Forensic evidence needs to be considered impartially and without prejudice. Recently cognitive bias has become somewhat a buzzword in FS circles… Recently I read a slightly tongue in cheek tweet from an attendee at a Forensic Science conference along the lines of “you’re no-one if you don’t mention cognitive bias…
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The year in forensic science – 2012 part 1
What have the hot stories been? What about my personal forensic science highlights of 2012? Read on! The year 2012 got off to a flying forensic start. On the 1st of January my paper on the analysis of hair samples from children living in methamphetamine labs was accepted into…
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Forensic Science Research – ‘Accredited Provider’
Last week I summed up what I thought the current climate looked like in forensic science research. This provoked some discussion through LinkedIn and twitter, mostly agreement. I thought I would try and develop a couple of ideas of how we can move forward. Meet the ‘Accredited Forensic Research Provider’. At the bottom of my previous blog I suggested…
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Forensic Science Research – What Research?
On Monday I travelled down to London for the Forensic Science Society’s ‘Education and Industry Forum’ at the Home Office. I wanted to find out what the current state of play was and who is doing what? And crucially how do I get my hands on the money? The meeting…