Category Archives: Forensic crime lab security issues

Forensics disaster in the UK. Looking at £s wasted and evidence lost

Posted on September 2, 2019 by

Take a close look at this one. Government “savings” turned into a mayhem of chaos since the 2012 closure of the FSS. Dont talk to police or politicians abt forensics. http://www.labnews.co.uk/article/2029976/forensics-in-crisis

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Forensic bias dangers from police interactions

Posted on August 10, 2019 by

Notables discuss the interface between police and anyone examining crime scene evidence. Especially those folks working police crime labs. Recent cases of experts being influenced by police theories certainly highlights this as creating cognitive bias. It is very hard to … Continue reading →

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Forensics: The Major UK Forensic Firm Gets Ransacked for Ransom

Posted on July 5, 2019 by

Oh dear, this is not very good news. Eurofins does this in the UK.  Eurofins deals with over 70,000 criminal cases in the UK each year. It carries out DNA testing, toxicology analysis, firearms testing and computer forensics for police … Continue reading →

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