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Forensics: Junk term ‘Excited Delirium’ Is No Excuse for Police Abuse
The National Association of Medical Examiners now says “excited delirium” should not be cited as a cause of death. — Read on reason.com/2023/06/27/excited-delirium-is-no-excuse-for-police-abuse/
Forensics: DNA Testing Startup Lied To Customers About Deleting Their Data, FTC Alleges
A genetic testing company is under fire from the Federal Trade Commission for failing to protect customer data. — Read on http://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2023/06/16/dna-testing-startup-lied-to-customers-about-deleting-their-data-ftc-alleges/
Forensics: False burn pattern evidence. A Wrongfully Jailed Man Just Got $13 Million—a BU Duo Helped Win His Release
Dick Lehr and Jack Nicas (CGS’08, COM’11) wrote the crucial 2010 exposé on a 1983 wrongful arson conviction. — Read on http://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/wrongfully-convicted-man-gets-13-million-settlement/
Forensics: After decades of arguing DC Council Votes To Keep Crime Lab Out Of MPD Hands
The vote rejects a proposal from Mayor Muriel Bowser, which would have moved crime scene science duties under the D.C. police department. — Read on dcist.com/story/23/06/13/dc-council-maintains-crime-lab-independence/
Forensics: Uniqueness fallacy in forensics. Devil in the grooves: The case against forensic firearms analysis
A landmark Chicago court ruling threatens a century of expert ballistics testimony — Read on radleybalko.substack.com/p/devil-in-the-grooves-the-case-against
Forensics: Subjective and Contradictory opinions. Interpreting Blood Stain Patterns: Science or Speculation?
In the TV-show Dexter, the titular character leads a double life as both a forensic scientist and a serial killer. Dexter’s unique forensic… — Read on http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx
Forensics: Mostly Partial Prints and DUI Testing. The Slow but Steady March Towards a More Reliable Forensic Science
When Henry Swofford stepped to the microphone at a gathering of forensic scientists in 2016, he surprised the audience when he announced that he had directed his investigators to no longer use the terms “identification” or “individualization” to link an … Continue reading
Forensics: The influence of ‘infallible’ ballistic matching. Letting the jury decide. Maryland high court considers limiting ballistics evidence used to link guns to shootings
BALTIMORE — A television in Baltimore Circuit Court showed a magnified picture of spent cartridge casings taken through the lens of a microscope. If a juror didn’t look closely, they — Read on http://www.union-bulletin.com/content/tncms/live/
Forensics: First Black Owned Genetic Genealogy Lab
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