ gives its female inventor credit at last https://www.npr.org/2025/01/16/nx-s1-5256205/rape-kit-history-marty-goddard-pagan-kennedy
Forensics: Welcome to the world of justice delayed and wrongful convictions. Forensic science failures persist as labs fail to adopt standards
Forensic science has deadly stakes, but half of the largest labs in the U.S. haven’t adopted federal standards, including for DNA tests and guns. — Read on http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/18/forensic-science-crime-lab-police-dna-test/75823347007/
Forensics: Do judges and lawyers really care about junk forensics? It leads to false convictions and executions.Texas Supreme Court weighing Robert Roberson case.
Justices are considering whether Roberson must testify before a Texas House committee before the state can carry out his execution. — Read on http://www.wfaa.com/article/news/state/texas-news/how-disagreements-about-texas-death-row-inmates-guilt-became-legal-battle-between-branches-government/287-1b2db227-0453-407f-9b6c-14cc37274f3e
Forensics: Aging spurts and delays in pre homo sapiens. Fossil teeth hint at a surprisingly early start to humans’ long childhoods
Signs of temporarily delayed tooth development in the skull of an ancient Homo species youth spark debate about the origins of humanlike growth. — Read on http://www.sciencenews.org/article/fossil-teeth-tooth-human-childhood
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Forensics: TOD research. Found dead in the snow − how microbes can help pinpoint time of death for forensic investigations in frigid conditions
An accurate estimate of when someone died is a critical part of forensic investigations. In extremely cold conditions, molecular biology can provide critical information where the naked eye cannot. — Read on http://www.yahoo.com/news/found-dead-snow-microbes-help-161031667.html
Forensics Tell this to the bitemark supporters in the US Department of Justice and the #AAFS. The Law Must Respond when Science Changes | Scientific American
The first org only hires bitemarkers of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. What was once fair under the law may become unfair when science changes. The law must react to uphold due process — Read on http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-law-must-respond-when-science-changes/
Forensics: Can you imagine what he would do about “junk forensics?” Harris criticizes possible role of RFK Jr. in Trump administration
Vice President Harris on Friday blasted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s possible role as a public health authority in a second Donald Trump administration, calling him the “last person” who should be considered for such a position. “He [Trump] has indicated that the … Continue reading
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