Episode 7: Ethics as Lived Practice. Anticipatory Capacity and Ethical Decision-Making in Forensic Genetics with Dr. Matthias Wienroth and Dr. Carole McCartney, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne
New Technology is great...but let's use it to catch the right person. In this episode I spoke with Professors Dr. Matthias Wienroth and Dr. Carol McCartney, two of the authors of "Ethics as Lived Prac...
10 Apr 20221h 3min
Ep. 6 Science SNiP: Forensic DNA Phenotyping, Predicting Human Appearance
DNA as the "Biological Witness". Forensic DNA Phenotyping predicts the externally visible characteristics - i.e. what a person may look like - from their biological material. It has applications in c...
28 Mar 202227min
Ep. 5 Consent, DNA databases, and misuse of a San Francisco rape victim's DNA.
This week's discussion is all about consent and ethical use of genetic information, including DNA databases. I define and discuss what is meant by consent and informed consent and how it's related to ...
17 Mar 202243min
Ep. 4 Document Authentication, handwriting analysis, mailbox bombings, and snipers. Forensic Document Examination with Meredith Dekalb Miller.
This episode is the first in a series (non-sequential) providing overviews of different fields of forensic science. Meredith Dekalb Miller is an FBI trained expert in Forensic Document Examination wi...
9 Mar 202243min
Ep. 3 The English Chemist: Cell site analysis, drugs, weird fingerprints, and egg fraud. With forensic science expert Dr. David Schudel (Full episode)
Following on from episode 2...this time our discussion focuses on the experiences of David Schudel, PhD as an expert in the UK. He is an expert in Forensic Chemistry, Fire Analysis, and Cell site anal...
1 Mar 202257min
Ep. 3 Teaser -The English Chemist: forensic science expert Dr. David Schudel
Teaser trailer of episode 3 of Secrets from the Crime Lab. A peak into how the criminal justice system and crime laboratories intersect in England and Wales. Dr. Schudel discusses his experiences wor...
25 Feb 20224min
EP.2 When it all goes wrong. Featuring forensic expert Tiffany Roy, MSFS, JD
What happens when the crime laboratory gets it wrong? In this episode we discuss the issues with relying solely on laboratory accreditation to determine if a forensic science laboratory is doing the t...
9 Feb 20221h 15min
EP.1 How do you know the crime lab did it right?
Ensuring the validity of the crime laboratory’s test result is paramount. Ensuring that the lab is impartial, competent, and committed to confidentiality is an integral part of that assurance. PLAN -...
9 Feb 20221h 11min
