Advertisement

If you have an ACS member number, please enter it here so we can link this account to your membership. (optional)

ACS values your privacy. By submitting your information, you are gaining access to C&EN and subscribing to our weekly newsletter. We use the information you provide to make your reading experience better, and we will never sell your data to third party members.

ENJOY UNLIMITED ACCES TO C&EN

Policy

Attorney General Backs Forensic Lab Accreditation

by Andrea Widener
December 21, 2015 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 93, Issue 49

By 2020, all Department of Justice laboratories must be accredited, and the agency’s attorneys must have forensic evidence tested in accredited labs whenever possible, according to a memo from Attorney General Loretta Lynch earlier this month. Lynch says the department will work to support accreditation in its grants to local, state, and tribal forensic labs. The move is one of the first major steps toward improving forensic science in the U.S. since a 2009 National Academy of Sciences study found little research underlying forensic science. The changes were recommended by the National Commission on Forensic Science, a major policy body created by the Justice Department and NIST two years ago to help improve the practice of forensic science. Digital evidence is exempted from the recommendation.

Article:

This article has been sent to the following recipient:

0 /1 FREE ARTICLES LEFT THIS MONTH Remaining
Chemistry matters. Join us to get the news you need.