U.S. initiatives to strengthen forensic science & international standards in forensic DNA
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U.S. initiatives to strengthen forensic science & international standards in forensic DNA
A number of initiatives are underway in the United States in response to the 2009 critique of forensic science by a National Academy of Sciences committee. This article provides a broad review of activities including efforts of the White House National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Forensic Science and a partnership between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Insti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Forensic Science International: Genetics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1872-4973
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2015.06.008