Posts In Category Forensic Reform
The Unraveling, Part 5: The White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science: Caveat Emptor- UPDATED
on March 3, 2011 by Amy Driver in Accreditation, ASCLD, CFSO, Forensic Reform, Ken Melson, White House Subcommittee on Forensic Science, Comments (0)
Updated- I got the date of Ken Melson’s presentation at UCLA wrong. This update corrects that. Before I get into the rest of the roster of Ken Melson’s White House […]
The Unraveling, Part 4: ASCLD/LAB Keeps Digging
on February 28, 2011 by Amy Driver in Accreditation, ASCLD, Forensic Reform, Ken Melson, NC SBI, Comments (0)
On February 18, 2011, ASCLD/LAB’s Board of Directors released a three page detailed position statement in full support of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s (NC SBI) report writing […]
The Unraveling, Part 3: The Barry Fisher Problem
on February 18, 2011 by Amy Driver in AAFS, Accreditation, ASCLD, CFSO, Forensic Reform, Comments (0)
Barry Fisher isn’t just a problem for the AAFS or FQS or the ASCLDs or the CFSO or any of the many, many other organizations that he is a part […]
Struggles and Blindness in the AAFS, Part 2
on February 15, 2011 by Amy Driver in AAFS, ASCLD, Charlatans, Forensic Reform, NAS Report, Comments (0)
In my last
Struggles and Blindness in the AAFS, Part 1
on February 11, 2011 by Amy Driver in AAFS, ASCLD, CFSO, Forensic Reform, NAS Report, Comments (1)
With the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) starting in just a few days, I feel it necessary to touch on a few points for […]
Senator Patrick Leahy Introduces the Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act
on January 27, 2011 by Amy Driver in Accreditation, CJFSRA, Forensic Reform, Legislation, NAS Report, Comments (2)
On January 25, 2011 Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) introduced the December Draft that was released on December 22, 2010. The intent of the bill is essentially identical: incorporation of more […]
The Unraveling, Part 2: ASCLD Defends the Indefensible in North Carolina
on January 20, 2011 by Amy Driver in Accreditation, ASCLD, Forensic Reform, NC SBI, Comments (1)
In my last post, I said that one of the trends you would see is that ASCLD’s new mantra is that they should not be judged by the standards of […]
The Unraveling: ASCLD and the Fall of America’s Crime Labs
on January 11, 2011 by Amy Driver in Accreditation, ASCLD, Forensic Reform, Comments (2)
It has been happening for a while, but no one was really paying attention: crime labs have been falling apart. But as science has gotten better and defense attorneys have […]
Just Released: Preliminary Draft of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act
on December 22, 2010 by Amy Driver in Forensic Reform, Comments (0)
This evening the office of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the preliminary draft of the legislation the Senator intends to introduce in the new […]
Forensic Reform Legislation Imminent
on December 20, 2010 by Amy Driver in Forensic Reform, Comments (0)
Last Friday, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee released a statement saying he will introduce legislation in the Senate in January 2011 to reform forensic […]
