Posts In Category NAS Report
So, The CFSO is Circling the Drain…-UPDATED
on September 18, 2011 by Amy Driver in AAFS, Accreditation, ASCLD, CFSO, Forensic Reform, Legislation, NAS Report, Comments (1)
UPDATED, 10/03/2011- Someone from FQS contacted me to inform me that FQS has pulled out of the CFSO. The CFSO’s website has now been updated. Things aren’t going so well […]
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 […]
What the NAS Report Was Supposed To Say: The Lobbyist, The Senator, and ASCLD’s War Against Its Own
on September 1, 2010 by Amy Driver in AAFS, Accreditation, ASCLD, Forensic Reform, LAPD, Legislation, NAS Report, Comments (1)
Unraveling the moves made by the Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations (CFSO) and those involved in its member organizations surrounding the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Report titled “Strengthening Forensic […]
What the NAS Report Doesn’t Say
on August 17, 2010 by Amy Driver in ASCLD, Forensic Reform, Legislation, NAS Report, Comments (0)
I am going to get to the subject of what’s going on with ASCLD, ASCLD/LAB, and AAFS, but first I want to address the paranoia and end-of-the world hysteria that […]
NAS Recommendation 13: Oh, By The Way…
on August 14, 2010 by Amy Driver in Forensic Reform, Legislation, NAS Report, Comments (0)
The last recommendation of the NAS Report addresses the directive that the committee was given to “examine the role of the forensic community in the homeland security mission.” In other […]
Where That Forensic Reform Draft Legislation Came From
on August 11, 2010 by Amy Driver in AAFS, ASCLD, Forensic Reform, Legislation, NAS Report, Comments (0)
In my last post I asked forensic scientists if they knew who was speaking for them because it has a lot to do with what is going on right now […]
Whose Side Are You On?
on August 9, 2010 by Amy Driver in AAFS, ASCLD, Forensic Reform, Legislation, NAS Report, Comments (0)
At last week’s National Institutes of Justice (NIJ) Impression and Pattern Evidence Symposium (IPES) there was an exchange between me and Kenneth Melson regarding his leadership of the Subcommittee for […]
NAS Recommendation 12, Part 2: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the IAFIS
on July 29, 2010 by Amy Driver in Forensic Reform, Legislation, NAS Report, Comments (0)
As I mentioned in my last post, I initially thought Recommendation 12 from the NAS Report was going to be a no-brainer: Make all the Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS) […]
