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Forensic hypnosis in Texas prompts questions about death row case

December 12, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Forensic hypnosis in Texas prompts questions about death row caseRead More

Is a Single Fingerprint Enough to Convict?

December 6, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Is a Single Fingerprint Enough to Convict?Read More

Crime Prediction Software Promised to Be Free of Biases. New Data Shows It Perpetuates Them

December 2, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Crime Prediction Software Promised to Be Free of Biases. New Data Shows It Perpetuates ThemRead More

$6 million award for NC man after jury finds police detective fabricated evidence

December 1, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

$6 million award for NC man after jury finds police detective fabricated evidenceRead More

51 prisoners will have their cases reviewed for potential wrongful convictions over hair analysis

November 29, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

51 prisoners will have their cases reviewed for potential wrongful convictions over hair analysisRead More

NC State Crime Lab, Attorney General, Defends Exposed Forensic Science That Sent Innocent Men To Jail

November 21, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

NC State Crime Lab, Attorney General, Defends Exposed Forensic Science That Sent Innocent Men To JailRead More

Problems in San Diego crime lab come to light in audits and internal documents

November 21, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Problems in San Diego crime lab come to light in audits and internal documentsRead More

A Utah company says it’s revolutionized truth-telling technology. Experts are highly skeptical.

November 15, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

A Utah company says it’s revolutionized truth-telling technology. Experts are highly skeptical.Read More

How Your Family Tree Could Catch a Killer

November 15, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

How Your Family Tree Could Catch a KillerRead More

How do autistic individuals interact with the criminal justice system?

November 11, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

How do autistic individuals interact with the criminal justice system?Read More

ATF’s Mobile National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) Unit Being Used by Piedmont/Triad Law Enforcement Agencies to Help Link Crimes and Offenders

November 5, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

ATF’s Mobile National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) Unit Being Used by Piedmont/Triad Law Enforcement Agencies to Help Link Crimes and OffendersRead More

Police Turn on Hidden Cameras, Turn Off Fourth Amendment

November 1, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Police Turn on Hidden Cameras, Turn Off Fourth AmendmentRead More

Police raid downtown Greensboro hemp store, but owner argues testing of products was faulty

October 25, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Police raid downtown Greensboro hemp store, but owner argues testing of products was faultyRead More

Opinion: Thousands of missed police killings prove we must address systemic bias in forensic science

October 15, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Opinion: Thousands of missed police killings prove we must address systemic bias in forensic scienceRead More

Reforming Forensics: Why Academics Are Challenging the Science Behind U.S. Criminal Justice

October 15, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Reforming Forensics: Why Academics Are Challenging the Science Behind U.S. Criminal JusticeRead More