Category Archives: Forensic Science Bias

Forensics: Largest in Calif history. Man freed after 38 years of imprisonment settles for $25 million

Posted on September 24, 2025 by csidds

Maurice Hastings, 70, who spent 38 years in prison before being found factually innocent, accepted a $25-million settlement from the city of Inglewood. — Read on http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-24/man-freed-after-38-years-of-imprisonment-settles-for-25-million-in-wrongful-conviction-lawsuit

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Forensics: Looking at false claims and confabulations as Trump pushes unproven claims on Tylenol, vaccines and autism

Posted on September 23, 2025 by csidds

The head of a major OB-GYN organization said Trump’s claims are “irresponsible” and send a “harmful and confusing message.” — Read on spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/health/2025/09/22/trump-rfk-autism-announcement

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Forensics: Non-forensic lawyers in charge. Watchdog fails wrongly convicted owing to lack of forensic expertise, experts say | Criminal Cases Review Commission | The Guardian

Posted on September 8, 2025 by csidds

Criminal Cases Review Commission faces criticism over its handling of several high-profile cases — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep/07/watchdog-fails-wrongly-convicted-prisoners-lack-forensic-expertise-experts-say

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Forensics: Protecting police homicides? When Death Investigations Go Wrong

Posted on August 16, 2025 by csidds

A growing body of data shows how outdated forensic methods and unreliable expert testimony distort justice. — Read on innocenceproject.org/news/when-death-investigations-go-wrong-new-research-reveals-the-risks-of-wrongful-conviction/

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Forensics: The quagmire of law enforcent agencies leads to poor quality control and standards in forrensic services. There are 18000 separate cop shops in the US. Article by Professor Max Houck.

Posted on April 17, 2025 by csidds

https://open.substack.com/pub/maxhouck/p/the-juridictional-problem-in-forensic?r=j5102&utm_medium=ios

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Forensics: Major reason DEI attempts to correct law enforcement and judicial injustices.

Posted on April 12, 2025 by csidds

https://eji.org/news/black-americans-nearly-eight-times-more-likely-to-be-wrongfully-convicted-of-murder/

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Forensics: Why firearm opinions are subjective. Its not like CSI TV shows. In fact, its hard to call it a science.

Posted on April 11, 2025 by csidds

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1556-4029.70047?af=R

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Forensics: Anthropologists call out the American Academy of Forensic Sciences for ignoring racial inequities. Powerful.

Posted on March 5, 2025 by csidds

https://www.sapiens.org/biology/forensic-anthropology-advocacy-activism-dei/

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Forensics: MS cops’ history of planting evidence and illegal searches. Plus torture.

Posted on February 22, 2025 by csidds

https://www.wlbt.com/2025/02/21/former-mississippi-sheriffs-deputy-describes-rampant-violence-by-goon-squad/

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A Forensics Company Tells Cops It Can Use DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face. Scientists Worry the Tool Will Deepen Racial Bias.

Posted on February 2, 2025 by csidds

A Forensics Company Tells Cops It Can Use DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face. Scientists Worry the Tool Will Deepen Racial Bias.

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