Re:Are courts keeping “junk science” out of the courtroom?
by alistairSH on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @08:42AM
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If the 'dogs' can provide a scientifically credible means for 'flagging' that's significantly above random chance
That's the problem. They cannot.
" narcotics-detecting dogs and their handlers aren’t very good at discerning the presence of illegal drugs. Multiple analyses of drug-dog alerts have consistently shown alarmingly high error rates — with some close to and exceeding 50 percent. In effect, some of these K-9 units are worse than a coin flip."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/05/supreme-c...
That's the problem. They cannot.
" narcotics-detecting dogs and their handlers aren’t very good at discerning the presence of illegal drugs. Multiple analyses of drug-dog alerts have consistently shown alarmingly high error rates — with some close to and exceeding 50 percent. In effect, some of these K-9 units are worse than a coin flip." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/05/supreme-c...