Regulating the Science of Forensic Evidence: A Broken System Requires a New Federal Agency

Publication Title

Texas Law Review

Authors

Jessica D. Gabel, Georgia State University College of LawFollow
Ashley D. Champion, Georgia State University College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2011

Abstract

Professor Gabel and Ms. Champion agree with Mr. Goldstein's argument that serious validity and reliability problems plague forensic science, but, using the recent Troy Davis case in Georgia as an illustration, they argue for federal rather than state oversight. Gabel and Champion assert that many states lack the funding to construct an adequate system and that the fragmentation caused by different state systems would be a significant impediment to reform. They suggest a federal agency that, like the Environmental Protection Agency, would set minimum standards but allow states to experiment with enhanced regulation.

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Recommended Citation

Jessica D. Gabel & Ashley D. Champion, Regulating the Science of Forensic Evidence: A Broken System Requires a New Federal Agency, 90 Tex. L. Rev. See Also 19 (2011).

Institutional Repository Citation

Jessica D. Gabel & Ashley D. Champion, Regulating the Science of Forensic Evidence: A Broken System Requires a New Federal Agency, Faculty Publications By Year 1193 (2011)
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/faculty_pub/1193

Volume

90

First Page

19

Last Page

28