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NAS 2009 report

The National Academy of Sciences report 'Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward' (2009), which critiqued the scientific foundations of multiple forensic disciplines including fingerprint analysis and called for empirical error-rate studies and the development of validated statistical models for conclusions.

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