Category Archives: CSI

Forensics: Canadian look at bias in expert testimony

Posted on February 23, 2020 by csidds

An appellate judge says distorted expert testimony can “swallow the entire judicial process.” https://www.lakecountrycalendar.com/columns/kootnekoff-problematic-experts-in-legal-proceedings/

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Forensics: If the UK cares about justice, it must fund forensic services properly | Angela Gallop | Opinion | The Guardian

Posted on February 13, 2020 by csidds

Budget cuts in England and Wales have reduced independent oversight – and could lead to serious miscarriages of justice, says forensic scientist professor Angela Gallop — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/13/uk-justice-fund-forensic-services-budget-cuts

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Forensics: A nurse practitioner and a MD. Another horror story from the bruise pattern experts.

Posted on January 28, 2020 by csidds

This comes out of Milwaukee WI. Two married docs. Adopting a baby. A visit to the ER. Then the Inquisition started. Falsified records, a bitemarker-like MD who lectures about “saving the children,” inept child abuse advocates, and a reporter who … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Despite failed field tests, UK police praise facial IDs from street cams.

Posted on January 27, 2020 by csidds

Here’s a quick look at police “cart before the horse” attitudes on forensics. https://telecoms.com/502056/london-police-push-forward-with-controversial-facial-recognition-tech/

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Forensics: Lie detector flimflam in the US 🤯

Posted on January 25, 2020 by csidds

No better than guessing. Still in use by you know who.  https://www.wired.com/story/inside-polygraph-job-screening-black-mirror/

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Forensics: How a one week training course can make you a blood pattern expert. Bitemarkers do it in 2 days.

Posted on January 18, 2020 by csidds

Judges still can’t figure out what is junk testimony. Take a look at the history of the spatter experts rise to fame. The bite people only needed Ted Bundy to become famous crime-fighters. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/31/magazine/bloodstain-pattern-analysis-timeline.html

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Forensics: Another lesson on not trusting convictions. 42,000 pages of undisclosed evidence

Posted on January 8, 2020 by csidds

Another chapter about rigged prosecutions ending in a death sentence. The blame lies with DAs and the police. A new DA led to this new review. https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-da-larry-krasner-exoneration-christopher-williams-theophalis-wilson-20200106.html

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Forensics: Another lesson on not trusting convictions. 42,000 pages of undisclosed evidence

Posted on January 8, 2020 by csidds

Another chapter about rigged prosecutions ending in a death sentence. The blame lies with DAs and the police. A new DA led to this new review. https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-da-larry-krasner-exoneration-christopher-williams-theophalis-wilson-20200106.html

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#Forensics: Faked cop ballistics may lead to review of 4K convictions. 

Posted on December 29, 2019 by csidds

Faked credentials and forgery in another State crime lab. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/-safety/firearms-expert-forged-signatures-on-lab-reports-maryland-state-police-say/2019/12/28/67b49116-1c34-11ea-87f7-f2e91143c60d_story.html

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#Forensics: open-access forensic science information sources. Its FREE😀

Posted on December 4, 2019 by csidds

This cite contains forensics-related articles, books and databases. Impressive. https://sites.google.com/view/forensicscience-openaccess/home

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