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Tryout for Facial Recognition Algorithm is a Total Flop
This one was done during a festival in the UK. “It was only a test, which was successful” seems a bit over the top. I can’t wait to see how the Rapid-DNA coming to your local cop shop does in … Continue reading
Appeal court actually uses Daubert to overrule use of non-science assumptions
Its all about scientific support, or lack there of in the appellate halls of North Carolina. DWI ‘extapolations’ of BA to assume alcohol ‘eliminating’ phase at time of testing take a hit. Thanks to GGWolk
“Field tests” of forensic evidence a presumptive disaster: inaccuracies prejudice 1000’s
The genesis of forensic analysis or “testing in the field” probably goes back to….. Sherlock Holmes Criminal sleuthing at a crime scene or during an investigatory “police stop” is a popular topic in the forensic science commercial laboratory R&D industry. Taking the … Continue reading