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Musings about Trump and Science from the ‘Journal of Nature’
The slate is largely blank, except for PEOTUS’ climate change rhetoric. http://www.nature.com/news/the-ultimate-experiment-how-trump-will-handle-science-1.20971?WT.ec_id=NEWSDAILY-20161114
Read about the last $$ spent on bitemark research- A waste of $700K
The now lame-duck President’s Council on Sci Tech tried to lay this junk to rest in 2016. The NIJ funded $700K in 2006 to have these two guys study pig skin bitemarks and to make something called “Tom’s toolbox.” http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-05-14-3530693888_x.htm
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Fingerprints tell the tale – Bitemarks are a forensic joke
These prints have no relationship to the above case. A bitemark that still has J Kunco in prison for a over a quarter of a century. Two pictures of one bitemark. Taken at different times. The bitemark experts recently restated … Continue reading
Research on the history of Lynching in some very Republican Southern States
Someone in Donald Trumps’ circle of law enforcement influence said that “quelling” of public demonstrations is in order. Here’s a bit of some background about such self-righteous use of power and influence to subordinate other citizens’ rights. In his 1867 … Continue reading
Very good look at cross-exam of crime scene responders to NC police shooting
Another case right out of “Making A Murderer.” Most of this courtroom questioning is textbook but the reporter did a good job of presenting the gist of what the policeman’s (Slager) defense lawyer is trying to do. This is a … Continue reading
Population studies on the Differential Diagnoses present with SBS ‘triad’
A telling look at how medical expert wits years of declaring homicidal child deaths were talking through their hats about their ‘confidence.’ This Swedish collation of studies actually collected circumstances within existing pop studies containing adequate sampling of case data. … Continue reading
Forensics and Law: Justice reform and litigation – WrongConvBlog
(NY) The Wall Street Journal: For Victims’ Families, the Torment of Exoneration… Forensics Forum (blog): Forensics and Fallibility… The New York Times: Facing Death, Brooklyn District Attorney Spoke of Doing What ‘Is Right’… The Intercept: 25 Years After Junk Science … Continue reading
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The ups and downs of crime lab public funding initiatives
It’s a reject in Lorain County Ohio. It’s a go in NM for its new state crime lab. Ex-cop crime scene analyst gets grilled over ballistics evidence in Scott police shooting.
PCAST: Much to consider about forensic certainties largely beyond police training
The instantaneous rejection of the latest Executive Office’s forensic review revealed much about the deniers. This discussion on likelihoods of forensic success or failure from the ‘Einstein Institute’ leads me to wonder if the US cohorts of lawyers: DAs, Attorney … Continue reading
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