Suppose the following: You are driving home. You get stopped by the police. You are arrested for DUI. You are requested and give a sample of your blood. The blood goes to a laboratory and is analyzed. The results get transmitted to the police a few days later. The police type it up a few […]
Guest Blog Post From Dr. Frederic Whitehurst PhD JD: On sampling when testing multiple packets
Sampling Crime: On sampling when testing multiple packets By: Frederic Whitehurst, J.D., Ph.D. [1] If we accept that forensic crime laboratories are completely overwhelmed, understaffed, underequipped, and exhausting environments in which to function, we see reality. Despite political rhetoric to the contrary, there has been little, if any, relief for those folks in crime labs […]
Is the child victim of sexual abuse telling the truth? Sometimes Forensic Science can help decide
One of the scariest types of cases to defend even in my experience, even over that of a death penalty case, is a case where actual penetration of an infant’s or near infant’s genitals is thought to have occurred. These types of cases oftentimes involve someone who cannot speak or testify or is legally deemed […]
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