True Crime + Junk Science = Wrongful Convictions

An interview on junk forensics and wrongful convictions with Chris Fabricant of the Innocence Project. True crime, fake science, & wrongful convictions... Forensic science is often viewed as the silver bullet in modern criminal convictions, but not all forensic science disciplines are backed by sound empirical data. Fabricant explains how junk science leads to injustice, wrongful convictions, and the failure to apprehend violent criminals responsible. He explains that the term "poor people science" refers to how the courts seem to employ one system to adjudge experts in civil cases against wealthy corporate defendants and a far more lax approach to admitting evidence against criminal defendants with limited resources. Fabricant shares how courts can unintentionally enable destructive precedent that can then lead to the wrongful imprisonment of many. ____________________ ► For the full interview on Poor People Science and Wrongful Convictions: https://youtu.be/NV7y0CgjuK4 ► For more legal explainers and interviews with the titans of law: http://www.talksonlaw.com ► To get the book, Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System by Chris Fabricant: http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/junk-science/ ► To learn more about Keith Allen Harward's wrongful conviction: https://innocenceproject.org/cases/keith-allen-harward/