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What’s on the Net – The WhiteHouse Science Council on forensics – bites, firearms, shoes, tires, DNA
The usual complaints about the WH “non-forensic” reviewers (from the likes of The Fraternal Order of Police) are reminiscent of responses to the 2009 National Academy of Science report on “Strengthening Forensic Science.” Yesterday’s announcement from the White House Science Council ” … Continue reading
Forensic Standards bill could “transform” forensic science and get rid of bitemark IDs
A new bill introduced last week in the US Congress could put some “teeth” into creating and then enforcing federal standards for the practice of 11 forensic disciplines either criticized or debunked (aka bitemark pattern testimony) by the 2009 National … Continue reading
Back and forth in court about raising technical instrumentation ballistic standards
Does this picture have J. Edgar Hoover and Shirley Temple doing a bullet comp? A prosecutor takes exception to a defense ballistics guy saying higher definition imaging improves accuracy in bullet and rifling comparisons. The guy states that crime labs … Continue reading
Harward’s exoneration from a 33 year old bitemark conviction brings out comments from DA expert.
“In a statement, Levine said he was upset and disturbed at the result, given that the case produced wide agreement among examiners who had access to more information than is often available. “This case should persuade all my colleagues to … Continue reading
TX and CA: How Prosecutors ignore the effects of junk forensic science on their convictions.
CSI forensics seems to be infallible on TV. Not as much in the real world. Try reading”Bitten by Experts” from Jordan Smith at The Intercept. Its all about the junk. In the same vein, this article gives a closeup on where the … Continue reading
US DOJ puts some teeth into review of other forensic practices beside just hair matching
Assistant DOJ director Sally Yates takes the high road in the direction of vetting closed criminal cases using other “police forensic sciences” involving “patterns.” Her statements indicates concerns about examiners “overstating” their conclusions in court. That bypasses whether the methods … Continue reading
UK Forensic Science Regulator getting statutory powers may affect current SBS “witchhunt”
Dr. Gillian Tully, the UK Forensic Science Regulator The US should take heed of whats happening in the UK in reorganization of its forensic science industry in order to standardize forensic methods and outcomes. In the US, this would circumvent all … Continue reading
Peter Neufeld on the simple reasons bitemarks are dangerous to public safety and US justice
The Innocence Project’s co-founder on NPR explains the fundamental reasons why bitemark matching believers ( a shrinking few at this point) preaching before the National Commission on Forensic Science, the White House Office of Science and Technology and the Texas … Continue reading
Texas Forensic Commission may take the national lead in eradicating bitemarks
Dr. Mary Bush is the pretty one. She and her hubby Peter have spent a decade forming scientific studies which debunked and then pissed off alot of dental bitemark experts in the US. These same media discredited experts comprise the … Continue reading
The odd “reform” coexistence of law enforcement, criminal justice and private forensic orgs
Taking some joy out of Xmas, the Wash Post columnist Radley Balko draws out the pattern of current forensic events focusing on methods review into a broader question. How difficult is it to change multi-governmental institutional culture? He describes how the … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bitemarks
Tagged Criminal Justice, CSI, Forensic science, junk science, National Commission on Forensic Science, Radley Balko
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