Douglas Starr

Professor of Journalism, Boston University

Douglas Starr is co-director of the Center for Science and Medical Journalism at Boston University. His latest book is The Killer of Little Shepherds (2010). See more at www.douglasstarr.com

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Written by Douglas Starr

Three men in white T-shirts standing behind prison bars in a dimly lit space.

essayNeurodiversity

The inheritance of crime

Eugenic ideas about criminal genes have been repudiated for decades, but a new biological approach to crime is emerging

Douglas Starr

A door with a sign that reads “168 Interview Room #1,” showing part of a room with stacked chairs inside.

ideaChildhood and adolescence

Police interrogation techniques are bogus and inaccurate

Douglas Starr

Black and white photo of seven Black men and one white man in an identification line-up wearing numbered signs and facing forward.

essayKnowledge

Framed by forensics

Junky, out-of-date science fuels jury errors and tragic miscarriages of justice. How can we throw it out of court?

Douglas Starr