The Forensic Science Geek of the Week The week 29 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to: RON MOORE Ron Moore, Esquire-Forensic Science Geek of the Week As frequent viewers of this blog site will know, Ron Moore is a frequent winner of this weekly competition. He is a unique lawyer in […]

Week 29 www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week Challenge!!!
Forensic Science Geek of the Week Forensic Science Geek of the Week Thanks to the combined inspiration of Christine Funk, Esquire and Chuck Ramsay, Esquire, a new twist of this blog is being introduced. A weekly fun forensic science challenge/trivia question. The winner will be affectionately dubbed “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week.” Rules: […]

ISO 17025 definitions: Policies, Procedures, Instructions, Documents and Records
In a series of posts, I am going to introduce the reader to the existence of ISO 17025 and its importance. I am going to introduce it in bite-sized bits for easy digestion. Just like all matters of learning, knowledge is incremental over time and builds upon previous exposure. In our first post we answered […]

Is your state crime lab accredited?
As we recently discussed in our series about ISO 17025 “Why is ISO 17025 so important to us in forensic science?“: While accreditation does not equate to automatic quality in results, it means that a lab adheres to some sort of external Quality Management System (QMS). How worthwhile that QMS is versus what is necessary […]

Week 28 www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week Challenge!!!
Forensic Science Geek of the Week Forensic Science Geek of the Week Thanks to the combined inspiration of Christine Funk, Esquire and Chuck Ramsay, Esquire, a new twist of this blog is being introduced. A weekly fun forensic science challenge/trivia question. The winner will be affectionately dubbed “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week.” Rules: […]

ISO 17025 provides a simple method to develop themes to cross-examine experts
In a series of posts, I am going to introduce the reader to the existence of ISO 17025 and its importance. I am going to introduce it in bite-sized bits for easy digestion. Just like all matters of learning, knowledge is incremental over time and builds upon previous exposure. In our first post we answered […]

Why should the criminal defense community care about ISO 17025?
In a series of posts, I am going to introduce the reader to the existence of ISO 17025 and its importance. I am going to introduce it in bite-sized bits for easy digestion. Just like all matters of learning, knowledge is incremental over time and builds upon previous exposure. In our first post we answered […]

Winner of the Week 27 www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week Challenge!!!
The Forensic Science Geek of the Week The week 27 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to: RICHARD MIDDLEBROOK Forensic Science Geek of the Week: Richard Middlebrook Richard O. Middlebrook Position: Partner and Senior Attorney. Born Phillipsburg, New Jersey, June 6, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, California. Background: Mr. Middlebrook is considered […]

Week 27 www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week Challenge!!!
Forensic Science Geek of the Week Forensic Science Geek of the Week Thanks to the combined inspiration of Christine Funk, Esquire and Chuck Ramsay, Esquire, a new twist of this blog is being introduced. A weekly fun forensic science challenge/trivia question. The winner will be affectionately dubbed “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week.” Rules: […]

Why is ISO 17025 so important to us in forensic science?
In our first post we answered the question: What is ISO 17025? The next post we answered the question: Why do we need standards? Why ISO 17025 and policy, procedures and instructions matter. Today’s post answers the question: Why is ISO 17025 so important to us in forensic science? ISO 17025 accreditation Why is ISO […]

The need for standards. Why ISO 17025 and policy, procedures and instructions matter
In a series of posts, I am going to introduce the reader to the existence of ISO 17025 and its importance. I am going to introduce it in bite-sized bits for easy digestion. Just like all matters of learning, knowledge is incremental over time and builds upon previous exposure. In our last post we answered […]