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Problems with Scientific Evidence Bibliography
California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice
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Witness List for Hearing on Forensic Science Issues
Letters correspond to exhibits below. Each exhibit begins with a blank page.
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Public Hearing Minutes
Submitted by Chris Boscia, Executive Assistant to the Commission
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Testimony at Public Hearing: Dr. William C. Thompson
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Criminology, Law & Society, University of California at Irvine
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Testimony at Public Hearing: Mr. Frederick Tulleners
Director, Forensic Science Graduate Program, University of California at Davis
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Testimony at Public Hearing: Ms. Gail Abarbanel
Director, Rape Treatment Center, UCLA Medical Center
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Testimony at Public Hearing: Thomas J. Nasser
President, California Association of Crime Laboratory Directors
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The (Near) Irrelevance of Daubert to Criminal Justice and Some Suggestions for Reform, American Journal of Public Health (2005)
Peter Neufeld, Co-Director, The Innocence Project, New York, NY
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Contextual Information Renders Experts Vulnerable to Making Erroneous Identifications, Forensic Science International (2006).
Peter Neufeld, Co-Director, The Innocence Project, New York, NY
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Information on the New York State Commission on Forensic Science
Peter Neufeld, Co-Director, The Innocence Project, New York, NY
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Message from Dr. Thompson
Dr. William C. Thompson, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Criminology, Law & Society, University of California at Irvine.
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Tarnish on the Gold Standard: Understanding Recent Problems in Forensic DNA Testing, NACDL Champion, Jan. 2006.
Dr. William C. Thompson, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Criminology, Law & Society, University of California at Irvine.
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Letter from Dr. Tulleners
Dr. Frederick A. Tulleners, Director, Forensic Science Graduate Program, University of California at Davis
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Letter from Susan Rutberg
Susan Rutberg, Professor of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law.
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Standards and Recommendations in Crime Laboratory Accreditation and Criminalists Certification, by Jung Pham
Susan Rutberg, Professor of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law.
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Beyond Capital: Examining a Defendant's Right to Expert Assistance at Trial, by Sara Markert
Susan Rutberg, Professor of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law.
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The Nation's Forensic Laboratories Are in Desperate Need of Fundamental Change, by Daniel Blanchette
Susan Rutberg, Professor of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law.
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Message from Bicka Barlow
Bicka Barlow, Office of the Public Defender, San Francisco

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Description of Rape Treatment Center
Gail Abarbanel, Director, Rape Treatment Center, UCLA Medical Center.
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Information Re: DOJ DNA Program, Scott Thorpe
Lance Gima, Chief, Bureau of Forensic Services, California Department of Justice
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Current Status of Accreditation
Barry A.J. Fisher, Director, Crime Laboratory, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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ABA Standards on Criminal Justice, DNA Evidence (Feb. 23, 2006).
Barry A.J. Fisher, Director, Crime Laboratory, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Message from Steve Johnson, LAPD Property Division
Barry A.J. Fisher, Director, Crime Laboratory, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Letter from Gigi Gordon, Directing Attorney, Post Conviction Assistance Center, Re: Implementation of Penal Code Section 1405.
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USA Today Article, "Many DNA Matches Aren't Acted Upon," Nov. 21, 2006
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San Francisco Daily Journal Article, "New Arson Science Could Prove Powerful in Overturning Wrongful Convictions," Dec. 11, 2006.
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Comments of Hiram K. Evans, Treasurer, California Association of Crime Laboratory Directors
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Anatomy of A Miscarriage of Justice: The Wrongful Conviction of Peter J. Rose
Susan Rutberg, Professor of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law.
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Letter from Mr. Frank Fitzpatrick, retired Director of the Forensic Science Services Division of the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Past President of American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, California Association of Crime Laboratory Directors, and past Chair of ASCLD/Laboratory Accreditation Board
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