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 The Real CSIApril 17, 2012How reliable is the science behind forensics?FEATURED FROM THIS REPORT
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Forensic Credentialing Org Responds to “The Real CSI”April 19, 2012, 5:00 pm ET · by Gretchen GavettFRONTLINE’s recent film The Real CSI included an examination of forensic credentialing and, in particular, the American College of Forensic … Continue reading 
Live Chat 1 p.m. ET: Uncovering “The Real CSI”April 19, 2012, 10:01 am ET · by Nathan TobeyJoin “The Real CSI” correspondent Lowell Bergman and producer Andres Cediel for a live chat on 4/19 at 1 p.m. ET featuring guest questioner Jeffrey Toobin from The New Yorker. You can leave a question now. 
Discarded Doll: A Photo Essay of the Caylee Anthony Memorial SiteApril 18, 2012, 1:42 pm ET · by Andres CedielHaunting images taken in the process of reporting FRONTLINE’s The Real CSI. 
Dr. Cyril Wecht: The Benefits of Forensic CredentialingApril 17, 2012, 9:47 pm ETWecht, a spokesman for one of America’s largest credentialing organizations, defends the company against claims that it’s a diploma mill. He says the purpose of ACFEI is education and that merely having a certificate doesn’t qualify a person to be a forensic expert on the witness stand. 
Judge Harry T. Edwards: How Reliable is Forensic Evidence in Court?April 17, 2012, 9:47 pm ETIt can vary, says Judge Harry T. Edwards, a primary author of a landmark 2009 National Academy of Sciences report on the state of forensics. And it’s this variability that’s a problem at trial: “In an adversarial system, your interest is in prevailing. So you’re not looking to make it easier for the other side. You’re not going to find scientific truth in the adversarial process.” 
Can Unconscious Bias Undermine Fingerprint Analysis?April 16, 2012, 12:31 pm ET · by Gretchen GavettIn 2004, cognitive neoroscientist Itiel Dror set out to examine whether the process of fingerprint analysis, long considered one of the most reliable forms of forensic science, can be biased by the knowledge examiners have when they attempt to find a match for prints from a crime scene. … RELATED PROGRAMS
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