Police outsource digital forensic work to unaccredited labs

Market for data analysis called a ‘race to the bottom’, with trials failing because of evidence issuesMore than a dozen police forces have outsourced digital forensic investigative work to unaccredited private laboratories in the past year, at a time whena series of rape cases have been abandoned because of problems with digital evidence.The collapse of four trials within two months because digital forensic evidence had not been shared with defence teams has shaken confidence in the criminal justice system andtriggered a review of thousands of rape cases by the Crown Prosecution Service.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Police Rape and sexual assault Law Science Smartphones UK news Metropolitan police Society Greater Manchester Mobile phones Technology Crown Prosecution Service Source Type: news