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President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Seeks Forensic Info
PCAST Forensic Science Questions PCAST consists of 20 of the nation’s leading scientists and engineers, appointed by the President to provide direct advice to him and the White House on important matters of science and technology. PCAST has recently begun … Continue reading
Law enforcement agencies have invented a number of the techniques, including blood-spatter and bite-mark analysis.
Explanations on how the intersection of legal “yes or no” determinations of guilt and its interpretation of forensic “science” certainties is a train wreck. From the Boston Review; “Forensic Psuedoscience.” A quote from the BR “Law is a poor vehicle … Continue reading
Kosinski on Criminal Justice reform and false evidence
By Radley Balko As part of its push for criminal justice reform, the Charles Koch Institute (yes,that Charles Koch) has just posted a series of interviews with Alex Kozinski, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. … Continue reading
UK : Police forced to reopen 350 cases botched by forensics officer who lied about credentials
Stephen Beattie, a senior forensics officer, was suspended and then quit in 2011 after it emerged that he exaggerated his expertise [This ethical transgression was first reported almost 5 years ago. Seems that this forensic review process described below was not a … Continue reading
Forensics : British custody death inquiry gets messier when a US forensic expert talks to tabloids
Court appointed forensic experts need to keep their mouths shut when involved in police custody death inquiries. In fact, they should stay out of the news throughout any of these so-called “independent reviews” of custodial inmate deaths. The only exception … Continue reading
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Example of a sketchy relationship between a Medical Examiner and Insurance Companies
Nothing raises doubts about a medical expert when he repeats one-off and repetitive causes of death opinions in civil or criminal cases. The Missoulian. Complete CSI Forensic lab for sale. Only used once.
Innocence Project investigators uncover cache of bitemark cases suppressed by the bite-mark believers
All this started about two months ago. While denying scientific realities and protocols combined with a history of damaging the US criminal justice system, the AAFS/ABFO recently powered up to oppose Texas looking into their dental courtroom activities. The Forensic Science Commission was made in 2013 … Continue reading
New DC Crime lab management, mayor and DA adopt measures their previously fired director were denied
The story is typical. Government politics always has a sunny side when those triumphant over their opposition adopt upgrades and staffing they had refused to allow the previous admin. Not unlike the Romans proclaiming a peace settlement with the Visigoths … Continue reading
Its time for CA to stand up to junk forensic science in its courts #XONR8
Justin Brooks JerryBrownGov AG Kamala Harris A former prosecutor Judge found Bill Richards innocent 6 years ago! FreeTheCA12 XONR8 http://californiainnocenceproject.org/read-their-stories/william-richards/
Unreasonable minds in Forensics : Taking on the deniers of scientific justice.
This is an addition to yesterday’s CSIDDS post…… This new post [ taken from David Averill’s 2012 publication “A response to a critic of the bitemark critics.” ] takes you to the source of the Bitemarker Nation. Be ready to … Continue reading
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