Forensic Sciences: Review of Status and Needs
- ISBN-10
- 078818797X
- ISBN-13
- 9780788187971
- Pages
- 71
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-06
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Authors
- Kathleen Marie Higgins, Richard Rau
Description
To assess the current state of forensic laboratories, the Nat. Inst. of Justice, the Nat. Inst. of Standards & Technology/Office of Law Enforcement Standards, & the Amer. Soc. of Crime Lab. Directors, held a joint workshop, Forensic Science Summit: Roadmap to the Year 2000,Ó in March 1997. The purpose of the workshop was to determine the current status & needs of forensic laboratories on training; technology transfer; methods, research, development, testing, & evaluation; & analytical services. The workshop also provided a forum to explore the use of national & Federal laboratory resources & how best to take advantage of this external support.
