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Exoneration of Ted Bradford

Ted Louis Bradford spent almost 10 years in prison for a sexual assault he didn’t commit—and another four years awaiting a new trial—before he was retried and acquitted based on DNA evidence of his innocence in 2010.

January 2019

National Institute of Justice Journal

Wrongful Convictions and DNA Exonerations: Understanding the Role of Forensic Science

This article presents a review of erroneous convictions that involved forensic science which can help identify critical lessons for forensic scientists as they perform testing, interpret results, render conclusions, and testify in court [Description provided by the NIJ website].

September 2017

Office of Justice Programs

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward

In this report, The National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Science Community fulfills the congressional charge of providing recommendations on policy initiatives that must be adopted in any plan to improve the forensic science disciplines and to allow the forensic science community to serve society more effectively [Description provided by the NIJ website].

August 2009

Tag: Postconviction

Exoneration of Ted Bradford

Wrongful Convictions and DNA Exonerations: Understanding the Role of Forensic Science

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward