STRENGTHENING THE FORENSIC SCIENCE SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES: A PATH FORWARD, a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council, takes a broad look at the needs of the nation's crime labs and medical examiner system, discusses the scientific status of many forensic methods, and recommends steps policymakers and practitioners should take to improve the U.S. forensic science system. The report will be released at a one-hour public briefing on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
The National Research Council is the operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering.
BRIEFING DETAILS: 1 p.m. EST on Feb. 18 in the Lecture Room of the National Academy of Sciences building, 2100 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Those who cannot attend may listen to a live audio webcast and submit questions using an e-mail form at http://national-academies.org.
PARTICIPATING FROM THE COMMITTEE THAT WROTE THE REPORT:
-- Harry T. Edwards (co-chair), senior circuit judge and chief judge emeritus, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C.
-- Constantine Gatsonis (co-chair), professor of biostatistics and director, Center for Statistical Sciences, Brown University, Providence, R.I.
REPORTERS: TO REQUEST A COPY OF THE REPORT OR REGISTER TO ATTEND THE BRIEFING, contact the Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.