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Forensic Science Misconduct: A Dark Cautionary Tale @csidds
Let’s start with a quick review of a few cases related to the subject of forensic science failure and accompanying misconduct (Section 1). This involves law enforcement officers, CSIs, prosecutors and prosecutorial experts in the multiple criminal justice systems: All … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Forensic Science, criminal justice, CSI, exoneration, Exoneration costs, expert testimony, Forensic Science, junk forensic science, National FOrensic Science Commission, wrongful convictions
Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, Forensic science, forensic science misconduct, Radley Balko, wrongful convictions
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Forensics in Focus @ CSIDDS| March 6 | We’ve busted through 4,000 visits and views !!
March 6, 2014. To date we have received over 4,000 views in the 8 months since being first published. Thanks to all of you for following!! There are also, 900+ tweets from @csidds that form a daily adjunct to this … Continue reading
Posted in criminal justice, CSI, exoneration, Exoneration costs, expert testimony, Forensic Science, junk forensic science, police crime labs, prosecutorial misconduct
Tagged costs of wrongful convictions, Forensic science, forensics in focus, forensics news, prosecutorial misconduct, Radley Balko
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FORENSICS | National Commission on Forensic Science Publishes Bowers’ Comments on Bite Mark Accreditation
On Friday, January 31, 2014, the NCFS published their agenda for its one and one-half day meeting starting next week. The Commission allowed public comments regarding the panel’s tasks and accepted C. Michael Bowers DDS JD documentation regarding the status of … Continue reading
FORENSICS | WHY FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY FAILS: AN ONGOING INNOCENCE PROJECT CASE
This blog relays multiple tales of inferior forensic science that has taken a serious toll on the lives of innocent criminal defendants. Page 4, as mentioned below, has a persuasive story about Gerald Richardson’s years long struggle to be freed … Continue reading
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