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9 Jan 2009, 7:39 am
.' Ramsey also called for 'increasing the number of civilian positions in the area of forensic sciences, specifically ballistics, DNA analysts and technicians, and intelligence and crime analysts.' Police Chief Michael Schirling of Burlington, Vt., home state of committee chairman Patrick Leahy, said that, 'Historic funding sources such COPS and Byrne-JAG should be re-invigorated and distributed nationwide to allow law enforcement agencies to craft… [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 12:30 pm
The Virginia Department of Forensic Science recently reported the findings, and the Urban Institute is analyzing them. [read post]
24 Oct 2013, 8:48 am
He cited the Forensic Science Commission report to say that evidence still existed for re-testing in 50-75% of cases. [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 12:00 pm
" All of these failures could easily lead to a situation where the lab manages to "come up with false positives like crazy,” testified Jay Siegel, a professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and a "distinguished fellow" of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. [read post]
13 Feb 2022, 6:52 am
For example, there was the Houston Police Department’s Crime Lab Division scandal exposed in 2012 when it was discovered that lab technician Jonathan Salvador had falsified hundreds of forensic science reports that led to erroneous criminal convictions. [read post]
30 Sep 2022, 3:01 pm
The Decision On appeal, the defendant made five different arguments, including (1) that the FGGS DNA evidence was inadmissible due to the lab lacking accreditation by the Texas Commission of Forensic Science (TCFS), (2) evidence from the FGGS DNA tests was inadmissible due to technicians lacking TCFS licensing, (3) evidence from the FGGS DNA test was inadmissible due to lab work being performed by employees not licensed by the TCFS, (4), the DNA profile created by the… [read post]
30 Sep 2015, 9:09 am
That is because their lab technicians have never performed "method validations" on their testing procedures – a fundamental check and balance in the science world. [read post]
30 Apr 2012, 9:42 am
The then-male applicant, a veteran police detective with a military and law enforcement background, had applied for the job of ballistics technician, a forensic science technician who collects and identifies physical evidence related to criminal investigations. [read post]
26 Sep 2018, 10:37 am
Virginia DWI attorney on the need for gathering and using essential data once hired for a DUI case Here as with all my Virginia DUI cases involving BAC testing, I obtained the historical alcohol testing data (here is an example) involving my client and involving the Intox EC/IR II machine on which he was tested, both by sending a document request to the Virginia Department of Forensic Science (DFS) and obtaining DFS data online about the same. [read post]
8 Feb 2007, 1:26 pm
The bill that created the Forensic Science Commission—sponsored by Sen. [read post]
27 Nov 2007, 1:04 am
("FBI Forensic Test Full of Holes" by John Solomon, The Washington Post). [read post]
28 Dec 2011, 12:41 pm
In Virginia, for example, the EC-IR II is one of two machines approved for DWI testing by the Department of Forensic Sciences. [read post]
19 Jul 2010, 11:05 am
Forensic Science Is Magic On TV, the CSI team marches onto a crime scene and, within a few moments, has found a single hair, analyzed it, and identified the killer. [read post]
25 Jun 2009, 12:36 pm
” He cited one report, for example, that said “there is wide variabiility across forensic science disciplines with regard to techniques, methodologies, reliability, types and numbers of potential errors, research, general acceptability, and published material. [read post]
15 Aug 2015, 7:28 am
PooPrints describes the science behind its testing. [read post]
6 Mar 2020, 5:36 am
After 44 years, modern forensic science and technology along with multiple agencies working together found a suspect and put him in custody. [read post]
20 Jul 2009, 10:31 pm
.''In February, the National Academy of Sciences issued a sweeping critique of the nation's crime labs. [read post]
3 Dec 2011, 7:31 pm
Here's the important part of the brief (footnote omitted)At worst, an all-technicians-must-testify rule would force the OCME to reduce the amount of DNA testing it conducts, and force prosecutors to forego forensic DNA analysis in cases where it might be highly probative. [read post]
8 Mar 2017, 12:22 pm
. __, 776 S.E.2d 249 (2015), held that a field technician for the Forensic Tests for Alcohol branch of DHHS (FTA), who was trained as a law enforcement officer, was properly allowed to testify about a retrograde extrapolation he performed using an FTA form, notwithstanding his inability to explain the basis for his calculations. [read post]
8 Mar 2017, 12:22 pm
. __, 776 S.E.2d 249 (2015), held that a field technician for the Forensic Tests for Alcohol branch of DHHS (FTA), who was trained as a law enforcement officer, was properly allowed to testify about a retrograde extrapolation he performed using an FTA form, notwithstanding his inability to explain the basis for his calculations. [read post]
