Latest News on Forensic Science and Criminal Law
-
Join 228 other subscribers
Category Archives: Crime lab scandal
Forensics: Major story. FBI Tampering? Ex-FBI Forensic Examiner, Dr. James Richard Kiper takes on cyber fraud over doctored FBI exhibits.
Very interesting read. FBI Tampering? Suneel’s Expert – FBI Forensic Examiner Dr. James Richard Kiper – ‘the Real McCoy’ – Maybe Top Expert in Nation – Frank Report — Read on frankreport.com/2021/11/02/fbi-tampering-suneels-expert-fbi-forensic-examiner-dr-james-richard-kiper-the-real-mccoy-maybe-top-expert-in-nation/
Forensic misconduct: Retraction of a peer reviewed article suggests ongoing problems within Australian forensic science
A story about forensic bigwigs eating their young and journal editors quivering in fear. — Read on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X21000784
Forensics: Looking at years of forensic quality issues, D.C. agencies to launch post-conviction reviews in light of crisis at Department of Forensic Sciences – The Washington Post
Almost a decade ago, this lab lost its “independence” from law enforcement control, and the police/DA/mayor bunch took over. It has gone down hill ever since. The department lost its accreditation in May and recently came under fire for alleged … Continue reading
Forensics: ‘I hope you die’: how the COVID pandemic unleashed attacks on scientists
Forensics haven’t gotten this bad yet. But its close. @theNAME1966 histrionics against @JeffKukucla and #ItelDror’s paper on #forensicpathology#cognitive#bias surely is utterly abominable. Thanks to Elizabeth Bik and @BiancaNogrady Dozens of researchers tell Nature they have received death threats, or threats … Continue reading
Forensics: Bogus Data. Study Saying COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Heart Inflammation Pulled
The calculations in the study by researchers at The University of Ottawa were used to promote the idea that the COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe for use. — Read on http://www.businessinsider.com/study-saying-covid-19-vaccines-cause-heart-inflammation-pulled-2021-10
Forensics: @The_AAFS needs to act on the continued promotion and use of bitemarks for any purpose. The Junk Science the Justice System Depends on Is a Joke
From bullet prints to hair strands to bite marks to fire analysis, an awful lot of the forensic science simply doesn’t hold up, even as courts keep allowing for it. — Read on http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-junk-science-the-justice-system-depends-on-is-a-joke
Forensics: OMG. Here’s what to know about the recently revealed deletion of Dallas police evidence files
Last week brought a barrage of troubling news for Dallas City Hall, starting Wednesday when District Attorney John Creuzot notified defense lawyers that… — Read on http://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2021/08/15/heres-what-to-know-about-the-recently-revealed-deletion-of-dallas-police-evidence-files/
Posted in AAFS, Crime lab scandal, criminal justice, US Crime labs
Tagged Police evidence files deleted
Leave a comment
Forensics: Undisclosed Baltimore firearms examiner botched work, police confirm, leaving months of evidence unusable
Nine months worth of work by a veteran Baltimore Police crime lab firearm’s examiner has been compromised and can not be used for analysis, the department confirmed this week. — Read on http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-prem-md-ci-cr-lab-firearms-audit-20210813-ya4xdkhhybf6plwgmeiuyh4xbq-story.html
Forensics: Gay forensic expert wins huge payout after boss’s bizarre take on her sexuality
Jo Millington is a well known forensics person. Her ex boss sounds like a dolt. A gay forensic expert has won a huge payout after her boss made bizarre and offensive comments about her sexuality. — Read on uk.news.yahoo.com/gay-forensic-expert-wins-huge-201425341.html
Forensics: Law Prof Maneka Sinha pulls no punches. What’s Wrong with Forensic Science? Everything. “Junk dressed up as scientific analysis.”
One word for this law review paper. WOW!! 👏 What’s Wrong with Forensic Science? Everything, Says Paper | The Crime Report — Read on thecrimereport.org/2021/08/11/whats-wrong-with-forensic-science-everything-says-paper/
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Crime lab scandal, criminal justice reform, CSI, expert testimony, forensic evidence exaggeration, forensic fraud, Forensic Science Bias, Forensic science misconduct, junk forensic science, wrongful convictions
Tagged forensic science resistance to change
Leave a comment
FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 