Crime Labs and Forensic Evidence Reform Resources


On This Page:

Endorsements and Resolutions
ABA Resolution 111B Regarding Crime Laboratories and Scientific Evidence (Aug. 2004)



Guidelines and Regulations
"Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program," Grant Guidelines (2006)

State Legislation
Our state legislation page has links to recent bills that have been introduced and, in some cases passed, on electronic recording of interrogations from numerous states.

State Laws
Virginia: Chapter 881, HB 2216 (2005)      

Texas: HB 1068 (2005)


Reports and Audits
Commonwealth of Virginia: "ASCLD/LAB Limited Scope Interim Inspection Report," April 9, 2005

Bureau of Justice Statistics: "Census of Publicly Funded Crime Laboratories," Feb. 2005

NACDL/Innocence Project: "Junk Science in the Courtroom," Feb. 2004


Law Review and Journal Articles (incl. The Champion)
"The (Near) Irrelevance of Daubert to Criminal Justice and Some Suggestions for Reform," Peter J. Neufeld, American Journal of Public Health (2005)

Media Coverage

See NACDL's Crime Labs and Forensic Evidence Reform Page for the most recent media coverage. See the News Archive for older new articles.


Links

American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Crime Lab Project

Innocence Project

National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law

Virginia DNA/Crime Lab Resource Page






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