Smithsonian Magazine

Going Behind the Scenes With ‘Forensic Science on Trial’

This year, the museum opened “Forensic Science on Trial,” a temporary exhibition that explores how people influence the way forensic science is used in the pursuit of justice. The exhibition’s curator ...
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Forensic Science on Trial

Guilty or not guilty? When science enters the courtroom, it brings with it the people and the history that have shaped it. This exhibition explores historic cases and how people influence the way ...
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Smithsonian’s “Forensic Science on Trial” Exhibition Explores What Happens When Science Enters the Courtroom

Polygraph (cardio-pneumo-psychograph); 1921. Gift of City of Berkeley Police Department. Photo by Jaclyn Nash, National Museum of American History. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American ...
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Forensic Anthropology Tools of the Trade

In 1992, forensic anthropologist Mercedes (Mimi) Doretti (pictured above, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the 1980s) traveled to El Salvador as part of a U.N.-sponsored team to investigate the 1981 El ...