Forensic science plays a vital role in identifying, characterizing, and quantifying physical and biological traces recovered from crime scenes — a task that ...

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Falsehood and dissimulation, problematic in the criminal justice system, are ubiquitous in nature. Understanding the psychological origins of lying may help us to guard against it.

Preparing skeletal specimens for display in museums or for forensic studies requires the bones to be thoroughly cleaned to ...

Properly addressing the problem of space requires work across three fronts: technology, policy and philosophy.

Forensic pathologists relied on what is now widely considered junk science, which helped lead to his conviction.

The decision affirms a lower court’s ruling nullifying Jimmie “Chris” Duncan’s 1998 first-degree murder conviction. Duncan ...

In American courtrooms, the credibility accorded to “expert” testimony can make or break cases. When such testimony or evidence is reliable, it offers a powerful tool for justice. When "junk science" ...

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For a law enforcement officer, the only thing worse than a violent crime going unsolved is when the wrong man or woman is convicted. If an innocent person goes to prison, investigators stop ...

Millions of Americans rely on Zantac to relieve heartburn and control the uncomfortable buildup of acid in the stomach. Unfortunately, trial lawyers are doing everything they can to get in the way of ...

In 1999, a Dallas County jury sentenced Charles Flores to death for capital murder after a burglary turned deadly in Farmers Branch. He had been placed at the scene of the crime by an eyewitness who ...