Article
The New PCAST Report to the President of the United States on Forensic Science
Santa Barbara Lawyers Magazine
(2016)
Abstract
The President of the United States requested an in-depth report from the President’s Council of Advisors
on Science and Technology (known as PCAST) in 2015 to “consider whether there are additional steps that
could usefully be taken on the scientific side to strengthen the forensic science disciplines and ensure the validity of forensic evidence used in the Nation’s legal system.” The PCAST Report was issued September 20, 2016, specifically referring to criminal court applications of forensic science. The report has implications for civil
litigators as well as criminal. It also has implications for judges, particularly those at the trial level. This article will review the thrust of the PCAST Report, making reference to the six areas of forensic science (seven evaluations) that it features in particular.
Keywords
- PCAST,
- Scientific Evidence,
- Forensic,
- Firearms,
- Forensic science,
- forensic evidence
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall November, 2016
Citation Information
Robert M. Sanger. "The New PCAST Report to the President of the United States on Forensic Science" Santa Barbara Lawyers Magazine Iss. 530 (2016) p. 24 - 27 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert_sanger/37/
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