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College to develop screening processes for vetting old arson cases for bad forensic science

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I've become interested lately in the revolution in forensic science related to arson and the slew of past cases based on flawed scientific analysis where people are still sitting in prison. So I was interested to notice the creation of the Arson Screening Project at John Jay College's Center for Modern Forensic Practice (in NYC), which just received a grant to support their work. From their press release:This project will utilize the College's forensic science, law enforcement and legal expertise to develop a process for screening arson cases, apply that process to a growing backlog of "bad science" convictions, and disseminate the assessments for analysis to the media, the public and criminal justice agencies. "This JEHT funded project will enable the College to utilize its expertise in examining cases where questionable forensic techniques were used to obtain an arson conviction," said Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 01, 2008 (boomark / email).