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#140: Flawed Forensics

Every day in American courtrooms, forensic science offers evidence to judges and juries: fingerprints, ballistics, shoe prints, even bite marks. It’s supposed to provide scientific proof of guilt. But what if it’s a lot less reliable than we think?

InterviewsDavid HarrisJune 15, 2021Brandon Garrett, brandongarrett, forensics, forensic science, evidence, Autopsy of a Crime Lab, 121-150

#54: Forensic Science is No 'Science' at All

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of federal efforts to fix forensic science in April, but not because the problems were solved. Why shut down the National Commission on Forensic Science now, just as better scientific standards were emerging? And what will it mean for wrongful convictions?

InterviewsDavid HarrisJune 6, 2017jeff sessions, attorney general, john hollway, quattrone center, failed evidence, national commission on forensic science, forensics, forensic science, 31-60

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