Roadside screening tests such as the NIK Public Safety Reagent Based Tests Can Provide False Positives

Roadside screening tests such as the NIK Public Safety Reagent Based Tests Can Provide False Positives

Screening tests can lead to false arrests. The characteristics of a screening test are that they are easy to use with little to no training. They are used at a point of first contact meaning typically at roadside. In science, it seems as if there is the continual struggle between fast, cheap and good. It […]

The Week 48 Forensic Science Geek of the Week is Announced!

The Week 48 Forensic Science Geek of the Week is Announced!

The Forensic Science Geek of the Week Please visit the www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com FaceBook fan page. The week 48 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to: Leslie M. Sammis, Esquire According to her website: Leslie M. Sammis defends individuals charged with misdemeanor and felony criminal offenses in the State of Florida. She is admitted […]

The Week 48 Forensic Science Geek of the Week Question

The Week 48 Forensic Science Geek of the Week Question

Our good friend, Ron Moore, Esquire writes us “I actually had a client researching lawyers who looked at the Truth About Forensic Science geek of the week posts and liked my answers. It made a difference in who he decided to hire. Thanks!” So, there is a lot of value in www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek […]

Emerging Science: Dried Blood Spot Analysis in Toxicology

Emerging Science: Dried Blood Spot Analysis in Toxicology

Dried Blood Spot (DBS) or Dry Plasma Spot (DPS) analysis as applied to forensic analytical chemistry (toxicology) for Drugs of Abuse testing is an emerging science that there has been some recent activity in the peer reviewed literature. This post will examine this emerging technology and evaluate the benefits and the limitations of this assay. […]

Is it legitimate for a crime laboratory to use ‘historical data’ to prove its test results are valid?

Is it legitimate for a crime laboratory to use ‘historical data’ to prove its test results are valid?

I am lucky to get questions from colleagues. I am honored by it, and I thank them for the opportunity to answer their questions. From time to time I am going to feature questions that I get from them if they provide for teachable concepts. This question from a colleague provides for just such an […]

The Week 47 Forensic Science Geek of the Week is Announced!

The Week 47 Forensic Science Geek of the Week is Announced!

The Forensic Science Geek of the Week Please visit the www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com FaceBook fan page. The week 47 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to:  Ron Moore, Esquire Ron Moore, Esquire-Forensic Science Geek of the Week According to his website: Ronald L. Moore received a Bachelors degree in Biology from UC Riverside and […]

The Week 47 Forensic Science Geek of the Week Question

The Week 47 Forensic Science Geek of the Week Question

Our good friend, Ron Moore, Esquire writes us “I actually had a client researching lawyers who looked at the Truth About Forensic Science geek of the week posts and liked my answers. It made a difference in who he decided to hire. Thanks!” So, there is a lot of value in www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek […]

World Metrology Day

World Metrology Day

Today is one of the most awesome days to celebrate in the world: It’s world Metrology Day! According to their website: http://www.metrologyinfo.org/worldmetrologyday/ World Metrology Day celebrates the signature by representatives of seventeen nations of The Metre Convention on 20 May 1875. The Convention set the framework for global collaboration in the science of measurement and […]

The discretion exercised every day and with every test in forensic science

The discretion exercised every day and with every test in forensic science

Unless you are a scientist, you probably do not realize that analysts in forensic science exercise a massive amount of discretion with the reporting of data. In a thought provoking article that appeared on www.SeparationsNow.com and in their “Lab Infomatics” section reads: It’s the analytical scientist’s perennial dilemma: where to strike the balance between convenience […]

The Week 46 Forensic Science Geek of the Week is Announced!

The Week 46 Forensic Science Geek of the Week is Announced!

The Forensic Science Geek of the Week Please visit the www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com FaceBook fan page. The week 46 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to:  Ron Moore, Esquire Ron Moore, Esquire-Forensic Science Geek of the Week According to his website: Ronald L. Moore received a Bachelors degree in Biology from UC Riverside and […]

The Week 46 Forensic Science Geek of the Week Question

The Week 46 Forensic Science Geek of the Week Question

Our good friend, Ron Moore, Esquire writes us “I actually had a client researching lawyers who looked at the Truth About Forensic Science geek of the week posts and liked my answers. It made a difference in who he decided to hire. Thanks!” So, there is a lot of value in www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek […]