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How does science help solve crimes? Students get answers at crime lab’s open house

October 4, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

How does science help solve crimes? Students get answers at crime lab’s open houseRead More

Prosecutors slammed for ‘lack of moral compass,’ withholding evidence in widening Mass. drug lab scandal

October 4, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

Prosecutors slammed for ‘lack of moral compass,’ withholding evidence in widening Mass. drug lab scandalRead More

Prosecutors Slammed for ‘Lack of Moral Compass,’ Withholding Evidence in Widening Mass. Drug Lab Scandal

October 4, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

Prosecutors Slammed for ‘Lack of Moral Compass,’ Withholding Evidence in Widening Mass. Drug Lab ScandalRead More

NIST to Assess the Reliability of Forensic Methods for Analyzing DNA Mixtures

October 3, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

NIST to Assess the Reliability of Forensic Methods for Analyzing DNA MixturesRead More

DNA in the dock: how flawed techniques send innocent people to prison

October 2, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

DNA in the dock: how flawed techniques send innocent people to prisonRead More

Let’s Keep the Science in Forensic Science

October 1, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

Let’s Keep the Science in Forensic ScienceRead More

John Oliver Casts Josh Charles as ‘CSI: Crime Scene Idiot’ on Last Week Tonight

October 1, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

John Oliver Casts Josh Charles as ‘CSI: Crime Scene Idiot’ on Last Week TonightRead More

Judges are terrible at distinguishing good science from bad. It’s time we stopped asking them to do it.

September 28, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

Judges are terrible at distinguishing good science from bad. It’s time we stopped asking them to do it.Read More

Police Crime Lab Tech Resigns As She Pleads Guilty In Drug Case

September 28, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

Police Crime Lab Tech Resigns As She Pleads Guilty In Drug CaseRead More

AAAS Forensic Reevaluation Canceled Due to Lack of Funding

September 27, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

AAAS Forensic Reevaluation Canceled Due to Lack of FundingRead More

ProPublica Seeks Source Code for New York City’s Disputed DNA Software

September 26, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

ProPublica Seeks Source Code for New York City’s Disputed DNA SoftwareRead More

First Large Scale Study of Cocaine Users Leads to Breakthrough in Drug Testing

September 25, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

First Large Scale Study of Cocaine Users Leads to Breakthrough in Drug TestingRead More

When Bad DNA Tests Lead to 0 Convictions

September 25, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

When Bad DNA Tests Lead to 0 ConvictionsRead More

Officer’s sense of smell not sufficient for Ingonish arrest and seizure (NS)

September 25, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

Officer’s sense of smell not sufficient for Ingonish arrest and seizure (NS)Read More

The NYPD’s Growing DNA Database Raises Concern

September 25, 2017 // by Chris Liu-Beers

The NYPD’s Growing DNA Database Raises ConcernRead More