Memo: Professional Responsibilities in the Era of Strategic Litigation

The purpose of this memorandum is to raise awareness across the forensic science community about an urgent development that warrants the consideration and decisive action of your organization, given its importance to our criminal justice system and its efforts to apply and evaluate scientific evidence in criminal investigations and litigation. Below, I will outline the problem and present reasonable and defensible recommendations that will allow the forensic science community to more effectively address what is happening and mitigate its threat.