After DNA seemingly cleared Anthony Wright in 2013, Philadelphia prosecutors and police retried him, but a jury acquitted him in less than an hour
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/08/13/philadelphia-detectives-charged/
Nine months worth of work by a veteran Baltimore Police crime lab firearm’s examiner has been compromised and can not be used for analysis, the department confirmed this week.
— Read on www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-prem-md-ci-cr-lab-firearms-audit-20210813-ya4xdkhhybf6plwgmeiuyh4xbq-story.html
A member of Japan’s gold medal-winning softball team will have her medal replaced with a fresh one after the mayor of her hometown chomped down on the original following an outcry on social media.
— Read on www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/2021/0812/1240436-olympics-gold-medal-to-be-replaced-due-to-teeth-marks/
Jo Millington is a well known forensics person. Her ex boss sounds like a dolt.
A gay forensic expert has won a huge payout after her boss made bizarre and offensive comments about her sexuality.
— Read on uk.news.yahoo.com/gay-forensic-expert-wins-huge-201425341.html
More police-controlled crime lab problems.
Experts say backlogs are not uncommon in big cities, with police departments forced to prioritize due to a lack of funds. But a Baltimore Police Department crime lab supervisor says city police don’t acknowledge the size of their untouched caseload.
— Read on www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-prem-md-ci-cr-fingerprint-lab-20210811-j534drh4tfa6lguycjuqx7rf5y-story.html
Strange how, in this respect, it seems Trump hasnt left certain bastions of criminal justice.
Update on the Update: More on this today (Wednesday July 22, 2015) from Radley Balko at THE WATCH On Tuesday, July 21, the White House OSTP issued an oral presentation by: Jo Handelsman “Dr. Jo Handelsman is the Associate Director for Science at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, appointed by President Obama…
— Read on csidds.com/2015/07/22/update-white-house-report-on-forensics-science-eradicate-the-use-of-bitemarks/
The plantiffs attack includes claims that the Sirchie LLC product is absolutely junk. Similar complaint to police on-scene drug testing problems due to false positive reacts to commonly found substances.
A group of defense attorneys and prison inmates filed a proposed class action against the Massachusetts Department of Corrections and Sirchie Acquisition Co LLC on Wednesday, saying a Sirchie product that the prison system uses to drug test mail is wrong nearly 80% of the time.
— Read on www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/mass-defense-attorneys-say-drug-test-falsely-flags-client-mail-2021-07-28/
Nothing suprizing here. It tracks dog and cat Rxs as well. Cops use it. I dodged a bullet having 5 sick French bulldogs.
A sweeping drug addiction risk algorithm has become central to how the US handles the opioid crisis. It may only be making the crisis worse.
— Read on www.wired.com/story/opioid-drug-addiction-algorithm-chronic-pain/
One word for this law review paper. WOW!! 👏
What’s Wrong with Forensic Science? Everything, Says Paper | The Crime Report
— Read on thecrimereport.org/2021/08/11/whats-wrong-with-forensic-science-everything-says-paper/
A task force created this year by Governor Gretchen Whitmer continues to meet each month to come up with recommendations and best practices for how forensic science work is used, conducted and assessed in the criminal justice system.
— Read on www.fox47news.com/news/state/innocence-community-shares-how-faulty-forensic-science-leads-to-wrongful-convictions
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