{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Voices at Temple","provider_url":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices","title":"Sessions \u201cDe-Sciences\u201d Forensics - Voices at Temple","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"R03RPE13c7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/sessions-de-sciences-forensics\/\">Sessions \u201cDe-Sciences\u201d Forensics<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/sessions-de-sciences-forensics\/embed\/#?secret=R03RPE13c7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Sessions \u201cDe-Sciences\u201d Forensics&#8221; &#8212; Voices at Temple\" data-secret=\"R03RPE13c7\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/cms\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/crime-scene-30112.png","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1448,"description":"The April 2017 decision by Attorney General Sessions to not renew the National Commission on Forensic Science (NCFS) was announced as part of what he claimed would be efforts to \u201cadvance forensic science and help combat the rise in violent crime.\u201d Whatever the Department of Justice has in mind for combatting a putative rise in violent crime, its decision will not \u201cadvance\u201d forensics or ensure that such testimony derives from \u201cscience.\u201d A little background is necessary. In 2009, the National Academy of Sciences \u2013 since the presidency of Abraham Lincoln the preeminent body tasked with providing independent, objective\u00a0advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology \u2013 issued its report STRENGTHENING FORENSIC SCIENCE \u2013 A PATH FORWARD. While emphasizing that forensic discipline testimony \u2013 DNA, fingerprints, firearms matching, etc. \u2013 was of critical importance in solving crimes and exonerating the wrongfully accused, the NAS made clear that much of the processes and conclusions lacked scientific foundation. Whatever the Department of Justice has in mind for combatting a putative rise in violent crime, its &hellip;"}