How To Become A Forensic Scientist: A Step-By-Step Guide

Forensic scientists both help solve crimes and aid in exonerating innocent people. They use scientific methods ...
The Conversation

Forensic evidence largely not supported by sound science – now what?

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 ...
Phys.org

News on forensic evidence

Researchers have developed a new method for human identification, which could be a powerful new tool for forensic investigations. Edith Cowan University (ECU) Ph.D. students Rebecca Tidy and Romy ...
The Conversation

Forensic evidence offers only probabilities, not guarantees that justice will be served

This is science, not clairvoyance. fingerprint by Torsak Thammachote/www.shutterstock.com Scientific evidence and expert witness testimony are integral to criminal ...

Understanding Forensic Accounting: Definition, Uses, and Career Path

Forensic accounting uses auditing and investigative skills to detect financial crimes. Learn how forensic accountants ...
The Atlantic

I’m Begging the Courts to Stop Citing My Work

A little while ago, a reader sent me a Nevada Supreme Court ruling. In the unanimous opinion, the justices cited my work from the mid-2000s criticizing the use of bite-mark identification in criminal ...
PBS

Justice Department considers revamp of federal standards for forensic evidence

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is trying to shore up faltering confidence in forensic science and how its experts describe their findings in court, a push that comes months after similar efforts ...