Forensic science plays a crucial role in modern courtrooms. However, its complexity often presents challenges for jurors who must interpret expert testimony filled with technical terms and scientific ...

Ledura Watkins was 19 years old when he was accused of murdering a public school teacher. At trial, a forensic expert testified that a single hair found at the scene was similar to Watkins' and stated ...

Digital forensic investigators get their day in court but it may never end for some who regularly testify as expert witnesses. At CEIC (Computer Examinations and Investigations Conference) in Las ...

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 dating to the ...

The Justice Department on Monday proposed expanding its review of forensic testimony by the FBI Laboratory beyond hair matching to widely used techniques such as fingerprint examinations and ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Forensic science is an embattled field. As DNA testing has overturned hundreds of ...

The administration of criminal justice frequently requires courts to evaluate different forms of evidence which may not ...

The Justice Department and FBI have formally acknowledged that nearly every examiner in an elite FBI forensic unit gave flawed testimony in almost all trials in which they offered evidence against ...

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 ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced plans on Monday to issue federal guidance on what forensic experts can and cannot say in court. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said the Uniform ...

Devon LaBat, Florida International University; Deborah Goldfarb, Florida International University; Jacqueline R. Evans, Florida International University, and Nadja Schreiber Compo, Florida ...