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By Steve Hall

"Just how scientific is forensic science?" is the title of this Chicago Now post at the Arresting Tales blog by Joe the Cop. Here's an extended excerpt: The answer, according to a congressionally-mandated study by the National Academy of Sciences, is that it's not as scientific as we thought.  The full report, titled "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward", was released in February of 2009.  For some reason, it didn't really get much attention until recently.  Stephen Markley mentioned a September 9th story on NPR in his post yesterday about the death penalty, and the Pittsburgh Gazette ran an article on September 12.  Opponents of the death penalty have been quick to latch on to these reports...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 16, 2009 (boomark / email).