Saks quoted in ProPublica.org
<p>An article posted Feb. 18 by ProPublica.org, an investigative journalism Web site, included remarks from Professor <a href="http://www.law.asu.edu/Apps/Faculty/Faculty.aspx?individual_id=28">Mich… Saks</a>, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, about a new federal report that called the nation's forensic science system "badly fragmented."</p><separator></separator><p>In the article, "Government-Funded Study Calls for Overhaul of Nation's Crime Labs," reporter Ben Protess wrote that the public has a flawed perception of forensic science and its reliability. His report detailed findings of a new report by a National Academy of Sciences committee, which will be the subject of an international conference at the College of Law on April 3-4.</p><separator></separator><p>"The public has this image, just looking at CSI, that forensic science is perfect," Saks said. "It's just a TV show."</p><separator></separator><p>Protess also quoted experts, including federal Judge Harry T. Edwards, a co-chairman of the Academy's forensic science committee, and Peter Neufeld, co-director of the Innocence Project, who will participate in the conference, "Forensic Science for the 21st Century: The National Academy of Sciences Report and Beyond."</p><separator></separator><p>To read the full story, click <a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/government-funded-study-calls-for-ove… lang="EN">Janie Magruder, <a href="mailto:Jane.Magruder@asu.edu">Jane.Magruder@asu.edu</a><br />(480) 727-9052 <br />Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law</span></p>