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Criminal justice professionals need a new place to meet science insulated from the adversary battle of courtroom expert testimony and the ‘gotcha’ traditions of daily journalism, a new way to inform scientists about the realities of practice—in short a new tradition that integrates science into the criminal process. The science portrayed on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is real, and there is more science available than is ever shown on television. The Center for Modern Forensic Practice of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice mobilizes that science to support criminal justice professionals who are making a concrete difference on the streets—it uses science to provide not only more evidence, but a higher quality of evidence, and an enhanced ability to evaluate evidence.
- Re-Mapping Forensic Science’s Future
A critical report from the National Academy of Sciences calls for national standards in forensics science, validation of new technology and crime lab ethics
- Lineups on Trial
An article in Nature, a leading scientific publication, describes the Center’s role in the field testing of eyewitness reforms.
- Munsterberg Centennial
An entire issue of the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology is devoted to a review of the contributions of and the intellectual heirs of Hugo Munsterberg, acknowledging a debt to the Center’s 2007 Conference.
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A Short Course in Crime Scene Analysis for Trial Lawyers
in Criminal Cases
September 17-18, 2009
Cohosted with the Crime Scene Academy, and sponsored in conjunction with
The Legal Aid Society of New York,
The Bronx Defenders,
The New York Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
and
The Northwestern University School of Law.
This course is being held at
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Forensic Biology Building
421 East 26th Street
New York, NY
National Public Radio's "On Point"
The Center will be convening scientists and criminal justice practitioners of a wide-ranging discussion of the practical impact of the National Academy of Science's recent analysis of the state of forensice science and its future. The issue is discussed by the Center Director and others on National Public Radio. >
Center Wins Grant for Ground-Breaking Arson Screening Program
The Center has won a grant of $248,000 from the JEHT Foundation for an innovative Arson Screening Project, designed to assess the damage done by generations of “bad science” arson convictions. The Arson Screening Project will be the first program to address systematically the roles played by improved science in revealing mistaken convictions in a non-DNA context.
Dr. Nicholas Petraco >>Read More
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