Forensic Science Reform:FEDERAL OVERSIGHT AND STANDARDS FOR FORENSIC SCIENCE
Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward - Report from the National Research Council-'Badly Fragmented' Forensic Science System Needs Overhaul- Listen to the Briefing
Read Full Report online(254 pages)
NAS Report: Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward: 41-page Executive Summary
'Badly fragmented' forensic science system needs overhaul (Public release by NAS)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE (NIFS): LEGISLATIVE OUTLINE (Draft)
Statement of Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT], Jan 25, 2011
Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
SUBCOMMITTEE EXPLORES FORENSIC SCIENCE NEEDS
US Congress Investigates Forensic Science Requirements
Opening Statement: The Honorable Adrian Smith, Ranking Member
Statement of Peter M. Marone Director, Virginia Department of Forensic Science
Statement of Carol E. Henderson, Professor, Stetson University College of Law and Director, The National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law
Statement of John W. Hicks
TESTIMONY OF PETER NEUFELD CO-DIRECTOR, THE INNOCENCE PROJECT
Statement of James Claude Upshaw Downs, MD, Forensic Pathologist/Consultant, Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Statement of The Honorable Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman
An open letter from ASCLD to Senator Patrick Leahy
Statement of The Honorable Judge Harry T. Edwards, Co-Chair, Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Science Community
Comments of Senator Jay Rockefeller, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and Rep. John Conyers, the chairman of the U.S. House of Represenatives Judiciary Committee
Official Hearing Notice/Witness List)
Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
Statement of U.S. Senator Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin
Statement of The Honorable Al Franken, Senator, Minnesota
Testimony of Eric Buel, Ph.D., Director, Vermont Forensic Laboratory
TESTIMONY OF PETER NEUFELD, CO-DIRECTOR, THE INNOCENCE PROJECT
Testimony of Matthew F. Redle, County and Prosecuting Attorney, Sheridan County, Wyoming
Testimony of Barry D. Matson, Deputy Director, Alabama District Attorneys Association, Chief Prosecutor, Alabama Computer Forensics Laboratories, Montgomery, AL
Testimony of Harold L. Hurt, Chief of Police, City of Houston, TX
STATEMENT OF PAUL C. GIANNELLI, WEATHERHEAD PROFESSOR OF LAW, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
Hearings: Turning the Investigation on the Science of Forensics,Dec 07 2011 2:30 PM (vedio, 124 min)
Statement of Chairman Sen. John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV
Testimony of Mr. John Grisham, Author
Testimony of Dr. Constantine A. Gatsonis
testimony of Mr. Geoffrey S. Mearns
Testimony of Dr. Terry W. Fenger
ASA President Sends Letters to Senate Committee Chairmen on Forensic Science Reform
Subcommittee Hearings Video
Statement of The Honorable Patrick Leahy
Written Testimony for Mr. Scott Burns, Esq. Executive Director National District Attorneys Association (NDAA)
TESTIMONY OF PETER NEUFELD CO-DIRECTOR, THE INNOCENCE PROJECT
Testimony of Jill Spriggs, Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations, President, American Society of Crime Lab Directors
Statement of Commander Stephanie Stoiloff, Co-Chair, Forensic Science Committee, International Association of Chiefs of Police
NSTC Committee on Science
National Science and Technology Council Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Forensic Science: Initial Overview Briefing
CHARTER of the SUBCOMMITTEE ON FORENSIC SCIENCE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
NSTC Subcommittee on Forensic Science and Forensics Working Groups
Forensic Science, Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation (Jeff Salyards Program Manager, Science and Technology, U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Laboratory
NAS Report in the Media: National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law (NCSTL.org)
ASCLD’s Comments on the Release of the NAS Report on Forensic Science
CFSO Calls for Roundtable to Develop National Strategy for Advancing Forensic Sciences in the United States
The Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board's Comments on the NAS Report
The American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT) response to NAS report
The Society of Forensic Toxicologists Comments on the NAS report
SWGFAST Comments on NAS report
American Statistical Association Statement on Strengthening Forensic Science
Statement From Matthew A. Miller, Director of the Office of Public Affairs (NIJ/DOJ)
Peter Neufeld, Barry Scheck & Madeline deLone (Innocence Project) letter to Laurie Robinson, DOJ Presidential Transition Team about creation of a “National Institute of Forensic Science”
Legacy of historic document depends on good-faith collaboration (Special Report-Crime Lab Report) - Excellent Review
FORENSIC SCIENCE OVERSIGHT AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT: LESSONS FROM NEW YORK AND OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE COMING NEW ERA OF FORENSIC SCIENCE REFORM (Barry Scheck)
