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Foundations of Forensics
Asheville PD Property Room Sealed After Missing Evidence Discovered
Asheville Police Chief Hogan’s statement regarding a case of missing evidence
Forensic Sciences Act
Signed into law by Governor Beverly Perdue on March 31, 2011. Sections 1-5 and 7-11 became effective when the act became law. Section 6 (Ombudsman position) becomes effective on July 1, 2011.
Bill could make innocence tough to prove
Bill Could Make it Harder for Accused to Prove Innocence
Science Thursdays: Crime Labs Under Investigation for Inconsistent Results
Army slow to act on botched crime analysis
Judge Dismisses Capital Murder Charges After Finding State Report “Intentionally Misleading”
Getting Forensics Right
Forensics Under the Microscope
Leahy Proposes Landmark Forensics Reform Legislation
District Attorney Jim O’Neill, once behind the scenes, now front and center
David L. Faigman et al., Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony, Vol. 1: Statistics & Research Methods
The Need for a Research Culture in the Forensic Sciences
by Jennifer L. Mnookin, Simon A. Cole, Itiel E. Dror, Barry A. J. Fisher, Max M. Houck, Keith Inman, David H. Kaye, Jonathan J. Koehler, Glenn Langenburg, D. Michael Risinger, Norah Rudin, Jay Siegel, and David A. Stoney. Explores to what extent forensic sciences need to change to develop a well-established scientific foundation. Finds that …
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