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30 Oct 2007, 11:28 am
Forensic "experts" are usually technicians with little more than a college degree and often less. [read post]
15 Apr 2017, 5:04 am
It was post about “forensic science. [read post]
11 Jul 2008, 3:00 pm
Forensic science isn't neutral and the criminal justice system shouldn't pretend that's the case just for convenience's sake. [read post]
29 Sep 2009, 3:44 am
Only time will tell.But even if the crime lab meets all current standards, there's increasing evidence that current standards often aren't good enough to pass scientific muster.I didn't write much about the National Academy of Science's book-length report on forensics when it came out this spring because the legislative session was full upon us, but that document deserves more focus than I've given it, though it's received wide attention in other… [read post]
22 May 2016, 11:13 pm
Nearly all of what passes for forensic science is bullshit.Fingerprints? [read post]
25 Sep 2009, 11:29 am
After Texas injected Cameron Todd Willingham with a lethal drug cocktail for setting a fire that killed his three children, the state created the Forensic Science Commission, which then hired a national fire expert to investigate. [read post]
28 Jun 2010, 4:53 am
The DPS actually hired a terminated DNA supervisor whom even HPD found was unsuitable after it was revealed she helped technicians "excel" on their proficiency exams. [read post]
27 Dec 2009, 9:20 am
.'s top forensic scientist has been transferred out of the police department amid an increasingly bitter conflict for control of the city's crime laboratory.William Vosburgh was brought in amid much fanfare to assist construction of a long-delayed, $140 million crime laboratory and to build a top-flight forensic science program to match it. [read post]
24 Jun 2011, 4:58 am
The defense remains free to challenge any and all forensic evidence. [read post]
17 Mar 2010, 12:29 pm
” In my initial post on the Gates case, I cited the National Academy of Science recommendation on the need to preserve the scientific integrity and independence of forensic laboratories. [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]
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]
