Posts In Category Forensic Reform
The Awesome Anger of Congress
on October 30, 2011 by Amy Driver in ASCLD, CFSO, CJFSRA, Forensic Reform, Legislation, NFSTC, Uncategorized, Comments (0)
There have been the usual efforts by the usual suspects (the ASCLDs, the NFSTC, et al.) to claim that they are just as much in charge as usual, that they […]
So, The CFSO is Circling the Drain…-UPDATED
on September 18, 2011 by Amy Driver in AAFS, Accreditation, ASCLD, CFSO, Forensic Reform, Legislation, NAS Report, Comments (1)
UPDATED, 10/03/2011- Someone from FQS contacted me to inform me that FQS has pulled out of the CFSO. The CFSO’s website has now been updated. Things aren’t going so well […]
Ken Melson Trades A Job He Didn’t Want for One With “Forensic” In It
on August 30, 2011 by Amy Driver in ASCLD, FBI, Forensic Reform, Ken Melson, NC SBI, White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science, Comments (0)
Surprised? Me neither.
Ken Melson’s Hatred of Oversight, In His Own Words
on July 1, 2011 by Amy Driver in Accreditation, ASCLD, CFSO, CJFSRA, Forensic Reform, Ken Melson, Legislation, Transparency, White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science, Comments (0)
On February 24, 2011, just two days after the funeral of Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent Jaime Zapata in Texas had interrupted his schedule, Ken Melson was back in […]
White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science: Interesting Stats in the Roster
on May 31, 2011 by Amy Driver in Accreditation, ASCLD, Forensic Reform, Ken Melson, White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science, Comments (0)
I keep meaning to get to this subject, but there are a lot of other things going on and a lot of other things I want (and need) to write […]
The Unraveling, Turbocharged: Crime Lab Report, Part 2
on April 26, 2011 by Amy Driver in Accreditation, ASCLD, CJFSRA, Forensic Reform, Ken Melson, N&O, NC SBI, Comments (0)
Last time I talked about the Crazy Hypocrisy of Crime Lab Report’s latest ramblings. Today I’m going to go through the Lies & Misrepresentations they tried to use to justify […]
The Unraveling, Turbocharged: Crime Lab Report, Part I
on April 22, 2011 by Amy Driver in Accreditation, ASCLD, CFSO, Forensic Reform, Ken Melson, N&O, NC SBI, Comments (0)
I’ve been really busy trying to get some other big things done for the site, but, as so many of you have brought to my attention, the ASCLDs have really […]
The Unraveling, Part 4, Revisited: Message Received, and a Lesson for Us All
on March 15, 2011 by Amy Driver in Accreditation, ASCLD, Charlatans, Forensic Reform, N&O, NC SBI, White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science, Comments (0)
On February 18, 2011, ASCLD/LAB’s Board of Directors published their counterintuitive, hypocritical Position Statement defending (but not by name) the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NC SBI) for its […]
The White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science Roster, Part 1: Michael Sheppo’s Office
on March 8, 2011 by Amy Driver in ASCLD, Forensic Reform, Ken Melson, NC SBI, White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science, Comments (1)
The White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science is stocked with lots of players from ASCLD-related organizations that a lot of people, even others on the Subcommittee, may not be aware […]
The Unraveling, Part 5: The White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science: Caveat Emptor- UPDATED
on March 3, 2011 by Amy Driver in Accreditation, ASCLD, CFSO, Forensic Reform, Ken Melson, White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science, Comments (0)
Updated- I got the date of Ken Melson’s presentation at UCLA wrong. This update corrects that. Before I get into the rest of the roster of Ken Melson’s White House […]
