Category Archives: Forensic Science Bias

Forensics: Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm – The New York Times

Posted on June 25, 2020 by csidds

When the cops get new toys, this is what happens: BS predictive science misused and touted as “tough on crime ” In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a … Continue reading →

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Forensics: The Trump Administration Paid Millions for Test Tubes — and Got Unusable Mini Soda Bottles

Posted on June 23, 2020 by csidds

Forensic fraud by The Trump Administration which Paid Millions for Test Tubes — and Got Unusable Mini Soda Bottles — Read on http://www.propublica.org/article/the-trump-administration-paid-millions-for-test-tubes-and-got-unusable-mini-soda-bottles/amp

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Forensics: Mathematicians urge colleagues to boycott police work in wake of killings

Posted on June 22, 2020 by csidds

This is huge. I wonder if the #AAFS has enough huevos to do something similar. More than 1,400 researchers have signed a letter calling on the discipline to stop working on predictive-policing algorithms and other models. — Read on http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01874-9

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Forensics: Undercounting Those Killed by the N.Y.P.D. – The New York Times

Posted on June 19, 2020 by csidds

Here’s where forensics and politics show their dark-side. Who has the final say? Read on….. A never-released report shows that the number of people killed by police activity in New York is more than twice what has been reported. — … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Drilling down on Cognitive and Human Factors in Expert Decision Making: Six Fallacies and the Eight Sources of Bias

Posted on June 15, 2020 by csidds

Too bad this has a purchase firewall. Abstract inly. — Read on pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00704

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Forensics: The Impact of Evidence Lineups on Fingerprint Expert Decisions – Kukucka

Posted on June 11, 2020 by csidds

Simple idea. The bitemarkers skipped this part since 1954. The Impact of Evidence Lineups on Fingerprint Expert Decisions – Kukucka – – Applied Cognitive Psychology – Wiley Online Library — Read on onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/acp.3703

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Forensics: Messed up DNA specimen evidence is discovered by defense DNA experts.

Posted on June 7, 2020 by csidds

This story tells how unequal forensic resources leaves defendants without court approval for independent testing. The judge refused to grant funding. The defense garnered $$ from donations. Then there is the mixup of swabs that they discovered. Also, the prosecution … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Facial recognition. No talk about accuracy; alot implied about facial algorithms selecting certain “constant” features. #Bertillion

Posted on June 4, 2020 by csidds
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Forensic Pathology: “Excited delerium“ excuse used in MN police restraint death of #GeorgeFloyd

Posted on May 29, 2020 by csidds

Thurs. May 29, 2020. 6.30 pm PDT. Today certain “qualified” talking heads in the media have copied the unfounded and rather illogical theory that is used in every police custody restraint death case as a defense. There is a medically … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Asylum-seeking women face myriad types of abuse.

Posted on May 22, 2020 by csidds

The dangers are real. The politicians could care less. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1752928X20300664

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