PUBLISHER'S NOTE: "Forensic Magazine reports that the U.S. Justice Department - under the leadership of A.G. Jeff Sessions - is asking the public for suggestions on how to improve forensics. Very curious indeed. Especially since Sessions has arbitrarily disbanded the much-heralded Commission on Forensic Science - an independent body which was well on the way to removing so called sciences from the courts which were of dubious worth and caused a litany of wrongful convictions. Talk about cutting off the nose to spite the face, so to speak."
Harold Levy: Publisher The Charles Smith Blog;
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STORY: "DOJ (Department of Justice) Asks for Suggestions to Improve Forensic Science," by senior science writer Seth Augenstein, published by Forensic Magazine on May 10, 2017.
GIST: "Last
month, the much-heralded National Commission on Forensic Science was
disbanded by the then-new Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The NCFS was
the agency that was setting the policy of reevaluating forensic science
during the Obama administration. But at the same time, the Department of Justice said it would take
stock of the state of forensic science in the Trump administration, but
do most of its work in-house. The DOJ has asked for public comment on how to do this. So far, 16 people have commented. One
month remains for the public to make its concerns heard. The federal agency asks a list of open-ended questions pertaining to
all levels of American law enforcement: identifying the biggest needs in
forensic science, how best to improve practices and laboratory
capacity, what barriers there are to productivity and how the DOJ can
best foster resources and relationships. But there are two more specific questions: how to better leverage
digital forensic evidence analysis and how the DOJ can best coordinate
with the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC)."
The entire story can be found at:
http://www.forensicmag.com/news/2017/05/doj-asks-suggestions-improve-forensic-science?et_cid=5945690&et_rid=979655504&type=cta&et_cid=5945690&et_rid=979655504&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.forensicmag.com%2fnews%2f2017%2f05%2fdoj-asks-suggestions-improve-forensic-science%3fet_cid%3d5945690%26et_rid%3d%%subscriberid%%%26type%3dcta
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue. Keep your eye on the
Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my
previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put
considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith
and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic
pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses
on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please
send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest
to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com. Harold Levy;
Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog;
