Please excuse cross-posting.
I thought this might be of interest to some in your law school
communities. The Symposium was video recorded and the files, as well as
more information about the Symposium, are available at
http://www.law.csuohio.edu/lawlibrary/resources/lawpubs/ForensicSciences.html.
On March 19, 2009, the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law presented the
first national symposium following the 2/18/09 release of /Strengthening
Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward/, the report of
the Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Science Community
(CINFSC). Convened by the National Academies National Research Council
Committee on Science, Technology, and Law, at the direction of the U.S.
Congress, the CINFSC reports serious deficiencies in the nation's
forensic sciences system, and makes specific recommendations for reform
and research.
*The Future of Forensic Sciences Symposium* brought together scientists,
scholars, and practitioners to discuss the CINFSC report's findings and
recommendations, as well as share their views about how the forensic
science disciplines can better advance the fundamental goals of the
criminal justice system: to apprehend and punish those who commit
crimes, while preventing the wrongful conviction of innocent persons.
-- Kristina L. Niedringhaus Director of the Law Library Associate Professor of Law Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
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