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There is reason to be concerned about jurors’ ability to adequately evaluate forensic evidence. Jurors tend to rely heavily on forensic evidence when making decisions in a case, despite struggling to understand the statistical analyses and language used to explain forensic science. They might ignore the differences between appropriately worded forensic testimony and testimony that violates best-practice guidelines, fail to grasp the limitations of forensic science in expert witness testimony and overly rely on an expert’s experience when evaluating the evidence.
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Forensic Science Standards and You:
An Introduction to the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science Any attorney dealing with forensic science evidence needs to be familiar with the scientific standards that guide forensic practice and know how to use them in casework. Today, most standards development in forensics originates from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science, a program administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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OSAC leverages volunteer efforts from over 800 stakeholders to support the development and implementation of voluntary forensic science standards across a wide range of disciplines, including through the maintenance of a standards repository called the OSAC Registry. This presentation will serve as an introduction to OSAC's work and the standards development process. Through the lens of several key standards, lawyers will learn to read, understand, and implement these important documents into their practice.
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Dana M. Delger is an attorney who works as a consultant to the Forensic Science Standards Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Between 2014 and 2020, she served as senior staff attorney in the Strategic Litigation Unit at the Innocence Project.
Dana M. Delger is an attorney who works as a consultant to the Forensic Science Standards Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Between 2014 and 2020, she served as senior staff attorney in the Strategic Litigation Unit at the Innocence Project.
Ms. Delger previously represented clients in state and federal criminal proceedings at the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and at Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C.. She also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Rosemary S. Pooler on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Ms. Delger graduated from New York University in 2007 and Columbia Law School in 2010.
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