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A Gem in the Folded Palm of Forensic Science
by Roger Koppl I’ve been railing against epistemic monopolies for a while now, particularly in forensic science. This project complements Peart and Levy’s work on experts. (See their symposium the...
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Now it’s official: forensic science is a mess
by Roger Koppl The NAS released a much-anticipated report on forensic science last month. The report said, “With the exception of nuclear DNA analysis, however, no forensic method has been rigorously...
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Who will capture forensic science?
by Roger Koppl Friday I spoke at a conference on Forensic Science in the 21st Century: The National Academy of Sciences Report and Beyond. The report was a humdinger. It says, “The bottom line is...
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Epistemic monopoly is still a bad thing
by Roger Koppl McClatchy-Tribune Information Services has been distributing my op ed with Dan Krane on “Science rules the FBI should obey.” We discuss an example of epistemic monopoly in action,...
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We should pay more attention to Radley Balko
by Roger Koppl On June 14th, Radley Balko posted an article on Huffington Post entitled “Private Crime Labs Could Prevent Errors, Analyst Bias: Report.” He explains some of the problems of forensic...
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The Passions and the Interests in Forensic Science
by Roger Koppl A front-page article in yesterday’s Washington Post underlines the importance of establishing a substantive defense right to expertise in the US. The article says, “Justice Department...
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