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Forensic genealogy feeding B.C. murder arrest still up for ethics debate

January 18, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Forensic genealogy feeding B.C. murder arrest still up for ethics debateRead More

Hair Sample That Put a Man in Prison Turned Out to Be Dog Hair

January 18, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Hair Sample That Put a Man in Prison Turned Out to Be Dog HairRead More

Bite mark analysis has no basis in science, experts now say. Why is it still being used in court?

January 15, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Bite mark analysis has no basis in science, experts now say. Why is it still being used in court?Read More

More Police Are Using Your Cameras for Video Evidence

January 13, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

More Police Are Using Your Cameras for Video EvidenceRead More

Virginia review panel recommends action following VPM podcast on former forensic analyst

January 12, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Virginia review panel recommends action following VPM podcast on former forensic analystRead More

Are fingerprints unique? Not really, AI-based study finds

January 12, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Are fingerprints unique? Not really, AI-based study findsRead More

AI disproves differences between same-hand fingerprints

January 12, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

AI disproves differences between same-hand fingerprintsRead More

North Carolina man settles for millions after wrongful conviction, 44 years in prison

January 10, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

North Carolina man settles for millions after wrongful conviction, 44 years in prisonRead More

Study Estimates Roadside Drug Tests Result in 30,000 Wrongful Arrests Every Year

January 9, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Study Estimates Roadside Drug Tests Result in 30,000 Wrongful Arrests Every YearRead More

Science, Statistics, Expert Testimony Important in Finding Justice – Or Innocent People Go to Jail

January 7, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Science, Statistics, Expert Testimony Important in Finding Justice – Or Innocent People Go to Jail Read More

Seizures Identified as Potential Cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

January 5, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Seizures Identified as Potential Cause of Sudden Infant Death SyndromeRead More

How the Federal Government Can Rein In A.I. in Law Enforcement

January 2, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

How the Federal Government Can Rein In A.I. in Law EnforcementRead More

Artificial intelligence can find your location in photos, worrying privacy experts

December 19, 2023 // by Sarah Olson

Artificial intelligence can find your location in photos, worrying privacy expertsRead More

Old-School Hair Analysis Is Junk Science. But It Still Keeps People Behind Bars

December 15, 2023 // by Sarah Olson

Old-School Hair Analysis Is Junk Science. But It Still Keeps People Behind BarsRead More

NYC Medical Examiner’s office reviewing hundreds of cases in budding lab scandal

December 15, 2023 // by Sarah Olson

NYC Medical Examiner’s office reviewing hundreds of cases in budding lab scandalRead More