Crime Labs

Landmark Decision in Nassau Crime Lab Scandal

Anthony Papa | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Nassau County, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Criminal Justice, Eric Schneiderman, Crime Labs, Nassau County District Attorney, New York News
Anthony Papa

No one should be rotting away in prison, sentenced from a crime based on tainted evidence. What will happen to the potentially several hundred prisoners whose cases could have been tainted by problematic testing procedures?

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A Lot of Blame, But No Accountability on Nassau County Crime Lab Scandal

Anthony Papa | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Criminal Justice System, Nassau County, Nassau County District Attorney, Nassau County Crime Lab, Nassau County Crime, Crime Labs, Crime Lab Errors, Armchair Detective, New York News
Anthony Papa

Potentially several hundred cases have been tainted by the testing procedures used by the Nassau County Crime lab. What is going to happen to the individuals who are currently serving prison sentences based on problematic evidence?

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Crime Labs Need Independence and Robust Oversight to Ensure Justice

John Terzano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Crime Labs, Forensic Science, San Francisco, The Justice Project, Independent Labs, Forensic Oversight, Home News
John Terzano

San Francisco's top public defender, Jeff Adachi, recently called for the city's crime lab to become independent of the police department. This announ...

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Screw CSI: The Chandra Levy Case Reveals, Once Again, Police Can't Find Their Asses with Both Hands

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rock Creek Park, Orange County (FL) Sheriff's Office, Gary Condit, Stacy Peterson, Chandra Levy, Drew Peterson, Caylee Anthony, Without a Trace, Cold Case File, Law & Order, Csi, W D.C. Police, Fingerprints, Crime Labs, Blood Splatter Evidence, Bite Marks, Handwriting Analysis, Dna Evidence, Ballistics, National Academy of Sciences, Media News
Stanton Peele

What depresses me about Law & Order is not that they expeditiously solve crimes every week through meticulous sleuthing. It's that real law enforcement, crime labs, and investigatory agencies virtually never get things right.

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The Long-Awaited Call for Forensic Science Reform

John Terzano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Justice Project, Crime Labs, Forensic Science, National Academy of Sciences, Forensic Tests, Dna, Criminal Justice System, National Institute of Forensic Science, Csi, Politics News
John Terzano

Ensuring the best and most accurate evidence makes it into the courtroom is absolutely critical to maintaining fairness and accuracy in the criminal justice system.

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