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Forensic Science
179 published works
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Forensic Science Mistakes and Wrongful Convictions
Over the years, and with more advances in technology, forensic science has become a part of the criminal process, and a part of obtaining a conviction in a criminal case.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
AG Sessions opting not to renew National Commission on Forensic Science
Main April 10, 2017AG Sessions opting not to renew National Commission on Forensic ScienceAs reported in this extended Washington Post piece, headlined "Sessions orders Justice Dept. to end forensic science…
PrawfsBlawg
DOJ, civil rights, and police reform (Updated)
Main Friday, April 07, 2017DOJ, civil rights, and police reform (Updated)Last Friday, Attorney General Sessions issued a memorandum enumerating a series of principles regarding law enforcement and the relation between…
The Faculty Lounge
“Inside the Great Forensic Science Boondoggle”
Such is the subtitle of an excellent article by UVA's Brandon Garrett, in The Baffler. Here is the gist: Forensics has turned Victorian detective stories into modern nonfiction, with lab-coated…
EvidenceProf Blog
Attorney General, FBI, District Attorneys Say They’ll Ignore President’s Council Report on Flawed Forensics
By Colin Miller
Recently, the Executive Office of the President President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) issued a report to President Obama entitled "Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific…
Zalma's Insurance 101 Videoblog
Chapter 15 – Volume 77 – Fire Science
By Barry Zalma
Fire Science The heat of a fire can indicate whether accelerants have been used. If items are melted, the following list of temperatures at which different materials succumb is a…
EvidenceProf Blog
The Investigation Discovery Documentary on Adnan & the Leading Cause of Death for Serial Killer Victims
By Colin Miller
A couple of days ago, several sites reported the news that Investigation Discovery will premiere a documentary about the Adnan Syed case on June 14th. The preview accompanying one of the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
More evidence of a failed drug war: foot soldier always high while fighting
Main May 6, 2016More evidence of a failed drug war: foot soldier always high while fightingThis recent AP article, headlined "Reports: Chemist Who Worked on Drug Cases Was Usually High,"…
EvidenceProf Blog
Should Defendants Get Access to TrueAllele’s Source Code?
By Colin Miller
A few days ago, the Huffington Post published a piece on the TrueAllele Casework system. According to the piece,Cybergenetics, developer of computer automated systems and technology research data analysis, claims…
Media Law Prof Blog
Chin and Workewych on The CSI Effect
Jason Michael Chin, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and Dentons Canada LLP, and Larysa Workewych, Queen's University, Faculty of Law, have published The CSI Effect. Here is the abstractThe…