Category Archives: Forensic Dentistry

An academic’s views on problems existing in forensic science testimony and methods

Posted on June 12, 2013 by csidds

This is a repost of a 2009 article published by UCLA Today. The author is well established as an external evaluator of forensic methods. Shortly after this article appeared she was given a $700,000 research grant by the NIJ to … Continue reading →

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FORENSIC TESTIMONY: Science Biases and Subjectivity

Posted on June 5, 2013 by csidds

This is a repost of my June 5, 2013 blog on the important subject of bias in forensic science   Added comment: The expanding revelations of extraneous influences that can plague forensic experts in court has added to the existing literature … Continue reading →

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50 Years of Judicially Determined BRADY Violations Against Prosecutors are Worthless

Posted on May 30, 2013 by csidds

This op-ed from the HuffPost’s Radley Balko makes the case that prosecutorial misconduct is a factor in a majority of exoneration cases and exists in other criminal convictions.  The judicial and legal organizational responses to violations of Brady are nil. Legal … Continue reading →

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Cases and Opinions on Bitemark Evidence

Posted on April 2, 2013 by csidds

go to http://www.bitemarks.org The blog listed above tells the story of the effects of unvalidated bitemark opinions in the US. The major culprits are selected members of the America Board of Forensic Odontology. http://www.abfo.org

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