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Researchers at Duke Law say 90-95 percent of criminal cases in NC are resolved through a plea bargain, though prof Brandon Garrett says little is known about how or why a plea deal is made. The school's Plea Tracker Project aims to boost transparency. cbs17.com/news/local-new…

Today at Duke Law: Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law’s @BrandonLGarrett talk with @VanderbiltLaw’s Christopher Slobogin (“Virtual Searches”) introduced students to a useful new tool for sorting through the wide array of old, new, and soon-to-arrive policing techniques and a framework for regulating their use.

CSAFE Releases Schedule for Upcoming Webinar and Short Courses

The schedule begins on February 22 with a webinar from CSAFE co-director Brandon Garrett Brandon Garrett:
Judging Firearms Evidence
10–11 a.m. CT
#ForensicScience #csafeLearning
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The thread below and this paragraph from Brandon Garrett’s Autopsy for a Crime Lab are why everything we hear about Keenan Andersen’s toxicology report must be greeted with the most extreme skepticism.

NEW: In PennLive.com oped, Prof. @BrandonLGarrett (@WilsonCSJ_) and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Prof. Marissa Bluestine (@QuattroneCenter) urge Pennsylvania policymakers to advance legislation that would mandate recording of police interrogations and other best practices. pennlive.com/opinion/2023/0…

Today at Duke Law: Prof. Brandon Garrett spoke with NortheasternLaw Prof. Daniel Medwed about his new book, “Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison,” exploring the range of procedural barriers that often prevent innocent prisoners from being exonerated. Sponsored by Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law.

This is an incredibly important report. It is so difficult to gain access to data from prosecutors--amazing work Brandon Garrett !

Published at PennLive.com, Marissa Bluestine, Asst. Dir. of the Quattrone Center at Penn Carey Law, and Brandon Garrett, Dir. of the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law at Duke Law, co-authored “To avoid false confessions, Pennsylvania needs to mandate taped interrogations.' penncareylaw.news/3wBNtsx

ICYMI: Watch 👨‍💻 - Duke Law Prof. Brandon Garrett digs into “Barred: Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison” with author Daniel Medwed (Prof. NortheasternLaw, Board @NEinnocence) in this installment of Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law’s ongoing ‘Novel Justice’ series. youtu.be/evIN6DsS0P0

Come join Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law and work with Ben Grunwald on truly exciting and impactful studies of police agencies

Feel free to send any questions here or by email. Recent college grads welcome. For some of our recent work, check out: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… [2/5]

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Interested in policing research? Come work with me and John Rappaport! We’re hiring a FT data analyst for a 2-yr term at Duke Law/Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law. Great prep for grad or law school and academia. Please share & apply! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/24266 [1/5]

Prof. Brandon Garrett, director of Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law (@WilsonCSJ_), says unprecedented release of plea agreement data reveals patterns in how dealmaking affects criminal legal outcomes wamc.org/news/2023-01-0…

“This study of interrogation policies was an enormous undertaking. The work of filing and following up with over 1,000 right to know requests was remarkable,” said Brandon Garrett. “The results, however, shed important light on the need to improve interrogation policies in PA.”

SPECIAL REPORT: Quattrone Center @PennLaw & Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law Duke Law Release New Report on Law Enforcement Interrogation Policies in Pennsylvania – first of its kind to review more than 1,000 Pennsylvania law enforcement agencies. Marissa Bluestine Brandon Garrett
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Prof. Brandon Garrett, director of the Wilson Center for Science and Justice (@WilsonCSJ_), spoke w/ Korea LawTimes about global sentencing trends, sentencing standards and appellate review in Korea & the need for caution when using predictive algorithms bit.ly/3FM9Lgm

WATCH🧑‍💻: Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law’s Prof. @BrandonLGarrett, author of ‘Autopsy of a Crime Lab,’ recently shared insights into his leading work to improve the reliability of evidence presented in court at an #RTP180 event on forensic science. youtu.be/D2_8kXtbit4?t=8

Buy the 'Autopsy of a Crime Lab: Exposing the Flaws in Forensics' audiobook today and save 50%! Offer ends 01/12. Brandon Garrett audiobooks.com/promotions/pro…

In DC next Tuesday Sep 27? Incredible lineup of speakers for this event on the Science and Practice of Interrogation. Come see me, Mark Fallon Brandon Garrett Maria Hartwig, Juan Mendez, Elisa Massimino, and many others! cailaw.org/Other-Programs…