Foundations of Forensics
State won’t release toxicology lab results (IN)
Acculturating Forensic Science: What is “Scientific Culture”, and How Can Forensic Science Adopt It?
Army probes crime lab workers after critical news reports
A Path Forward: Where Are We Now?
Little Progress in Congress on Push for Forensic Standards
William J. Anderson hired as Asheville’s new police chief
Fired scientist files complaint against Austin police crime lab (TX)
DPS investigating complaint about police crime lab
Presumptive and Confirmatory Tests – Virtual CLE
For more information about presumptive and confirmatory tests, the School of Government has posted a 30 minute online program that you can view for free or for CLE credit
Lab’s forensic check failure sparks fingerprints retesting (Chicago)
New Houston Crime Lab to be Independent of Police Department
D.P. Lyle, MD, ABA Fundamentals: Forensic Science
Paul C. Giannelli et al., Scientific Evidence (5th ed.)
Predicting and Preventing Wrongful Convictions
NIJ-funded research that looked at 460 violent felonies between 1980 and 2012 to determine what factors led to a wrongful conviction of an innocent defendant instead of dismissal or acquittal. Factors identified by researchers include: a younger defendant, a criminal history, a weak prosecution case, prosecution withheld evidence, lying by a non-eyewitness, unintentional witness misidentification, …