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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
October 8, 2012
Rebecca Trager |
US crime lab chemist arrest causes reverberations Last month's arrest of a chemist, who worked in a Massachusetts Department of Public Health state laboratory, for allegedly falsifying evidence used in criminal cases is prompting calls for major forensic science reform in the US. |
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. |
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
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
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. |
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. |
Reason
November 2007
Radley Balko |
CSI: Mississippi Forensic doctor Steven Hayne's career in court is an egregious example of what happens when the criminal justice system fails to adequately oversee expert testimony. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
David Dobbs |
Forensics Under Fire The unparalleled accuracy of DNA analysis has forced traditional forensic science to stand trial. |
Reason
July 2009
Radley Balko |
The Unrepentant D.A. Prosecutorial error in Santa Clara |
ifeminists
January 24, 2007
Wendy McElroy |
Overzealous Porn Prosecution Tramples Accused's Rights Due process was not championed as a protection against false accusations by a victim but as a shield against abusive prosecution by the State. The Founding Fathers knew that people sometimes lie but their focus was to limit the power by government. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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? |
Chemistry World
October 24, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
US Universities' Lab Safety Under New Scrutiny US universities are under pressure to significantly step up safety at chemistry labs, following new findings and recommendations from the Chemical Safety Board. |
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
October 2006 |
In the Papers... Chemistry Class Explosives... Patent Protests... Forensic Backlog... Malaysia's Development Plans... Award for Nigerian Chemist... |
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. |
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... |
Chemistry World
February 2012 |
Profiting from privatization The private sector offers significant benefits to public sector labs hampered by bureaucracy and financial constraints, argues Quentin Maxwell-Jackson |
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
September 5, 2013
Jason Woolford |
A biochemical eyewitness Blood found at a crime scene could give police an indication of a criminal suspect's ethnicity there and then thanks to a new bioassay. |
Searcher
September 2003
Kenneth Fink |
Criminology Web Sites: An Annotated "Webliography" This list may serve as an introduction to the many Web sites devoted to both the prosaic and exotic in the field of criminology. |
HHMI Bulletin
Spring 2013
Robert Gutnikoff |
Lab on the Move When the high school classroom setting is lacking, enter the mobile lab from the University of Texas -- Pan American, in Edinburg, funded with HHMI grants in 2004 and 2008. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2010
Sargur N. Srihari |
Beyond C.S.I.: The Rise of Computational Forensics Pattern recognition and other computational methods can reduce the bias inherent in traditional criminal forensics |
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 |
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 |
Chemistry World
July 30, 2013
Maria Burke |
Forensic science service closure criticized The justice system's ability to convict criminals is at risk following the closure of the UK's Forensic Science Service in March 2012, warn MPs. |
Wired
May 2002
Jacob Ward |
Crime Seen Forensic science meets computer animation -- in the courtroom. Crime-scene reconstruction will never be the same... |
Popular Mechanics
December 2007
Paul Tolme |
Wildlife CSI: Inside the Case of the Poisoned Meatballs Crime labs investigate illegal killings of endangered species. |
Reason
November 2002
Joyce Lee Malcolm |
Gun Control's Twisted Outcome Restricting firearms has helped make England more crime-ridden than the U.S. |
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. |
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. |
Chemistry World
May 30, 2014 |
Taking responsibility Sara Cooper talks to Neil Withers about safety in the lab and how it's up to everyone, from boardrooms to students, to create a safe environment |
Salon.com
July 16, 2002
Arianna Huffington |
Send the bastards to jail! Unlike the majority of nonviolent drug cases, corporate wrongdoers rarely do any time behind bars. |
Scientific American
November 12, 2006
Sally Lehrman |
Partial to Crime Families become suspects as government rules on DNA matches relax. |
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? |
Prepared Foods
June 2009 |
R&D: New Products & Lab Testing Attendees of Prepared Foods' R&D Seminars heard presentations on the three 'Ps' of successfully developing new products, and how to choose a reliable lab. |
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. |
U.S. Banker
December 2010
Katie Kuehner-Hebert |
Inside Jobs Large and small banks alike are dealing with a spike in fraud, much of it by trusted employees. |
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? |
Chemistry World
August 6, 2013
Jennifer Newton |
Keeping lipstick evidence in the bag Michael Went, from the University of Kent in the UK, and colleagues have shown that vibrational fingerprints obtained by Raman spectroscopy can distinguish between different brands and types of lipstick. |
Geotimes
January 2005 |
Geomedia Forensic Geology on the Small Screen... "Evidence From the Earth," by Raymond C. Murray... "Earth Colors," by Sarah Andrews... South Dakota Mapping... |
Chemistry World
February 4, 2011
Holly Sheahan |
Crime scene DNA testing on the move A microfluidic chip that can come up with a DNA profile in less than three hours has been designed by US scientists for use at crime scenes. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2008
Julie Sturgeon |
CSI: Hard Drive Hate groups, terrorist activity, pimping. A day in the life of local law enforcement? No, just a routine sweep of school computers. Digital forensic technology is uncovering the bad, sometimes criminal behavior students and faculty are guilty of. |
Reason
February 2008 |
Letters Return of prohibition... Forensic science in Mississippi... Eight million sots in the naked city... The day of the flying fish... |