Draft Report Condemns Shoddy Practices at Many Crime Labs (American Bar Association Journal)
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN FORENSIC SCIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES - NDAA
National Academy of Sciences Finds Serious Deficiencies' in Nation's Crime Labs (National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL))
Crime Labs in Disarray Nationally; Reform, Independence Needed, Report Says (American Bar Association Journal)
National report finds forensic science labs underfunded, understaffed and without proper oversight (The National Law Journal)
National Academy of Science Report on Crime Lab Deficiencies, Office of Indigent Defence Services, North Carolina
Junk Science Used To Decide Defendants’ Fates by NORM PATTIS (Connecticut Law Tribune)
National Academies of Science: Trust Nothing (USLaw.com)
Crime Lab Closures Lead to Backlogs while Report Set to Criticize Widely Used Forensic Techniques (FindLaw)
NAS report to be 'force of change in forensic field' (Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, ASU (“Forensic Science for the 21st Century: The National Academy of Sciences Report and Beyond.”- Conference
Setting forensic science on a new path (American Judicature Society)
Defense Counsel View Report as New Weapon (LAW.COM)
Crime labs need major overhaul, study finds (CNN)
New Report Calls for Forensic Science Reform (KLAS-TV: Los Vegas)
Man blames science for nearly 20 years he spent in prison (CNN.com)
Call For Forensics Overhaul Linked To 'CSI' Effect (Listen Now:4min 15sec)(NPR)
Report: Forensics Rife With 'Serious Problems' ((Listen Now:4min 6sec)(NPR)
Foolproof Forensics? The Jury Is Still Out (NPR)
Forensic Fact Checking (WCPN 90.3FM/NPR)
U.S. forensic crime labs need major reform: experts (Reuters)
Study: Forensics rely on flawed science (UPI)
US forensic science needs total overhaul: study (AFP)
Study Calls for Oversight of Forensics in Crime Labs (New York Times)
Science Found Wanting in Nation’s Crime Labs (New York Times)
Crime Scene Imperfections (New York Times Editorial)
Plugging Holes in the Science of Forensics (New York Times)
Advances in Science of Fire Free a Convict After 42 Years (New York Times
Clueless 'science' (Los Angels Times-Opinion by Jennifer L. Mnookin, professor and vice dean at UCLA Law School)
Report questions science, reliability of crime lab evidence (Los Angels Times)
L.A. Times on Forensics Reform
Report: Real-world police forensics don't resemble 'CSI' (USA Today)
Evidence Of Injustice: FBI's Bullet Lead Analysis Used Flawed Science To Convict Hundreds Of Defendants (60 Minutes/The Washington Post Joint Investigation)
High Court to Hear DNA Testing Case: Justices to Debate Whether Convicts Should Be Guaranteed Access to Latest Techniques (The Washington Post)
Federal report finds deficiencies in use of forensics in criminal cases(Post-Gazette.com)
Forensic science not much science, study says (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Lab Analyst Decision Complicates Prosecutions: High Court Requires Scientists to Testify
Real-world CSI in question (Chicago Tribune)
Some techniques long suspect(Chicago Tribune)
Cross-Examining Forensics (Radley Balco)(Jackson Free Press)
Ottawa urged to establish forensics watchdog(The Star.Com, Canada)
FBI lab in serious trouble (Canada Free Press)
Report calls for overhaul of U.S. crime-lab system (The Seattle Times)
National agency sought for forensic sciences (The Arizona Republic)
Study calls crime lab system into question; overhaul sought (Mercury News)
Houston: They all have a problem (Commentary: Houston Chronicle)
Improving forensic science (Los Vegas Sun)
Forensic science, a misnomer (Our View: Baltimore Sun)
Report criticizes U.S. crime labs (The Daily Iowan)
Forensic "evidence" ain't what it's cracked up to be (Orlando Sentinel)
Establish independent forensic labs (Herald-Tribune)
Trial by Fire: Did Texas execute an innocent man? (The Newyorker)
Ignorance is bliss (Te Economist)
Making forensic science more scientific (Opinion: Nature)
Bitemark Evidence And Analysis Should Be Approached With Caution, According To Study (ScienceDaily)
Forensics labs mostly using unproved science, report says (Scientific American)
Study: Separate Police, Labs Because of Bias (Lab Manager Magazine- Las Vegas Sun)
The DNA Connection: The NAS Study - We should Begin at the Beginning By: Chris Asplen
High Court Recognizes Imperfections at Crime Labs (Miller–McCune)
Verdict on Forensic Science: It’s Quite Bad (Discover Magazine)
Questionable Crime-Scene Science (C&EN)
Forensic science 'too unreliable', says report (NewScientist)
The National Academy of Sciences Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Science Community (Crime Lab Report)
Taylor and Francis's "Forensic Science Policy and Management Journal" article defends forensic science
'Badly Fragmented' Forensic Science System Needs Overhaul (Science Daily)
NAS: Nation's Forensic Sciences Need Overhaul (Security Management)
NEW REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES CALLS FOR SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE UNITED STATES FORENSIC-SCIENCE COMMUNITY (Evidence Technology Magazine)
Supreme Court Requires Lab Analysts to Testify: Now What?
