Oct. 28, 2020

#167 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Roadside Drug Test Evidence

#167 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Roadside Drug Test Evidence
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Josh Dubin examines Roadside Drug Testing with Greg Glod, Criminal Justice Senior Policy Fellow.

Faulty tests, which cost police departments $2 a piece or less, are widely used across the United States, causing countless people to plead guilty to crimes they didn’t commit, despite scientific evidence that proves just how ineffective they really are.

Learn more and get involved.

http://www.wrongfulconvictionpodcast.com/junk-science

https://www.propublica.org/article/common-roadside-drug-test-routinely-produces-false-positives

https://www.propublica.org/article/no-field-test-is-fail-safe-meet-the-chemist-behind-houston-police-drug-kits

https://www.propublica.org/article/unreliable-and-unchallenged

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