UPPROX: Some Criminal Forensics Techniques May Be Completely Useless, According To The White House

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Some Criminal Forensics Techniques May Be Completely Useless, According To The White House

September 22, 2016

Criminal forensics has revolutionized enforcing the law, both in finding criminals and saving the innocent. But in light of some of the more bizarre techniques, scientists have been asking questions about the accuracy of some forensic techniques, and increasingly, some look like they may have no scientific evidence behind them at all.

The White House’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology chose to follow up ona 2009 report from the Department of Justice that found worrying inconsistencies in some forensic techniques. In particular, there’s .....

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