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Drug Analysis

Thousands of cases compromised due to faulty forensic analysis

March 4, 2013 //  by chrisherla

In recent months, faulty forensic analysis has been exposed in several labs across the country. The failure of a handful of lab analysts to correctly perform forensic analysis has compromised thousands of cases. In each situation the failures are different, but they expose a lack of oversight of analyst performance in the affected labs. The …

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Category: Featured ArticlesForensic Discipline: DNA, Drug Analysis

St. Paul police crime lab review: Prosecutors will reconsider some drug convictions (MN)

February 21, 2013 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

St. Paul police crime lab review: Prosecutors will reconsider some drug convictions (MN)Read More

Forensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Supreme Court sides with drug-sniffing dog; supports soldier’s child custody case

February 19, 2013 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

Supreme Court sides with drug-sniffing dog; supports soldier’s child custody caseRead More

Forensic Discipline: Detection Dogs, Drug Analysis

St. Paul crime lab to close drug testing unit (MN)

February 6, 2013 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

St. Paul crime lab to close drug testing unit (MN)Read More

Forensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Drugs analyses backlog revealed (Northern Ireland)

February 6, 2013 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

Drugs analyses backlog revealed (Northern Ireland)Read More

Forensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Amherst crime lab probe sought by Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan following chemist Sonja Farak’s arrest on drug thefts (MA)

January 25, 2013 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

Amherst crime lab probe sought by Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan following chemist Sonja Farak’s arrest on drug thefts (MA)Read More

Forensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Sonja Farak of Northampton, chemist at state crime laboratory in Amherst, charged with tampering, drug possession (MA)

January 20, 2013 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

Sonja Farak of Northampton, chemist at state crime laboratory in Amherst, charged with tampering, drug possession (MA)Read More

Forensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

2d state chemist charged with drug tampering (MA)

January 20, 2013 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

2d state chemist charged with drug tampering (MA)Read More

Forensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Mass. chemist in drug lab testing scandal is indicted on 27 charges (MA)

December 18, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

Mass. chemist in drug lab testing scandal is indicted on 27 charges (MA)Read More

Forensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

State police: New staff at crime lab to solve delays in testing Kent County drugged driving cases (MI)

December 14, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

State police: New staff at crime lab to solve delays in testing Kent County drugged driving cases (MI)Read More

Forensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Tarr wary of drug lab funding this year (MA)

December 2, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

Tarr wary of drug lab funding this year (MA)Read More

Forensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Mass. official: Serious lapses in oversight at drug lab (MA)

November 28, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

Mass. official: Serious lapses in oversight at drug lab (MA)Read More

Forensic Discipline: Crime Labs, Drug Analysis

Bigger drug lab was rejected in 1986 (MA)

November 9, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

Bigger drug lab was rejected in 1986 (MA)Read More

Forensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Drug Lab Scandal: What Did Prosecutors Know? (MA)

November 1, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

Drug Lab Scandal: What Did Prosecutors Know? (MA)Read More

Forensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Can Drug-Sniffing Dog Prompt Home Search?

October 31, 2012 //  by Chris Liu-Beers

Can Drug-Sniffing Dog Prompt Home Search?Read More

Forensic Discipline: Detection Dogs, Drug Analysis

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