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Abstract Details
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Activity Number:
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167
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 1, 2011 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences
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| Abstract - #300974 |
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Title:
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Current Issues in Forensic Science
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Author(s):
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Constantine Gatsonis*+ and Sarah Chu*+ and Clifford Spiegelman*+
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Companies:
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Brown University and Innocence Project and Texas A & M University
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Address:
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Keywords:
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forensic science ;
NRC ;
anthrax ;
toolmarks ;
legislation
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Abstract:
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This panel discusses several recent developments in forensic science. First, former NRC panelists discuss two recent NRC reports: a just released report on the 2001 anthrax attacks NRC (2011), and the recently released NRC report "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward" (2009) (which John Holdren, the President's Science Advisor, described as a "blockbuster"). Then, members of the Innocence Project discuss proposed legislation responding to recommendations in the 2009 NRC report. Finally, a member of the statistical community discusses the state of firearm toolmark evidence in courts post the 2009 NRC report.
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