Category Archives: facial recognition

Forensics: A Dorito bag mistaken for a gun. How AI can lead to false arrests and wrongful convictions

Posted on May 12, 2026 by csidds

Danger arises when law enforcement believes that AI models are retrieving certainties rather than generating likelihoods. — Read on theconversation.com/how-ai-can-lead-to-false-arrests-and-wrongful-convictions-281102

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Forensics: Genetic Genealogy case.

Posted on March 3, 2026 by csidds

http://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/624317-Students-Identify-1986-Jane-Doe-who-was-Never-Reported-Missing/

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Forensics: British CSI case. An elderly man frightened to death. Impressive team.

Posted on March 17, 2025 by csidds
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Forensics: More Junk Cop Forensics. AI Led to Her Wrongful Arrest for Carjacking at 8 Months Pregnant

Posted on September 17, 2023 by csidds

Police falsely accused Porcha Woodruff of carjacking after misusing facial recognition technology, which experts say has built-in racial biases. — Read on people.com/porcha-woodruff-arrest-ai-facial-recognition-7966714

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Forensics: When skull measurements considered ethnic superiority. Anténor Firmin challenged anthropology’s racist roots 150 years ago

Posted on May 18, 2023 by csidds

In The Equality of the Human Races, Haitian scholar Anténor Firmin showed that science did not support division among the races. — Read on http://www.sciencenews.org/article/antenor-firmin-anthropology-racism-haiti

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Forensics: #NamUS Do you recognize these faces? Help crack the case on these 8 unidentified men found dead in Central Virginia

Posted on April 26, 2023 by csidds

If these faces look familiar, you may have what it takes to help identify these men found dead in separate locations across Central Virginia as far back as 1988. — Read on http://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/do-you-recognize-these-faces-help-crack-the-case-on-these-8-unidentified-men-found-dead-in-central-virginia/

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Forensics: How a former anthropology student in Ohio led police to identify two men missing for decades – CBS News

Posted on March 2, 2023 by csidds

A tip, modern technology and a call from a former anthropology student led to the identification of the two men who went missing decades ago. — Read on http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-police-missing-men-cold-cases-youngstown-layette/

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Forensics: The Innocence Projects’ plans for its next 30 years.

Posted on January 20, 2022 by csidds

innocenceproject.org/in-the-vanguard-of-justice-reform-the-road-ahead/

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Forensics: Full of false equivalencies. Op-ed claims ‘The face of hysteria: New York must preserve facial recognition as a tool for law enforcement ‘ – New York Daily News

Posted on February 20, 2021 by csidds

Terrific example of “use it and fix it later.” Ive heard the same about phrenology and bitemarks as recently presented at #AAFS2021. Here is how the NYPD manipulates video evidence. Ridiculous. The op-ed is below these images. The Minneapolis City … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Its not facial recognition. We scanned the DNA of 8,000 people to see how facial features are controlled by genes

Posted on December 8, 2020 by csidds

This is a legitimate first start. Many other loci yet to be studied. This has potential for studying genetic disorders. Phenotyping from DNA is still junk. Like it or not, the facial feature most influenced by your genes is your … Continue reading →

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