Inverse

Forensic Evidence Can't Be Trusted. Now What?

Forensic science has become a mainstay of many a TV drama, and it’s just as important in real-life criminal trials. Drawing on biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine and psychology, forensic evidence ...
The Conversation

Now who will push ahead on validating forensic science disciplines?

Suzanne Bell receives funding from granting agencies including the National Institute of Justice and the National Institutes of Standards and Technology. The opinions expressed here are her own and ...
Mother Jones

Sessions’ New Forensic Science Adviser Has a History of Opposing Pro-Science Reforms

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Forensic science is an embattled field. As DNA testing has overturned hundreds of ...
Observer

Forensic Evidence Largely Not Supported by Sound Science—Now What?

Forensic science has become a mainstay of many a TV drama, and it’s just as important in real-life criminal trials. Drawing on biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine and psychology, forensic evidence ...
Fast Company

Beyond CSI: How big data is reshaping the world of forensics

Tune in to the average TV cop show and you’re likely to think crime scene forensics is a solved problem. Fingerprints, bullets, and fragments of broken glass can be unambiguously traced back to the ...
EurekAlert!

'Badly fragmented' forensic science system needs overhaul

WASHINGTON -- A congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council finds serious deficiencies in the nation's forensic science system and calls for major reforms and new research.
The New York Times

Strengthen Forensic Science Without Undermining It

Betty Layne DesPortes is a criminal defense lawyer and a co-author of the sixth edition of "Scientific Evidence in Civil and Criminal Cases," and editor of the law section of the online "Wiley ...
Salon

If the evidence is unfit, you must acquit: Prosecutors are fighting to keep flawed forensic evidence in the courtroom

Under fire yet again, law enforcement is fighting back. Facing heavy criticism for misconduct and abuse, prosecutors are protesting a new report from President Obama’s top scientific advisors that ...

NFSU pioneering forensic education, innovation

Ahmedabad: Founded with a vision to transform the landscape of forensic science, National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) ...
KTVB

Forensic evidence largely not supported by sound science – now what?

Forensic science has become a mainstay of many a TV drama, and it’s just as important in real-life criminal trials. Drawing on biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine and psychology, forensic evidence ...
The New York Times

Strengthen Forensic Science Without Undermining It

Betty Layne DesPortes is a criminal defense lawyer and a co-author of the sixth edition of "Scientific Evidence in Civil and Criminal Cases," and editor of the law section of the online "Wiley ...