Crime Labs
FBI, federal prosecutors investigate District’s forensic firearms lab
Judge rejects convicted killer’s claims, blocks new hearing in death of Michael Jordan’s father
Crime Lab Proficiency Testing and Quality Management Webinar
The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) is offering a webinar, Crime Lab Proficiency Testing and Quality Management. This event will be held Tuesday, January 21st from 11am-12pm, CST. In the wake of recent reports documenting the vulnerability of forensic science methodologies to human error (e.g., NAS, 2009; PCAST, 2016), the field has sometimes pointed to proficiency …
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He served 43 years for a murder he didn’t commit. Now he’s suing the county, sheriff and SBI.
Inside Philly DA Larry Krasner’s new plan to drop low-level drug charges in favor of addiction treatment
Rape Charges Thrown Out After Minnesota Agents Mix Up DNA
Imagine Being on Trial. With Exonerating Evidence Trapped on Your Phone.
ANAB Directory of Accredited Organizations
This database can be used to identify which laboratories are accredited.
Carts, Wax, and Oh, My: The New World of Marijuana Extracts
Originally posted on Nov. 12, 2019 on the North Carolina Criminal Law blog. The advent of cannabis legalization across the country has led to a proliferation of new types of cannabis products. There are skin patches, food and drinks (for humans and pets), vaporizer or “vape” cartridges (or “carts”), and different concentrate or extract products (“dabs”, “wax” or “shatter”, among other names). [Click …
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