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Public activism for Civil Rights in the US justice system
A journey to fight and educate for criminal justice reform in the US. http://www.innocenceproject.org/news-events-exonerations/marching-2-justice-mass-incarceration-and-the-innocent
Forensics is not science if negative results are hidden
Excellent presentation on what true science methods really means in regards to reporting studies that fail to support expectations. Hiding “bad” test results is a component of bias present within forensics for decades. For example: bitemarks, bullet lead, hair comparisons, … Continue reading
Posted in Bitemarks, CSI, Forensic Science
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Strange case involving Amanda Knox’s supposed forensic team DNA expert.
Strange case involving Amanda Knox’s supposed defense team DNA expert. Some folks get suspicious when a defense expert goes on the defensive after being VERY public in the press. A reporter tries to find out about how a DNA biologist … Continue reading
Keeping Prosecutors protected from personal liability is the spawn of SCOTUS
An opinion piece pointedly discussing the exoneration cases where prosecutors continue to avoid legal consequences for dishonest acts such as perjury and other malfeasance. She makes SCOTUS ultimately responsible. Thanks to Phil Locke at the @wrongconvblog for this link. Full … Continue reading
Posted in criminal justice, DNA profiling, Forensic Science
Tagged junk science, prosecutorial misconduct, SCOTUS
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John Lentini on underpaid and under ‘scienced’ arson investigators; Bad ballistics and fingerprints in Omaha
From the man who is bringing arson investigations into a science-based method using chemistry, physics, thermodynamics and testing. Unfortunately there are hiccups in finding $ and any police who have a science background. Full article. Omaha prosecutor warns defense attorneys about … Continue reading
Posted in fingerprints, Forensic Science
Tagged bad ballistics, Bad forensic science, fingerprints
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Forensics: GermanWings 320 recovery details
“A team of 50 forensic workers face a daunting scene: a vast stretch of debris scattered over treacherous mountain ridges that can only be accessed with the help of climbing gear and a cadre of mountaineers.” Thus far about 500 … Continue reading
Posted in Forensic Science, Mass Disaster recovery
Tagged Germanwings 320, mass disaster recovery
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BACK to Supreme Court to test new law on forensic ‘science’
A remarkably sad, infuriating and frustrating ordeal one man in California prison has experienced for 22 years is winding up in intensity. William Richards’ 1997 murder conviction in San Bernardino had been overturned by a habeas corpus hearing in 2010, … Continue reading
THe NIST Forensic Science Commission Lays an Egg with its Bitemark Study Group. Now its hatching.
OSAC Subcommittee on Ondontology (sic) The original source of this NIST information is here. Other than originally mis-spelling ODONTOLOGY, this NIST subcommittee (OSAC) on Forensic Dentistry should do well dealing with dental identification of unknown human remains, but in the … Continue reading
Faulty Forensic Science Failing US Court System – Op-Ed from Live Sciences
“Karen Kafadar is Commonwealth Professor and chair of the Department of Statistics at the University of Virginia and a member of the Forensic Science Standards Board. Anne-Marie Mazza is the director of the Committee on Science, Technology and Law of the … Continue reading
The “gut feeling basis of traditional forensic sciences” and “Quick Picks” from @wrongconvblog
The “gut” feeling in fingerprint matching ‘science?” “Gut feeling is responsible for a lot more of the accuracy than many people think, even the experts themselves,” says Dr Matthew Thompson of the University of Queensland School of Psychology” Great links from … Continue reading
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