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The Problem With Forensic Sciences

November 8, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

The Problem With Forensic SciencesRead More

This group has a shocking concussion rate. It’s not football players.

October 31, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

This group has a shocking concussion rate. It’s not football players.Read More

‘Mass Surveillance’: Police Are Using DNA to Create Digital Images of Suspects That Haven’t Been Identified

October 23, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

‘Mass Surveillance’: Police Are Using DNA to Create Digital Images of Suspects That Haven’t Been IdentifiedRead More

Federal Report Adds to the Evidence That Bitemark Analysis Is Nonsense

October 19, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Federal Report Adds to the Evidence That Bitemark Analysis Is NonsenseRead More

A star witness recanted. But Tasha Shelby is still imprisoned for “shaken baby syndrome” junk science

October 19, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

A star witness recanted. But Tasha Shelby is still imprisoned for “shaken baby syndrome” junk scienceRead More

Yet another scientific body has debunked bitemark analysis. The courts still won’t care.

October 18, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Yet another scientific body has debunked bitemark analysis. The courts still won’t care.Read More

Study Reveals Inaccurate Labeling of Marijuana as Hemp

October 17, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Study Reveals Inaccurate Labeling of Marijuana as HempRead More

What is Fog Reveal? A legal scholar explains the app some police forces are using to track people without a warrant

October 17, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

What is Fog Reveal? A legal scholar explains the app some police forces are using to track people without a warrantRead More

What happens when you donate your body to science

October 12, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

What happens when you donate your body to scienceRead More

DNA is often used in solving crimes. But how does DNA profiling actually work?

October 11, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

DNA is often used in solving crimes. But how does DNA profiling actually work?Read More

Teeth marks convicted him, but the science didn’t hold up. 37 years later he’s still in an Alabama prison.

October 3, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Teeth marks convicted him, but the science didn’t hold up. 37 years later he’s still in an Alabama prison.Read More

Monday numbers: New report details how much more likely Black people are to be wrongly convicted than whites

October 3, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Monday numbers: New report details how much more likely Black people are to be wrongly convicted than whitesRead More

Why the ACLU of NJ says too much of how the NYPD uses facial recognition is shrouded in secrecy

October 2, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Why the ACLU of NJ says too much of how the NYPD uses facial recognition is shrouded in secrecyRead More

Making a Meltdown: What Role Did Federal Prosecutors Play in Unraveling D.C.’s Crime Lab?

September 30, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Making a Meltdown: What Role Did Federal Prosecutors Play in Unraveling D.C.’s Crime Lab?Read More

Op-Ed: Facial recognition technology victimizes people of color. It must be regulated

September 29, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Op-Ed: Facial recognition technology victimizes people of color. It must be regulatedRead More