Month November 2015

The UK Forensic Science Regulator recently published a guidance document entitled “Cognitive Bias Effects Relevant to Forensic Science Examinations”.  You can read the document — which discusses different categories of bias, general conditions impacting the risk of biasing effects, bias… Continue Reading →

Recently, a Montana Forensic Pathologist, Thomas Bennett, came under fire for conducting flawed autopsies on children. While all of Bennett’s cases are not being reviewed at this time, the controversy in Montana has led to revamping the office and discussing the… Continue Reading →

Prosecutors in Japan have a 99% conviction rate, chiefly due to the ubiquity of confessions in criminal cases. Recently, Japan has embraced various forensic science procedures, modeled after those practiced in the United States, to evaluate evidence in criminal cases…. Continue Reading →

Maryland’s DNA Admissibility Statute set forth discovery and notice requirements for admitting DNA evidence, as well as setting out standards for the DNA testing. Any DNA testing had to be conducted in accordance with the standards of the Technical Working… Continue Reading →

The Ohio legislature is currently considering a bill that would expand the list of crimes in which offenders are required to hand over DNA to the state. These crimes include voyeurism, public indecency, soliciting a prostitute and prostitution. Some legislators, who… Continue Reading →

The Camden County Police Department has hired experts in forensics and obtained new technology that allows them to conduct DNA testing and other crime scene investigative work on-site, rather than shipping off the evidence to Trenton, where it could take… Continue Reading →