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The Fight To Reform Forensic Science

Posted by samzenpus on from the these-are-not-the-swabs-you-are-looking-for dept.

carmendrahl writes "Despite a 2009 report from the National Academy of Sciences that found the science in crime labs wanting, very little reform of forensic science has taken place. At a session about the Innocence Project, a group that exonerates prisoners with DNA evidence, speakers called on chemists to join the fight for reform. But forensic chemists don't all agree on what needs reforming."

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  1. Must-see Frontline by digitalaudiorock · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I posted this link on a related story some time back. This is a must see if you think you know how bad forensic science (or lack of science) really is:

    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/real-csi/