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Todays’ Latest Forensics and Law Info from the Web #AAFS2017
Immigration heroes from the past. The Royal College of Surgeons from 1938. “I am a refugee from Nazi oppression.” Florida finger-print “expert” on the hot seat. Thousands of lawyers notified. Mr. Palacio is an 18 year crime lab veteran. Epigenetic DNA … Continue reading
A Monopoly Game of Rules: prosecutors, defense attorneys, forensic experts #AAFS2017
More Rules for those interested in how Ethics responsibilities appear in the US legal compendium. All the players are included. Here (at the bottom) is the abstract of a future presentation by Mississippi Innocent Project’s founder and director, Tucker Carrington … Continue reading
Advances in #Forensic #Science influenced by Exonerations – Peter Neufeld #AAFS2017
This is for those so inclined to wonder “why” scientific advances in forensics suggested by nationally recognized scientists should be shunned, ridiculed and attacked by the police. It has nothing to do with “throwing the baby out with the bath … Continue reading
Book Review: “Forensic Science Reform – Protecting the Innocent”
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
? For the last 8 1/2 years, I have been working to ‘help’ overcome the devastating effects that incorrect, bogus, and non-scientific forensics has had on our justice system in producing wrongful convictions. And…
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Crime lab accreditors getting a black eye and lose credibility over Austin lab
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Nothing like using empirical data to establish CJ problems that are largely ignored by governmental practitioners. A few folks have been been saying this about ANSI/ASCLD for years.…
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Crime lab accreditors getting a black eye and lose credibility over Austin lab
Nothing like using empirical data to establish CJ problems that are largely ignored by governmental practitioners. A few folks have been been saying this about ANSI/ASCLD for years. Here’s a scandal-in-point. Crime labs. From the NYC Legal Aid DNA Newsletter … Continue reading
News from in and around the world of Forensics
Mortuary training for those so inclined. Drop by on Sat in the UK. “Looking forward to seeing you.” (the picture shows a mannequin on the table). Turkish cargo plane flying from Hong Kong crash kills 37. There is a forensic side … Continue reading
Early into its release, #Forensic Science Reform text goes to the classroom!
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
A respected under and graduate forensic science program in the UK has introduced copies of our Academic Press/Elsevier text into its reference library and student discussions. Greatly appreciated!…
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Early into its release, #Forensic Science Reform text goes to the classroom!
A respected under and graduate forensic science program in the UK has introduced copies of our Academic Press/Elsevier text into its reference library and student discussions. Greatly appreciated! Here’s the notice for their students’ new semester. ================================================== Your article of … Continue reading
Read PCAST’s forensic response to outpouring of resistance by prosecutors and labs
Newly published, it is clear that PCAST on forensic ‘science’ is taking a serious stance to much of the mis-information presented by the host of it’s deniers in the US criminal justice system. That would be prosecutors, the US attorney … Continue reading
