About the Conference / Proceedings
April 3-4
Center for the Study of Law, Science, & Technology
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Arizona State University
Tempe, Ariz.
This international conference on the future of forensic science brought together some of the world's leading scholars of evidence, forensic science, and criminalistics to discuss the future of forensic science and its relationship to the legal system in light of the highly anticipated report of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Sciences Community.
Following a keynote address by U.S. Circuit Judge Harry Edwards, the committee's cochair, a series of expert panels analyzed the report and issues it raises. Conference papers will be published in the American Bar Association’s journal, Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science, and Technology and in the Oxford University Press journal, Law, Probability & Risk.
A morning workshop on April 3 for lawyers and judges preceded the academic
conference. The workshop outlined the legal doctrine governing scientific
evidence, the principles of forensic science, and current controversies
in this area of science and law. It also gave an overview of the implications
of the report for the production and admission of scientific evidence in
court.
Conference Proceedings
Presentations are available in PDF form under each presenter's name.
Click the "Presentation" link to download.
| Friday April 3 |
Opening Remarks |
Forensic Science Evidence: Principles and Practice Themes of the Conference on Forensic Science for the 21st Century Discovery, Admissibility, and Weight of Forensic Science Evidence Using and Dealing with Forensic Evidence in Post-Conviction Proceedings What Science Should be in “Forensic Science” |
Forensic Science Evidence: Principles and Practice (cont'd) Error Rates In Forensic Science Crime-Scene Investigations Challenges To The Admissibility Of Particular Scientific Evidence Improving the System |
The Thirteenth Annual Willard H. Pedrick Lecture |
Institutional Structure |
Legal Rules for Forensic Science Evidence Paul Giannelli, Case Western Reserve University |
| Saturday April 4 |
Legal Rules for Forensic Science Evidence Scott Brewer, Harvard Law School |
Error: Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Minimizing Christophe Champod, University of Lausanne |
Forensic Science: Changing from Within The Honorable W. Scott Bales, Arizona Supreme Court |
Post-convictction Review: Procedures, Experiences, and Lessons Brandon L. Garrett, University of Virginia School of Law |
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