Cleveland.com

Courtroom forensic disciplines rely on flawed science, contribute to arresting, jailing innocents

CHICAGO -- In a 2004 series "Forensics Under the Microscope," the Chicago Tribune found that a number of forensic disciplines, including some used in police stations and courtrooms every day, relied ...
The Conversation

Now who will push ahead on validating forensic science disciplines?

Suzanne Bell receives funding from granting agencies including the National Institute of Justice and the National Institutes of Standards and Technology. The opinions expressed here are her own and ...

Forenics data standards development underway

National collaboration begins work WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, January 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The NIEMOpen ...
Mother Jones

Sessions’ New Forensic Science Adviser Has a History of Opposing Pro-Science Reforms

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Forensic science is an embattled field. As DNA testing has overturned hundreds of ...
Salon

If the evidence is unfit, you must acquit: Prosecutors are fighting to keep flawed forensic evidence in the courtroom

Under fire yet again, law enforcement is fighting back. Facing heavy criticism for misconduct and abuse, prosecutors are protesting a new report from President Obama’s top scientific advisors that ...
Science Daily

'Badly Fragmented' Forensic Science System Needs Overhaul

A congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council finds serious deficiencies in the U.S. forensic science system and calls for major reforms and new research. A congressionally ...
Observer

Forensic Evidence Largely Not Supported by Sound Science—Now What?

Forensic science has become a mainstay of many a TV drama, and it’s just as important in real-life criminal trials. Drawing on biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine and psychology, forensic evidence ...
The New York Times

Strengthen Forensic Science Without Undermining It

Betty Layne DesPortes is a criminal defense lawyer and a co-author of the sixth edition of "Scientific Evidence in Civil and Criminal Cases," and editor of the law section of the online "Wiley ...
Saint Louis University

Forensic Science Courses

The Saint Louis University Forensic Science program offers courses with hands-on learning opportunities. FRSC 2600 - Survey of Forensic Science 3 credits Students learn scientific methodology, its ...

Forensic Science vs. Criminology: Which Career Path Should You Choose?

Choose between criminology and forensic science in 2026. Behavioral social science and laboratory-based evidence analysis are ...
Newsweek

What’s Wrong With Forensic Science

In a culture smitten by CSI, NCIS, and Bones, it wasn't surprising that the jury bought the blue-jeans testimony. Testifying in a 1989 murder trial in upstate New York, a forensic scientist explained ...
The New York Times

Strengthen Forensic Science Without Undermining It

Betty Layne DesPortes is a criminal defense lawyer and a co-author of the sixth edition of "Scientific Evidence in Civil and Criminal Cases," and editor of the law section of the online "Wiley ...