Sunday, April 22, 2012

Bad Science


Is also the basis of Legal Theater. 

Frontline- The Real CSI
Frontline correspondent Lowell Bergman finds serious flaws in some of the best-known tools of forensic science and wide inconsistencies in how forensic evidence is presented in the courtroom. From the sensational murder trial of Casey Anthony to the credentialing of forensic experts, Bergman documents how a field with few uniform standards and unproven science can undermine the search for justice.
Ooh, here's a chaser.
Convicted Defendants Left Uninformed of Forensic Flaws Found by Justice Dept.