Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2024-04-23

Books mentioned on Part One: The Bastards of Forensic Science

2 books · With Kaveh Hoda · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Forensic Science is supposed to provide perfect certainty in the most serious criminal cases. What if it's all a bunch of bullshit?

Robert Evans discussed Encyclopedia Britannica and Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System by M. Chris Fabricant.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Encyclopedia Britannica

   Anonymous · at 20:31

   Encyclopedia Britannica is a long-standing comprehensive reference work historically used as a premier source of general knowledge and factual information.

   Discussed

   “The defendant argued unsuccessfully on appeal that the prints were improperly admitted, citing authorities such as the Encyclopedia Bratannica and a treatise on handwriting identification.”

   Robert Evans Part One: The Bastards of Forensic Science 2024-04-23 Listen at 20:31

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   Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System

   M. Chris Fabricant · at 44:47 · mentioned 3 times

   Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System by M.

   Discussed

   “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.”

   Robert Evans Part One: The Bastards of Forensic Science 2024-04-23 Listen at 44:47

   Where to get it

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