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26 Dec 2010, 7:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
When those examiners disagreed, the case went to a supervisor for resolution. [read post]
12 Nov 2010, 8:17 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Later it was pointed out to me (by somebody who'd probably rather remain nameless) that other comparative forensic disciplines at DPS - from tool marks to hair analysis to ballistics - all use the same process of having a second examiner verify results, with supervisors meeting with analysts to reach a conclusion in the event the two disagree. [read post]
7 Sep 2014, 6:10 pm
If you don't get the answers you need, you can always ask to speak to their supervisor or to the pathologist yourself. [read post]
26 Jan 2015, 5:03 am by Gritsforbreakfast
More dysfunction at the Houston crime lab, where in Oct. 2013, before its transition from HPD to an independent entity, "A lack of attention by both the analyst and the analyst's supervisor allowed [a] report containing inaccurate information from the submitting officer to be reported to the District Attorney's office," according to a December report by the city's inspector general's office and a soon-to-be-released investigation by the Texas Forensic… [read post]
25 Feb 2010, 10:59 pm by Michael DelSignore
"We've had cases where we'll put our crime scene evidence into CODIS and it will match with a convicted felon from another state," said Robin Smith, supervisor of the forensic biology lab. [read post]
11 Jul 2008, 3:00 pm
" When defendants requested hearings, 18% were dismissed because police or breath test supervisors did not show up at the hearing, and in another 8% DPS failed to meet its burden of proof as judged by the hearing examiner.The Sunset staff and some legislators like Linda Harper-Brown support doing away with face to face confrontation of witnesses in administrative license revocation hearings, allowing either testimony by phone or merely letting lab reports be submitted as… [read post]
21 Dec 2022, 1:14 pm by Eugene Volokh
Specifically, the Supervisor argues that the Subpoena is unduly burdensome because the Supervisor is a non-party; the Subpoena covers an extensive time span, with four of the requests being "unlimited" in scope; the Subpoena calls for production of documents and materials, the creation of which is beyond the scope of the Supervisor and her staff's expertise (e.g., forensic images); and compliance with the Subpoena will require hundreds of… [read post]
26 Sep 2008, 11:29 am
"Johnson said 2/3 of local labs provided some training to staff but relatively few people were actually receiving it. [read post]
6 Jun 2023, 9:33 am by Unknown
It also found no evidence that the New York Regional Office enforcement supervisor or any of the individuals assigned to investigate and prosecute the Jarkesy matter were influenced by the memorandums.SEC reviews of other pending adjudicatory matters included 28 proceedings in which one or more Adjudication memoranda were accessed by Enforcement administrative staff, as well as 61 additional matters in which one or more Adjudication memoranda applicable to pending matters were… [read post]
10 Jul 2008, 6:08 am
It's one thing to change procedures in an institution, but quite another to change its culture, which is a challenge still facing the troubled Houston crime lab and other government-run forensic labs in Texas.The publication Government Technology has an extensive feature focusing on the Houston lab as an example of virtually everything that can go wrong with forensic analysis, declaring that "Some problems with the HPD Crime Lab - such as underfunding, poor… [read post]
30 Dec 2014, 4:13 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The department has a backlog of 1,500 fingerprints, said latent print supervisor Officer Dennis Degler. [read post]
15 Dec 2016, 6:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
We need forensic analysis and Grits continues to think some forensic disciplines are useful. [read post]
13 Oct 2013, 2:35 pm
Forensic DNA testing has reached an all-time high in San Diego crime labs. [read post]
28 Jan 2013, 10:31 am by Gritsforbreakfast
At a meeting of the Texas Forensic Science Commission (FSC) on Friday, a number of new details emerged about the episode and its aftermath. [read post]
2 Sep 2022, 9:55 am by John Jascob
According to the report, many audit firms implemented a new requirement to involve the audit firm’s forensic staff in the engagement team’s fraud risk-assessment procedures for all public company audits in the consumer discretionary sector with a perceived fraud risk related to revenue recognition.SPACs and de-SPACs. [read post]
14 May 2009, 4:04 am
    His overbearing personality style created tension among office staff, who tried to avoid provoking Jack’s anger and never complained to higher management about him. [read post]
24 Oct 2013, 8:48 am by Gritsforbreakfast
[Commissioner Sarah] Kerrigan said there was  a "perception among staff that termination was unlikely" regardless of performance.Indeed, FSC interviews with Salvador's supervisors and peers indicated that his main problem was a failure to adequately understand the basic chemistry underlying the work he performed, leading to excessive errors (one in three cases he worked on was sent back by a supervisor for correction) and eventually, taking shortcuts including… [read post]