Key Documents

Examples of unreliable forensic evidence and an indication of the scale of the relevant issues are provided by the following documents.

Footwear, interpretation and quality system failures

R v T [2010] EWCA Crim 2439
http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2010/2439.pdf

Gunshot residue and interpretation

R v George [2007] EWCA Crim 2722
http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2007/2722.html

Fingerprints

Scottish Fingerprint Enquiry Report (2011)
http://www.thefingerprintinquiryscotland.org.uk/inquiry/files/TheFingerprintInquiryReport_Low_res.pdf

Feature comparison (marks and impressions)

PCAST Report (2016)
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/PCAST/pcast_forensic_science_report_final.pdf

Forensic evidence in general

House of Lords [UK] Science and Technology Select Committee 3rd Report of Session 2017–19 Forensic science and the criminal justice system: a blueprint for change
https://www.parliament.uk/forensic-science-lords-inquiry

National Academies of Sciences Report (2009) Strengthening forensic science in the United Sates: a path forward

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/228091.pdf

The Law Commission (2011) No.325 Expert Evidence in Criminal Proceedings in England & Wales

http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/docs/lc325_Expert_Evidence_Report.pdf