Forensic science standards risk slipping since work was transferred to in-house police labs and private firms, the spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office said there was too... Read more
A top deputy at the medical examiner’s office who has been lauded for her work in DNA testing resigned amid revelations that she sidestepped lab protocol in at least two criminal cases, the... Read more
Forensic evidence is widely considered to be the result of purely objective lab tests, but there's growing proof that psychological bias plays a part Read more
The numbers are shocking: 1,100 people are in jail on the basis of evidence that may have been tampered with, and 34,000 criminal cases could be affected. The fallout stems from the work of... Read more
An audit of the Punjab Forensic Science Agency, a recently built facility on Multan Road near Thokar Niaz Beg, for 2009-11 has found various irregularities in the hiring of a consultant and... Read more
One of Nova Scotia’s top public safety officers has been in Ottawa the past two days to determine the ramifications of the pending closure of the RCMP forensic lab in Halifax. Robert Purcell... Read more
IN A BID to ensure that detection rates for cases do not take a beating, the Mumbai Police have written to the state Home Department recommending that the state-run Forensic Science Laborato... Read more