This Chronicle of Sloppy Alcohol Breath Testing Highlights the Hidden Problems With Supposedly Scientific Forensic Evidence
Even when a technology is valid in theory, haphazard methods can lead to wrongful convictions.
Even when a technology is valid in theory, haphazard methods can lead to wrongful convictions.
Sloppy forensics, drug skimming, and prosecutorial misconduct forced Massachusetts to throw out 47,000 convictions.
Despite improvements in DNA matching and reliability, forensics labs across the country still continue to train and monitor technicians improperly.