FSN: Forensic Science News » crime lab errors http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes and Opinion by a Real Forensic Scientist Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:20:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Multiple Errors in Toxicology Results Found http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/multiple-errors-in-toxicology-results-found/ http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/multiple-errors-in-toxicology-results-found/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:00:56 +0000 Forensics Guy http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/multiple-errors-in-toxicology-results-found/ 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

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No related posts.]]> http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/1million-outlay-to-investigate-questioned-detroit-crime-lab-evidence/feed/ 0 More info on the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/more-info-on-the-southwestern-institute-of-forensic-sciences/ http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/more-info-on-the-southwestern-institute-of-forensic-sciences/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:00:21 +0000 Forensics Guy http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/?p=1020 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

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]]> http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/more-info-on-the-southwestern-institute-of-forensic-sciences/feed/ 0 Forensic Science Under the Microscope http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/forensic-science-under-the-microscope/ http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/forensic-science-under-the-microscope/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:57:49 +0000 Forensics Guy http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/?p=367 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

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