Deficiencies in Forensic Science Training Must Be Met Head-On: Scientists, Lawyers, and Judges Need Education to Overcome the “CSI Effect” (Richard E. Bisbing in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Flawed forensics? National report identifies areas that science must redress and refurbish (Officer.Com)
The Truth About 4 Common Forensics Methods (Popular Mechanics)
CSI Myths: The Shaky Science Behind Forensics (Popular Mechanics)
Forensic Friday: The Death Quiz (The Crime Lab Project)
Forensic Science on Trial: The First of Two ScienceInsider Interviews (SCience Magazine)
Forensic Science on Trial: Part Two (SCience Magazine)
Major U.S. Report Calls for “Massive Overhaul” of Forensics (Innocense Project)
National Academy of Sciences Urges Comprehensive Reform of U.S. Forensic Sciences (Innocense Project)
Reactions to Groundbreaking National Academy of Sciences Report Urging Reform in U.S. Forensic Sciences (Innocense Project)
Understanding the Causes: Unvalidated or Improper Forensic Science (Innocense Project)
Fix the System: Forensic Oversight (Innocense Project)
The myths behind forensic science (Innocense Project o Florida)
The Wrongful Conviction of Forensic Science By: John Collins and Jay Jarvis (CRIME LAB REPORT)
John Grisham - fresh face with same false message (CRIME LAB REPORT)
Author Grisham laments bad courtroom science
THE NAS REPORT ON FORENSIC SCIENCE: A FORENSIC SCIENTIST’S RESPONSE by Brent E. Turvey
Government-Funded Study Calls for Overhaul of Nation’s Crime Labs by Ben Protess, ProPublica
Forensic Science on Trial:Part I- Interview with John Lentini (ScienceInsider-AAFS)
Forensic Science on Trial:Part II-Interview with Jay Siegel, director of the Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (ScienceInsider-AAFS)
Just how scientific is forensic science? (Chicago Now.Com)
Manufacturing Guilt? (Radley Balko in ReasonOnLine)
Getting Forensics Right (Radley Balko in ReasonOnLine)
Private Crime Labs Could Prevent Errors, Analyst Bias: Report (Radley Balko in Huffington Post.com)
In Criminal Cases, Should Science Only Serve the State? (Radley Balko in ReasonOnLine)
C.S.Oy: Forensic science is badly in need of reform. Here are some suggestions.(By Radley Balko and Roger Koppl: Slate)
'Badly Fragmented' Forensic Science System Needs Overhaul (sciencedaily.com)
Science Found Wanting In Nation's Crime Labs ( FreeInternetPress)
USDOJ should embrace, not fight science-based forensics (Grits for Breakfast)
US justice system ommonly relies on shoddy forensic "science" (Grits for Breakfast)
The Long-Awaited Call for Forensic Science Reform by John Terzano(The Huffington Post)
Forensic Science System Needs Overhaul (livescience.com)
The Future of Forensic Science: UB Researcher Contributes to National Report
Re-Mapping Forensic Science’s Future (Miller–McCune.com)
Compromised crime laboratories are a national scandal that can't be set straight until the labs are independent of law enforcement (Miller–McCune.com)
Arson Convictions, Fire Investigations Feel the Heat (Miller–McCune.com)
Report: Crime labs seriously deficient (Newsvine.com)
Government-Funded Study Calls for Major Overhaul of Nation's Crime Labs (AlterNet)
Report questions science, reliability of crime lab evidence (Cervantes)
Who Wants to Be a Coroner? (Change.org)
Forensic Science Under Fire (Forensic Science Blog, UF)
Yet another wrongful conviction misattributed to faulty science (Crime Lab Report)
National Academy of Sciences Urges Comprehensive Reform of U.S. Forensic Sciences
The National Academy of Science Has Been Perfecting Double-speak (The LRC Blog)
Crime labs must work faster, be accurate.(Editorial-The Parthenon Online- Marshal University)
Report Shows Flaws in America’s Crime Labs (findingDulcinea.com)
Forensic Evidence Under Attack (TalkLeft)
Forensic science system flawed (Themoneytimes.com)
Report: U.S. forensic science system direly needs to toned up (topnews.us)
Research Committee Recommends Overhaul of Crime Labs (Yahoo!Voices)
NAS report on the state of forensic science (The Defence Rests)
NAS Report Released (The StandDown Texas Project)
Forensic Reform is Needed Now (The Crime Report)
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