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Chemistry World
April 4, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
Massachusetts crime lab scandal explodes The arrest of another forensic lab chemist has prosecutors scrambling to check drug cases she worked on.   |
Chemistry World
December 1, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Hard questions after litany of forensic failures at US labs At least five high profile cases of serious malpractice at US forensic crime labs have come to light in the last two years. |
Chemistry World
March 7, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Convicted chemist was 'sole bad actor' at US drug lab An investigation by the Massachusetts state inspector general has concluded that Annie Dookhan, the US forensic chemist imprisoned last year for falsifying thousands of drug tests, was the 'sole bad actor' at her former workplace. |
Chemistry World
November 27, 2013 |
Forensic chemist imprisoned for falsifying tests A US lab chemist who falsified drug analysis tests used in criminal cases has been sentenced to three to five years in state prison for tampering with evidence and obstructing justice. |
Chemistry World
May 28, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Fallout from rogue US drug lab chemist could lead to thousands of retrials Defendants whose convictions on drug charges were based on evidence potentially tainted by disgraced former state chemist Annie Dookhan can pursue retrials, the Massachusetts supreme court has ruled. |
Chemistry World
September 29, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Forensic crime lab malpractice surfaces in Oregon New revelations that a chemist at an Oregon state forensics lab appears to have tampered with drug evidence have led the state's governor to launch an investigation. |
Reason
November 2007
Roger Koppl |
Breaking Up the Forensics Monopoly America's forensics system, the part of our criminal justice system responsible for scientific examinations of crime-scene evidence like fingerprints and DNA, is rife with errors. Here are eight ways to fix the broken system. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2009
Brad Reagan |
CSI Myths: The Shaky Science Behind Forensics Bite marks, blood-splatter patterns, ballistics, and hair, fiber and handwriting analysis sound compelling in the courtroom, but much of the "science" behind forensic science rests on surprisingly shaky foundations. |
Chemistry World
November 2007
Lisa Melton |
Courtroom Chemistry When analyzing the smallest traces of evidence at a crime scene, chemistry is key. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2007
Simon A. Cole |
Double Helix Jeopardy DNA databases help solve crimes but some say they also aid and abet racial discrimination. Can there be a compromise between the desire for privacy and the need for crime control? |
Smithsonian
August 2007
Cate Lineberry |
On the Case Kathy Reichs, the forensic expert who helped inspire the TV show "Bones," talks about homicides, DNA and her latest novel. |
Chemistry World
January 27, 2015
Maria Burke |
Fears for forensic quality in England and Wales There is a real danger of forensic science standards slipping in the UK, according to a report from the National Audit Office. Concerns include a lack of transparency in police spending and a regulator that is virtually powerless. |
Chemistry World
February 2009
Derek Lowe |
Column: In the pipeline How important is it to have the best equipped lab? One group holds that there's little effect at all, that good scientists can do good work with whatever's at hand. |
BusinessWeek
July 22, 2010
Dina Bass |
Microsoft Crosses Swords with Pirates Microsoft employs digital forensics and other technologies to help law-enforcement authorities bust counterfeiter syndicates. |
Chemistry World
April 17, 2014
Philip Ball |
Family values Many young scientists have likely been "lured" into postdoctoral traps within large projects. Are the next crop of scientists trained to be leaders or to just fit into a large production line? |
Search Engine Watch
May 6, 2011
Avril Korman |
Security and Responsibility on the Virtual Frontier Are we expecting too much of Linden Lab in regards to security and protection from fraud and IP theft, as well as other types of criminal activity. |
Bio-IT World
April 16, 2004
Fowler & Cardin |
Cinching Synergy with a Contract Lab The keys to developing a synergistic relationship are identifying the right partner, clearly defining expectations, and communicating regularly and honestly. Follow these steps to success for lab services outsourcing. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
David Dobbs |
Forensics Under Fire The unparalleled accuracy of DNA analysis has forced traditional forensic science to stand trial. |
Chemistry World
August 1, 2012
Patrick Walter |
Phenomenal Olympic science legacy (or is that sustainability?) What do you do with a lab set up solely to catch Olympic drug cheats once the games are over? In the case of the London 2012 games, the answer is to turn it into a state of the art analytical lab. |
Popular Mechanics
July 27, 2009
Brad Reagan |
The Truth About 4 Common Forensics Methods Room for doubt in deciphering the information in four important types of criminal evidence |
Reason
December 2007
Radley Balko |
No Money, No Justice Do public defenders deserve scorn, or bigger budgets? Book review: Defending the Damned: Inside Chicago's Cook County Public Defender's Office, by Kevin Davis. |
Chemistry World
October 5, 2012
Patrick Walter |
Forensic lab error led to miscarriage of justice A forensics error has led to an innocent man being held for five months on a charge of rape in the UK. The DNA sample from the rape victim was contaminated during a routine DNA extraction procedure, although this is thought to have been an isolated incident. |
Chemistry World
January 14, 2011
Rebecca Brodie |
Nuclear forensics A portable forensic device to detect nuclear isotopes intended for use in weapons has been made by scientists from Canada. |
AskMen.com
Bernie Alexander |
5 Things CSI Doesn't Tell You About Forensics With the topic being hotter than ever, let's look at five things that CSI hasn't told you about forensics. |
Chemistry World
December 2011
Derek Lowes |
Column: In the pipeline Everyone knows what a bad lab looks like. But is there an opposite design, one that everyone would agree is the right place to do research? |
Chemistry World
January 29, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
UCLA faces possible criminal charges for chemistry lab death One year after a research assistant at the University of California, Los Angeles in the US died following an accident in the lab, the university awaits news on whether criminal charges will be filed. |
Reason
April 2004
Anderson & Jackson |
Washington's Biggest Crime Problem The federal government's ever-expanding criminal code is an affront to justice and the Constitution. |
Chemistry World
August 3, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
Vandalism strikes US lab An apparent case of inside vandalism has caused approximately $500,000 worth of research samples to be destroyed at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California, US. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2010
Richard P. Mislan |
Cellphone Crime Solvers Could the murder victim's BlackBerry lead to her killer? Increasingly, the answer is yes |
Information Today
December 15, 2015 |
Gale Debuts 19th-Century Crime and Punishment Collection Gale launched Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920, its new primary-source archive of more than 2 million pages of material on 19th-century history, literature, law, and criminal justice. |
Chemistry World
October 2006 |
In the Papers... Chemistry Class Explosives... Patent Protests... Forensic Backlog... Malaysia's Development Plans... Award for Nigerian Chemist... |
InternetNews
June 16, 2010 |
Cloud Computing a Focus of New IBM Software Lab IBM's largest software development facility in North America will focus on cutting edge technologies including cloud computing, mobile and enterprise applications. |
Geotimes
January 2005
Raymond C. Murray |
Collecting Crime Evidence from Earth Geologic evidence will continue to be developed and presented in courtrooms around the world. The quality of evidence collection and examination will improve, and new methods will be developed. The results will be to the benefit of justice. |
Reason
July 2009
Radley Balko |
The Unrepentant D.A. Prosecutorial error in Santa Clara |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2008
Brian Orelli |
100% Results From Sequenom The company presents more data on its molecular diagnostic and buys a lab to run the tests in. |
CIO
March 1, 2001
Matt Villano |
IT Autopsy No longer an obscure component of network security, computer forensics has blossomed into a science all its own... |
Reason
October 2001
Rhys Southan |
DNA on Demand Scotland's Strathclyde Police don't blink twice when it comes to slighting privacy for crime detection. In March, Scotland's largest police department announced that officers would take DNA samples from everyone they arrest, no matter how minor the crime... |
