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Calls for limits on ‘flawed science’ in court are well-founded: A guest post

Posted on September 26, 2016 by csidds

Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
From: The Washington Post A White House advisory council on Tuesday issued a report urging federal prosecutors and judges to tread cautiously around forensic science on bullet markings, bite marks, tire tread marks and…

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Blogging the war on forensic science reform; “unsupported and misleading”

Posted on September 26, 2016 by csidds

Projections and accusations of deceit, lying, financial gain, and undermining the criminal justice system are now flowing through the media from law enforcement types who are pointing at “forensic science reformists” getting viral positive attention in the press and legal … Continue reading →

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It’s put up time for the American Academy of Forensic Sciences to act on bitemarks

Posted on September 26, 2016 by csidds

Some folks are holding their collective inhalation about what the AAFS will do after the recent PCAST demolition of bitemark analysis. The President’s Science Council invoked the same rationale used by the National Academy of Science’s “Forensic Sciences…A Path Forward” report in … Continue reading →

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Prez advisors warn: halt convictions based on pseudoscience

Posted on September 24, 2016 by csidds

Originally posted on Appellate Squawk:
Galileo tries to persuade the Inquisition to look at the Moon through a telescope. A mysterious Deep Throat, known only as Dr4ensic, has leaked a draft report from a Presidential commission warning that courts are…

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Junk Science Reigns ____ So Much for True Science in the Courtroom

Posted on September 24, 2016 by csidds

Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
We had hope, back in 2009, when the National Academy of Sciences report Forensic Science in the United States; A Path Forward was published, that there might finally be some remedy for all the junk science…

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“It’s a Joke.” More on the FBI and DOJ bad attitude on legitimate testing in forensics

Posted on September 24, 2016 by csidds

Hey, just think. If the FBI and DOJ admitted (again) that they “aren’t perfect” and “needed to test more” then imagine the change in the rate of appeals their convictions would demand? There wouldn’t be enough lawyers in this country … Continue reading →

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Calling out the LEO forensic curmudgeons saying “Overeaching and Junk is OK”

Posted on September 23, 2016 by csidds

Much of the forensic evidence used in convictions has been found unreliable. Prosecutors want to use it anyway Salon has compiled what’s I unkindly have called the LEO mind-set of being “Untouchable” when it comes to the using unsafe courtroom … Continue reading →

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Crime lab “Congress” disses #PCAST forensic report

Posted on September 22, 2016 by csidds

Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Here’s another short-sighted defense against advancing some better science in the LEO forensic industry. You can tell these are cops from their immediate use of ad hominem (personal)…

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Crime lab “Congress” disses #PCAST forensic report

Posted on September 22, 2016 by csidds

Here’s another short-sighted defense against advancing some better science in the LEO forensic industry. You can tell these are cops from their immediate use of ad hominem (personal) attacks on the panel members. This is a carbon copy of previous … Continue reading →

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Pushback to #PCAST demand on forensic error testing

Posted on September 21, 2016 by csidds

The DOJ, DAs et al sound like the bitemark matchers. They plan a “package” to contest the President’s Sci Council recently released report. As a group, they are blind to wrongful convictions and want an exemption from “outside” calls for … Continue reading →

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Calls for limits on ‘flawed science’ in court are well-founded: A guest post

Blogging the war on forensic science reform; “unsupported and misleading”

It’s put up time for the American Academy of Forensic Sciences to act on bitemarks

Prez advisors warn: halt convictions based on pseudoscience

Junk Science Reigns ____ So Much for True Science in the Courtroom

“It’s a Joke.” More on the FBI and DOJ bad attitude on legitimate testing in forensics

Calling out the LEO forensic curmudgeons saying “Overeaching and Junk is OK”

Crime lab “Congress” disses #PCAST forensic report

Crime lab “Congress” disses #PCAST forensic report

Pushback to #PCAST demand on forensic error testing

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