Using science to correct false convictions goes on around the world. In Aussieland, this man spent 25 years in prison due to a “1/1,000 match” from a single hair.
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/02/why-is-courtroom-science-so-unscientific/
Experts have to lie and mislead courts into accepting this as an identification science.
Dr. Steiner’s “Saving the kids” mantra was later adopted by the bitemarkers.
An appellate judge says distorted expert testimony can “swallow the entire judicial process.”
https://www.lakecountrycalendar.com/columns/kootnekoff-problematic-experts-in-legal-proceedings/
Not all experts tell the truth. Good read for forensic students.
https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2020/02/daniel-j-wright-perjury-by/
Psych experts have free reign in deciding courtroom outcomes in civil and criminal cases. Only 3% get their unregulated opinions are scrutinized during trial.
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/02/16/science/ap-us-sci-psychology-tests.html
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/02/16/science/ap-us-sci-psychology-tests.html
Budget cuts in England and Wales have reduced independent oversight – and could lead to serious miscarriages of justice, says forensic scientist professor Angela Gallop
— Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/13/uk-justice-fund-forensic-services-budget-cuts
Can’t these dolts read a medical history?
https://coloradosun.com/2020/02/10/wrongly-accused-child-abuse/
Delaying justice is a common tactic throughout his administration.
Those DAs in San Diego are relentless. They’ve ignored this for decades. Crime lab guy suicided before trial. DNA never lies. Right?
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