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Forensics: Yet the #AAFS still endorses the org that personally attacked Dr. Mary Bush. Tools of dental professor’s bitemark research included in Smithsonian exhibition
Tools of dental professor’s bitemark research included in Smithsonian exhibition – University at Buffalo — Read on http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2024/06/Mary-Bush-bitemark-research-Smithsonian.html
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Forensics: Tell the Bitemark ABFO one “study” does not define a “science.” Three Genuine Tells of Junk Science | Evolution News
This comes to us hard on the heels of philosopher Massimo Pigliucci’s effort to identify “pseudoscience.” — Read on evolutionnews.org/2024/07/three-genuine-tells-of-junk-science/
Forensics: How forensic dentists ruin innocent lives
I have co-existed with these dentists for decades. Some are sincere and thoughtful. Others are raging egotists. None are trained as a “scientist .” The outrageous cases like McCrory’s (see the link below) over the last 2 decades have led … Continue reading
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Forensics: Tell this to all the Indian academic bitemarkers and lip print gurus. A need to define forensic expertise- The New Indian Express
In France, experts are often selected by judges from lists published by the courts. — Read on http://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/jan/03/a-need-to-define-forensic-expertise-2647232.html
Forensics: Perpetuating pseudoscience. Old-School Hair Analysis Is Junk Science. But It Still Keeps People Behind Bars
The technique, developed before DNA testing, can’t definitively tie suspects to crime scenes.Try explaining that to juries — or some judges. — Read on scheerpost.com/2023/12/30/old-school-hair-analysis-is-junk-science-but-it-still-keeps-people-behind-bars/
Forensics: Cheaters in the lab. NYC Medical Examiner reviews 100s of cases in analysts probe
New York City’s Medical Examiner’s office said Friday it is reviewing hundreds of cases in a probe of misconduct by three forensic analysts — Read on http://www.nydailynews.com/2023/12/15/nyc-medical-examiners-office-reviewing-hundreds-of-cases-in-budding-lab-scandal/
Forensics: Do this for bitemarks please. Colorado may soon bar police and coroners from referencing “excited delirium” in lethal force cases
The now-debunked diagnosis has been widely used by police and paramedics to justify the use of force — even lethal force — in cases where they say suspects exhibit superhuman strength and extreme agitation. — Read on http://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-may-soon-bar-police-coroners-referencing-excited-delirium-lethal-force-cases/
Forensic bias: Telling us less than what they know: Expert inconclusive reports conceal exculpatory evidence in forensic cartridge-case comparisons.
APA PsycNet DoiLanding page — Read on psycnet.apa.org/
Forensics: Retrospective on effects of Mary Bush reseach. “Impossible to find old cases.” UB researcher brings awareness to flaws in bitemark evidence
There’s an ongoing effort to raise awareness and reverse mistakes caused by bite mark evidence. — Read on spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2023/09/25/ub-researcher-brings-awareness-to-flaws-in-bitemark-evidence
Forensics: Anatomy of junk forensics baffling Juries that don’t understand forensic science who send innocent people to prison − a short training video could help
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary… — Read on http://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/juries-that-don-t-understand-forensic-science-can-18393874.php
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