Midday on Science: Monday October 8, 1-2 p.m.

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With the popularity of the CSI television shows it might seem like every police department and prosecutor’s office across the country employs high-tech science to solve even the most basic of crimes. But, according to legal expert David Harris, with the exception of DNA work, law enforcement has not embraced science and often resists it, many times at the expense of the accused. Harris, author of “Failed Evidence: Why Law Enforcement Resists Science,” joins Midday Science contributor John Monahan to explore the use of science (or lack of it) within law enforcement agencies.