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Forensic Institute @TFIUK

The Forensic Institute provides scientific and medical expert witness services, and training in civil or criminal investigations and legal proceedings.

Joined June 2011
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Still no progress in Scotland on disclosure of scientific data by the Scottish Police Authority. journalonline.co.uk/Magazine… journalonline.co.uk/Magazine…

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Forensic science is in trouble theconversation.com/forensic… ,... theconversation.com/forensic…

Forensic science is in crisis – and this could have critical effects on UK legal system

UK forensic science and technology is lurching from crisis to crisis. A fundamental reform of governance and policy making is needed.

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Thanks to Dr Norah Rudin for drawing attention to this helpful article. nist.gov/featured-stories/dn… nist.gov/featured-stories/dn…
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Police can now use millions more people’s DNA to find criminals newscientist.com/article/218…

Police can now use millions more people's DNA to find criminals

Crime scene DNA can say a lot about someone Policing power may be about to get much stronger, thanks to another advance in genetic analysis. A new technique can link the patchy, limited DNA informa...

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VALIDATE: “to make something legally acceptable”; “to prove that something is correct” That seems clear enough then. You may think that if you were proposing to use something in court then... facebook.com/permalink.php?s…
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News just in about one of our casdes involving STRmix probabilistic genotyping statistics.. mystatesman.com/news/crime--… mystatesman.com/news/crime--…
Our April Newsletter is now available online. Topics are the use of the Likelihood Ratio, probabilistic genotyping, and the recently launched 'judicial primers' on expert evidence.... theforensicinstitute.creates…
While juries are routinely warned to assess the case only on the evidence before them, it seems that judges may now swot up on matters which may or may not be given in evidence in the case.... theforensicinstitute.com/new…
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theforensicinstitute.com/new… fb.me/MJPwqq5X
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Has someone else at last spotted the problem with the Emperor's coat?... fb.me/NHPKLOnA
It's taking time, but gradually people are waking up to the limits of forensic DNA. (Would be nice to be... fb.me/1huNhdgzd
"Earlier this year, Scotland's police watchdog had criticised "dysfunctional" relationships at the top of the... fb.me/3h3BH2ARU
Another Scottish case involving a police 'identification' of the defendant withdrawn after our report on the poor quality of the CCTV.
Don't all rush at once! We need exceptional scientists.... fb.me/1vqcmYd4d
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Looking forward to receiving more info from the expert in a case from Ireland involving 'stylometric analysis'. fb.me/163dm4LI6
We have been instructed in another STRMix case from Australia.
Another case from USA involving STRMix. Looking forward to New York again. See... fb.me/8ZKv1Qm4K
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The Forensic Institute's April Newsletter is out today. Includes items on probabilistic genotyping, drugs on... fb.me/1kNqxkIKU
Has the Trump administration forgotten why the Forensic Science Commission was necessary? In 2009, the National... fb.me/33gVgFoj7
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Not necessarily a scam - but certainly not science. Just another group who are misled by poor (or no)... fb.me/3G5coUPR7
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