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2009 May Be Watershed Year for Forensics

2009 May Be Watershed Year for Forensics Nearly 20 years after DNA testing first revolutionized forensic science, we still have no national standards for many forensic disciplines and techniques that law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges and juries rely on every day. In the last week alone, two men were cleared by DNA testing ? in Florida and Texas ? and their cases highlight the need for reliable science in our courtrooms. With a major report expected from the federal government and reforms under consideration in several states, 2009 could be the year that forensic standards become reality. Early next year, the National Academy of Sciences is expected to release a special report on the state of forensic science in the United States...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on December 16, 2008 (boomark / email).