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What happens when a police crime lab’s toxicology results get audited and retested by a non-police/prosecution focused agency? Errors in the original analysis are found. Such is the case in Indiana State Police Crime Lab when compared to retests performed by the Indiana University School of Medicine. So next time you are a juror in a DUI trial ask [Continue Reading Multiple Errors in Toxicology Results Found…]  The City of Detroit will be paying $1 Million to Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office to have one year’s worth of evidence investigated. That’s a lot of money. This is the perfect example of why it is better to pay a little extra up front, to have a sufficient number of properly trained laboratory analysts, [Continue Reading $1Million Outlay to Investigate Questioned Detroit Crime Lab Evidence…] Apparently criminal defense attorneys think highly of the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences (SWIFS). If you recall, we posted an entry a while back about SWIFS. Briefly an employee was terminated for purportedly not passing training milestones. The ex-employee contends he was fired for whistle-blowing about deficiencies in the crime lab. Below is information from [Continue Reading More info on the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences…] Ever since the NAS report was published, the popular media has taken an about face in what news stories they report. No longer are police crime labs portrayed as hallowed halls containing crusaders protecting the public from criminals. Now crime labs are described as lairs containing bumbling lackeys for tyrannical police and puppets [Continue Reading Forensic Science Under the Microscope…] |
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