Book · 2022 · Forensic sciences
Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System
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I can give you guys some other links to put in the bio there's a great book out right now called junk science by Chris fabricant that really shows you how the the junk science is used in our courtrooms.
Jason Flom · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · May 2023 Listen at 1:10:55 What they say about it
- Discussed by Robert Evans“in his book, Junk Science”4
- Recommended by Jason Flom“a great book out right now”2
The best things said about it
Fabricant cites this infuriating story in his book, Junk Science.
In the book Junk Science, Innocence Project lawyer Chris Fabricant writes to the FBI.
As Chris Fabricant notes in the book Junk Science, to truly gain acceptance by his colleagues as a forensic scientist and recognition as an expert, Levine advocated for some sort of certification.
I want to read a quote from Fabricant's book just sort of laying into how flawed this is.
Why people recommend it
Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System by M. Chris Fabricant is an investigative exploration of how flawed forensic techniques and unscientific evidence have repeatedly corrupted courtroom verdicts and led to wrongful convictions. The book was recommended by Jason Flom on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know as an essential resource for understanding how questionable forensic methods permeate the American legal system. Robert Evans also drew heavily from Fabricant's book across multiple episodes of Behind the Bastards to expose the systemic failures of forensic pseudoscience. Evans utilized the text to recount specific historical injustices, such as the FBI's erroneous fingerprint identification of Brandon Mayfield and the aggressive promotion of bite-mark analysis by forensic odontologist Lowell Levine. Furthermore, Evans read passages from Fabricant's book to critique how bite-mark analysis relies on subjective interpretations of skin bruises rather than verifiable science. Through these podcast discussions, Fabricant's work is presented as a scathing indictment of institutional complacency and judicial reliance on junk science. The book serves as a vital wakeup call, detailing the urgent need for systemic reform within the courtroom to protect defendants from fraudulent expert testimony, flawed investigative standards, and the devastating human toll of wrongful imprisonments.
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Jason Flom I can give you guys some other links to put in the bio there's a great book out right now called junk scien… 2
“I can give you guys some other links to put in the bio there's a great book out right now called junk science by Chris fabricant that really shows you how the the junk science is used in our courtrooms”
“there's a great book out right now called junk science by Chris fabricant that really shows you how the the junk science is used in our courtrooms”
Robert Evans Fabricant cites this infuriating story in his book, Junk Science. Quote, The Connecticut Supreme Court adop… 4
“Fabricant cites this infuriating story in his book, Junk Science. Quote, The Connecticut Supreme Court adopted the eyeball test in State v. Mark Reed”
“In the book Junk Science, Innocence Project lawyer Chris Fabricant writes to the FBI. Mayfield looked good for it. Spanish fingerprint experts disagreed, but the FBI would not back down.”
“But Levine pitched the idea as Chris Fabricant notes in the book junk science. To truly gain acceptance by his colleagues as a forensic scientist and recognition as an expert, Levine advocated for some sort of certification.”
“And I want to read a quote from Fabricants's book just sort of laying into how flawed this is. Bitemark analysis involves subjective interpretation of a bruise on skin and guessing whether it could have been made by teeth”
