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Forensics disaster in the UK. Looking at £s wasted and evidence lost
Take a close look at this one. Government “savings” turned into a mayhem of chaos since the 2012 closure of the FSS. Dont talk to police or politicians abt forensics. http://www.labnews.co.uk/article/2029976/forensics-in-crisis
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Flawed forensics and weak-kneed judges. Boilerplate arson experts, of course, claim absolute accuracy. A judge buys it
The judge below is a good guy, the Honorable Harry T. Edwards. Just another chapter in how judges can’t get away from looking at changes and evolution in forensics (this time its fire science) in the most restrictive sense via … Continue reading
Forensic Imaging and Comparison Debate Centers on Expertise of Objects in the Image
A lawyer in the UK takes on an important aspect of forensics. The discussion is a bit nebulous, and focuses on the topic of people identifying objects and people captured on digital media. I suppose old fashioned crime scene photography … Continue reading
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Probative Value of Forensic Science Conclusions Should be Based on Empirical Data, Not Subjective Impressions
The misapplication of forensic science is a contributing factor in 45% of the 362 wrongful convictions overturned by DNA evidence. — Read on http://www.innocenceproject.org/probative-value-forensic-science-conclusions/ Tell this to all your dentists who do bitemark comparisons. They refuse to admit any of … Continue reading
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Excellent look at determining homicide versus a staged suicide
Worth a look. A forensic pathologist present AT THE CRIME SCENE testifies in a murder trial on his use of tell-tale bits of info from the death scene. Smart cops called him into the investigation. I can’t wait to see … Continue reading
Making a Joke about Forensic “matches” – John Oliver speaks out – Serious facts
Talking about the “CSI Effect” of “perfect matching” versus the science-lacking truth in use in reality. My bitemark buddies are prominant cast members. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScmJvmzDcG0&feature=youtu.be
Simple Fire Science for Arson Investigators and Courts – by John Lentini
John has waged a very effective movement towards improving arson investigations from their origins as a science lacking high school level quasi police discipline. What Fire Litigators Need to Know in 2017 John’s history on the effects of junk fire … Continue reading
2 Million $ for crime lab scandals not enough to clear up false forensics in Mass.
There is more than just a dash of ‘ignoring the elephant’ going on in the Criminal Justice industry (police, DAs and their politicians) regarding junk ‘sciences’ eroding effect on what they trumpet as ‘public safety advocates.’ Read on: Boston … Continue reading
Left for Dead: DNA lab closes its doors for Missing and Unknown cases. No $$
Program to identify dead and missing across US put on hold Another example of the inequality towards forensic science (“..in the middle of an upheaval”) being merely a blip on the funding radar of the prancing ‘tough on crime’ rhetoric … Continue reading
Speakers before House Judiciary on Forensic Sciences
March 28, 2017 ‘To Examine the State of Forensic Science in the United States’ Four prepared statements to be discussed in DC. There are four presenters (read the last one FIRST): Victor Weedn: has a ‘politically correct’ statement about the … Continue reading
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