A joint FRONTLINE investigation found serious flaws in some of the best-known tools of forensic science and inconsistencies in how forensic evidence was presented in the courtroom. (Aired 2012)
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Expertise on fingerprints, ballistics and bite mark analysis is routinely called on to solve the most difficult criminal cases — and to put perpetrators behind bars. But how reliable is the science behind forensics? A joint investigation by FRONTLINE, ProPublica and the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley examined the science, the credentialing of forensic experts and how a field with few uniform standards and unproven science could end up undermining the search for justice.
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CHAPTERS:
Prologue – 00:00
How Reliable Are Fingerprints As Evidence? – 01:33
Cognitive Bias in Fingerprint Examiners – 10:31
Is Forensic Science Based on Scientific Methodology? – 17:07
Forensic Evidence in the Casey Anthony Case – 26:20
How to Become a Forensics “Expert” – 35:52
Crime Scene Investigation, An “Evolving Science” – 48:15
Credits – 51:58
