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August 17, 2005
Report Finds Problems with Forensics
Those who have studied DNA exonerations know that many types of forensic sciences used by prosecutors, such as bitemark analysis and microscopic hair comparisons, are "junk sciences" and lead to wrongful convictions. A new report reaches the same conclusion. Hear a professor and a crime lab director debate the issue on NPR here. [Mark Godsey]
August 17, 2005 in Exoneration Innocence Accuracy, Technology | Permalink
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