Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity of Feature-Comparison Methods (PCAST Report)

Report to the President, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Sept. 2016

Please read the Introduction at pages 21-24 on the document (pages 34-37 on the pdf).

Please read Chapter 4 which defines the components of scientific validity. (Pages 44-66 on the document; pages 57-79 on the pdf). You can skip pages 56-59 on the document, which concern validity as applied (which correlates with Rule 702(d)).

A pdf of Chapter 4 is posted on Brightspace under Class 6.

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