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?Junk? science at its worst

By Gideon

Earlier today I wrote about the NAS report on the state of forensic sciences in labs across the country. One of the findings of the report was that some “areas” of forensic science are unreliable because of the lack of standards, research and scrutiny. One of those areas was the study and comparison of bite-marks.

From Radley Balko at Reason comes the worst possible story of the misuse of this “junk” science. It chronicles the lengths to which two purveryors of this science would go in order to secure convictions. The descriptions and videos are not for the faint of heart.

Full post as published by A Public Defender on February 19, 2009 (boomark / email).