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REALIZING RELIABILITY IN FORENSIC SCIENCE FROM THE GROUND UP.

This Article emphasizes that forensic flaws persist and that deficiencies in forensic science have harrowing implications for criminal justice. In the wake of numerous calls for forensic reform, I propose that we use existing models and frameworks already in place to improve the quality and cost of...

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Published in:Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology Vol. 104; no. 2; pp. 283 - 353
Main Author: GABEL, JESSICA D.
Format: Article
Published: Northwestern University Spring2014
Subjects:
United States
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Forensic sciences
Criminal justice system
Criminal justice system & society
Crime laboratories
Research institutes
Cooperative research
Reforms
DNA analysis
Research costs
DNA fingerprinting
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Summary:This Article emphasizes that forensic flaws persist and that deficiencies in forensic science have harrowing implications for criminal justice. In the wake of numerous calls for forensic reform, I propose that we use existing models and frameworks already in place to improve the quality and cost of the U.S. forensic science program, rather than creating an entirely new and unaffordable system. At bottom, this Article calls for collaboration between crime labs, universities and research centers, and the criminal justice system with the goal of making forensic science more reliable.