Category Archives: Science of Crime

The War on Drugs was a rhetorical war on people of color due to a history of systemic racism. After the Civil War ended African Americans were arrested in mass for extremely minor crimes, such as loitering, due to a … Continue reading →

In the Netflix documentary “13th,” we delve deep into the complex and often uncomfortable relationship between race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States. A central question raised is whether the so-called “War on Drugs” was truly intended to … Continue reading →

The Netflix documentary called the “13th”, is a film that shows elements of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the US. The documentary argues that the “War on Drugs” which was started in the late 1900s, targeted and harmed communities … Continue reading →

The war on drugs was tough on people. This so-called war increased the rates of people in prison and specifically it increased the number of black people in prison. Policies on drug usage started getting increasingly harsher. Getting caught with … Continue reading →

                The War on Drugs, as portrayed in “13th,” forces the audience to confront the uncomfortable reality of the racial aspect of mass incarceration in the United States and the ongoing debate about its intentions. The Netflix documentary has the … Continue reading →

Due to several social factors like improvement in communication, shifts in social and cultural norms, a decrease in violent crimes, and an increase in criminal justice reforms there are fewer serial killers today than there were in the 1970s and … Continue reading →

The Golden State Killer, a name coined by Michelle McNamara on her true crime blog, for a man who lurked in the shadows preying on ordinary human victims. He started his career in about 1974 and went from burglaries to … Continue reading →

Bloodstain pattern analysis is a very useful tool and can provide important information in a case, by providing insight into what type of weapon was used, how many blows, the size of the assailant, and more. There are many scientific … Continue reading →

Bloodstain pattern analysis is vital to modern forensic science. This involves examining the characteristics, locations, and dispersions of bloodstains at a crime scene to recreate events and gather as much information from a scene as possible. Its use in criminal … Continue reading →

Bloodstain spatter analysis is a forensic method that looks at the shape, size, distribution, and placement of bloodstains in order to reconstruct the scene of a crime. However, numerous research and publications have suggested significant mistake rates and poor consistency. Also, … Continue reading →

How scientific is bloodstain pattern analysis? Certainly if it’s used in criminal trials it has to have a degree of credibility. Bloodstain pattern analysis or BPA is a subjective forensic science. In episode 5 of The Staircase we can see … Continue reading →