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CRIME LAB REPORT
Media and public policy analysis for the
forensic science community
Tues. April 5, 2011
Crime Lab Report is an independent organization that analyzes media coverage, public policy trends, and current issues affecting the profession of forensic science and its stakeholders.
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Recent Reports
John Grisham - Fresh face with same false message
"The stories of Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz are tragic.
They both spent years in prison for crimes they were found not to have
committed. But to state that their convictions were based largely on
improper hair examination testimony is simply untrue, and we are certain
that John Grisham and his colleagues at the Innocence Project know it."
Paul Ferrara: The passing of a visionary and friend
"Looking through a 21st century lens, it’s difficult to
imagine the profession of forensic science without DNA. Yet just a short
25 years ago, the concept of using human DNA to identify individuals was
only on the radar of a relatively few individuals."
Corrupt journalism is survived, but rarely defeated
"Accurate reporting is not just about
getting all the factoids correct. It is also about context
and proportion, which were ignored by News & Observer
reporters in their coverage of the SBI story."
Hot Issues
Forensic Science Commissions: A waste of taxpayer dollars?
"One can reasonably suspect that the individuals
involved may have felt pressured to move cases out the door in a
timely manner – a cultural problem, if you will, that becomes
exacerbated when resources are not sufficient to keep laboratory
capacity in line with demand."
Post-conviction activists 'contaminate' evidence in Texas
"What Crime Lab Report
finds so interesting about the Willingham case is that many experts
have come forward to present compelling evidence that some of the
physical evidence interpretations may
have been faulty. But by the same token, they have not
presented viable, alternative theories as to how the fire actually
started."
Innocence activism 'contaminates' forensic evidence, study warns
"A comprehensive look at post-conviction litigation
practices written by Crime Lab Report’s managing editors was
recently published in the 2009 Journal of the Institute for the
Advancement of Criminal Justice. IACJ is a
nonprofit research organization based in
Crime Lab Report is Back
We appreciate your patience. Crime Lab Report is back in action and our managing editors are refreshed and excited to deliver our readers the kind of analysis and in-depth reporting that earned Crime Lab Report its outstanding reputation. We take our work seriously and thank you for including us as part of your search for information about forensic science and our unique perspective on all issues related to the use of science in the American courtroom.
Major Reports
The Wrongful Conviction of Forensic Science
2009 - By John Collins & Jay Jarvis
The final and definitive form of this publication was published by Taylor & Francis in Forensic Science Policy & Management - An International Journal.
Contextual Contamination of Forensic Evidence by
Post-Conviction Litigators
2009 - By John Collins & Jay Jarvis
The final and definitive form of this publication was published by the Institute for the Advancement of Criminal Justice in its 2009 annual journal.
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