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Peter A. Smith ·

YOU? · · 2021 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.acx9321

Courtroom testimony about dogs detecting dead bodies keeps sending people to prison—even without physical evidence. Critics say the science is lacking

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Prison Test (biology) Criminology Psychology Biology Ecology

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