Tag Archive for: National Commission on Forensic Science (NCFS)

The FBI Says Its Photo Analysis Is Scientific Evidence. Scientists Disagree.

The bureau’s image unit has linked defendants to crime photographs…

Bloodstain Analysis Convinced a Jury She Stabbed Her 10-Year-Old Son. Now, Even Freedom Can’t Give Her Back Her Life.

Julie Rea was convicted of killing her son largely on the testimony…

New Scientific Paper: The Uncertain Future of Forensic Science

Abstract Forensic science is at a crossroads. In the last…

Why Do We Still Use ‘Junk Science’ to Convict? Blame the Judges – The Crime Report

For decades, the criminal justice system in the United States…

Framed for Murder By His Own DNA – The Marshall Project

Based on touch DNA, Lukis Anderson was charged with a crime that…

Prominent Academics Call for More Science in Forensic Science

Six former members of the National Commission on Forensic Science…

Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science?

The Nation explores the use of toolmark analysis in the case…

Department of Justice Asks for Public Comments on How to Improve Forensic Science

Nearly one month after disbanding the National Commission on…

Department of Justice to End National Commission on Forensic Science

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a statement today…