http://defensology.com/2005/11/25/gsr-analysis-junk-science/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:07:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://defensology.com/2005/11/25/gsr-analysis-junk-science/#comment-24 Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:35:32 +0000 http://defensology.com/2005/11/25/gsr-analysis-junk-science/#comment-24 [...] I’ve written about some of the problems associated with GSR (Gunshot Residue) analysis, and how its theoretical foundation is being challenged by courts and commentators alike. It’s a hell of a story because GSR has been one of the fundamental, bread and butter disciplines in most state crime labs for some time. [...] […] I’ve written about some of the problems associated with GSR (Gunshot Residue) analysis, and how its theoretical foundation is being challenged by courts and commentators alike. It’s a hell of a story because GSR has been one of the fundamental, bread and butter disciplines in most state crime labs for some time. […]

]]> http://defensology.com/2005/11/25/gsr-analysis-junk-science/#comment-15 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 18:56:47 +0000 http://defensology.com/2005/11/25/gsr-analysis-junk-science/#comment-15 [...] I continue to see examples of a growing national trend toward institutional skepticism of the forensic sciences, including ones we’ve all come to rely on. For example, troubling new questions are being raised about common practices surrounding fingerprint analysis and gunshot residue (GSR) analysis. And now a Federal District court in Boston has taken this a step further, severely criticizing experts on both sides of a gunshot case coming out of the recently discredited Boston Police Ballistics unit. [...] […] I continue to see examples of a growing national trend toward institutional skepticism of the forensic sciences, including ones we’ve all come to rely on. For example, troubling new questions are being raised about common practices surrounding fingerprint analysis and gunshot residue (GSR) analysis. And now a Federal District court in Boston has taken this a step further, severely criticizing experts on both sides of a gunshot case coming out of the recently discredited Boston Police Ballistics unit. […]

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