NIST Report Outlines Strategic Opportunities to Advance Forensic Science in the United States
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published Strategic Opportunities to Advance Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward Through Research and Standards, which identifies four "grand challenges" facing the forensic science community in the United States.
The report provides a strategic roadmap for addressing these challenges through scientific research and standards. It also assesses the state of the field 15 years after a landmark report from the National Academy of Sciences identified critical gaps in the scientific foundations of several forensic disciplines.
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