Hair analysis is a flawed forensic technique
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Since 1989, 74 people who were convicted of serious crimes, in large part due to microscopic hair comparisons, were later exonerated by post-conviction DNA analysis. A new article highlights the statistical failings of microscopic hair analysis in criminal investigations, noting that more than 20 characteristics can be used to describe or identify a single hair, […]