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2017 International Forensic Science Error Management Symposium

Name: 2017 International Forensic Science Error Management Symposium
Start: 2017-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2017-07-27T23:59:00-04:00
Location: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

News story: Speaking of Error in Forensic Science

At the International Forensic Science Error Management Symposium at NIST, experts spoke openly about a once taboo topic. Continue Reading...

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July 24 - 27, 2017

NIST, 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

At this event, which was sponsored by NIST and the FBI, experts from the forensic science, legal, law enforcement, and research communities addressed ways to detect, measure, and mitigate forensic science errors.

This symposium provided a forum for open dialog about this sensitive topic, as well as an eye-opening, candid appraisal of root causes and possible solutions.

The presentation materials archived on this website will remain available through December 31, 2018.

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Created December 20, 2016, Updated February 26, 2019

2017 International Forensic Science Error Management Symposium

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