Forensic science 'too unreliable', says report
02/Mar/2009
Forensic science is in crisis, with techniques like bloodstain pattern and bite-mark analysis routinely being used in convictions despite a dearth of evidence quantifying their reliability.
So says a report by the US National Academy of Sciences, which calls for the establishment of an independent federal body to raise standards, and new research to assess the reliability of many forensic methods.
Full story: New Scientist
(Tags: forensic, law and politics, prints)