DOJ and NIST Announce Launch of National Commission on Forensic Science
The United States Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology announced on Friday, February 15, 2013 the launch and establishment of a National Commission on Forensic Science. The commission plan is to strengthen and enhance the practice of forensic science. The National Commission on Forensic Science will be responsible for coordination between forensic science and the courtroom. With efforts from both the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the commission will help standardize national guidance for forensic science practitioners. In addition, the commission will consider guidance on practices for federal, state and local forensic science laboratories developed by groups of forensic science practitioners and academic researchers administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Source: United States Department of Justice
[Abstract by ForensIQ intern, Andrea Williams]
Citation: United States Department of Justice. (2013). Department of Justice and National Institute of Standards and Technology Announce Launch of National Commission on Forensic Science. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved from http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/February/13-dag-203.html
