There are plenty of reasons for forensic misconduct. But there is also the reality that many crime labs lack proper oversight. Annie Dookhan, (center), pictured with her family in a Boston courtroom ...

Forensic science has become a mainstay of many a TV drama, and it’s just as important in real-life criminal trials. Drawing on biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine and psychology, forensic evidence ...

The initiative supports Uzbekistan’s ongoing efforts to modernize its criminal justice system through the operationalization ...

Late last year, Michigan’s criminal justice system reached a sad milestone: According to the National Registry of Exonerations, more than 100 men and women have been exonerated in the state since 1989 ...

In 1992, Eddie Lee Howard, a poor black man, was accused of murdering an 84-year-old woman in Lowndes County, Mississippi. Howard had a solid alibi, and the state had no concrete evidence against him.

In 1994, Kevin Keith was sentenced to death in Ohio for a triple homicide, as recounted in Kim Kardashian’s new podcast The System. Keith was scheduled to be executed in September 2010, but just ...

Idaho forensic scientists play a vital role in justice — freeing the innocent, aiding victims, and supporting law enforcement with science-backed evidence ...

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Paul Roberts was received a Nuffield Open Door grant as co-principal investigator (with Professor Colin Aitken, Edinburgh) to study probability and statistical evidence in the administration of ...

Forensic science has long been a standard tool in criminal investigations. However, much of the forensic evidence presented in court lacks actual science that demonstrates its reliability, a legal ...

Television crime dramas like “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and its many spin-offs have fostered the popular belief that forensic science, or the use of science to solve crimes, is infallible. Yet, ...