This Scientific Area Committee (part of the OSAC) has taken over the work previously done by the Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis, Study and Technology (SWGFAST). It is a collaboration of practitioners working to improve discipline practices and build consensus standards for the field of friction ridge analysis.
Websites
Innocence Project: Eyewitness Misidentification
A resource for eyewitness identification reform, including a link to the North Carolina Actual Innocence Commission Recommendations for Eyewitness Identification.
An Overview of the DRE Program, Officer, and Procedures
An overview of the DRE Unit of the Los Angeles Police department, where the DRE program was developed. There is a section on Laboratory and Field Evaluation of the DRE program which summarizes various studies on the efficacy of DREs determinations
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Washington State Patrol Forensic Laboratory Services
Copies of the DRE Student and Instructor Manuals are available for download on this website.
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Crime Lab and Forensic Scandals
NACDL’s list of crime lab and forensic scandals from 2007-2015.
Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences
Center dedicated to legislative, systemic, and direct service efforts to improve integrity in forensic science.
National Registry of Exonerations
This database contains information on all known exonerations in the U.S., dating back to 1989. This is a joint project of the University of the Michigan Law School and the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law.
Forensic Services Unit
The Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services Forensic Resources Unit assists and supports criminal defense attorneys in the public counsel and private counsel divisions of CPCS in the litigation of forensics issues in their cases. Their websites contains educational information about various forensics disciplines.
Florida Forensic Science
A collaboration between the Orlando Public Defender and the National Center for Forensic Science at UC Florida. The site has links to many helpful training videos that help attorneys understand forensic science evidence.
National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology & the Law
A comprehensive website of forensic science resources. Be sure to try the searchable database which locates books, articles, cases, law reviews and websites based on the topic of forensic science that you search.
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Scientific Web Resources for Judges
The National Judicial College has posted this article containing a comprehensive list of resources on scientific evidence for judges and other legal professionals.
Sample Cross-Examination Transcripts
Sample direct and cross-examinations of various forensic witnesses, including a firearm/toolmark expert, fingerprint expert, pathologist, DNA expert, and other forensic experts.
NIJ Funded Software Tools, Apps and Databases
The NIJ has a number of free or low cost software tools that may be of assistance in understanding forensic evidence disciplines of digital forensics, arson investigation, DNA, death investigation, and more.
A Simplified Guide to Forensic Science
The National Forensic Science Technology Center created this website to explain in simplified terms the principles of each type of forensic analysis and how the analysis is performed. Topics include DNA, digital evidence, fingerprints, firearms, trace evidence, blood stains, and more.
Forensic Bioinformatics
DNA experts in OH with videos, articles, and a glossary of DNA testing terms available for free download on their website.