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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

Epic Massachusetts crime lab Scandal may involve even broader wrongdoing, judge says

September 22, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Epic Massachusetts crime lab Scandal may involve even broader wrongdoing, judge saysRead More

Forensic lab staff stood down as thousands of Queensland DNA samples retested

September 21, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Forensic lab staff stood down as thousands of Queensland DNA samples retestedRead More

Crime lab mistakes man’s Tums for cocaine; Audit underway

September 21, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Crime lab mistakes man’s Tums for cocaine; Audit underwayRead More

Cold cases cracked by cellphones: How police are using geofence warrants to solve crimes

September 8, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Cold cases cracked by cellphones: How police are using geofence warrants to solve crimesRead More

Study: Forensic Scientists are Whiter Than Communities They Serve

September 8, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Study: Forensic Scientists are Whiter Than Communities They ServeRead More

A Guide to All the (Technically) Legal Cannabinoids You Can Buy Right Now

September 3, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

A Guide to All the (Technically) Legal Cannabinoids You Can Buy Right NowRead More

They Lost Their Pregnancies. Then Prosecutors Sent Them to Prison

September 2, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

They Lost Their Pregnancies. Then Prosecutors Sent Them to PrisonRead More

Tech tool offers police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’

September 1, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Tech tool offers police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’Read More

Michigan State Police: 3,250 THC lab reports may be inaccurate

August 31, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Michigan State Police: 3,250 THC lab reports may be inaccurateRead More