With two exceptions being the Innocence Project and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The AAFS was rather tentative.
PUBLISHED STATEMENTS IN RESPONSE TO THE PCAST REPORT ON FORENSIC SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL COURTS
After the release of PCAST’s report in September 2016, more than a dozen organizations issued statements in response. Links to some of these statements are listed below:
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: http://www.nacdl.org/PCAST_Report
Innocence Project: http://www.innocenceproject.org/president-obamas-report-forensicscience
American Academy of Forensic Sciences: http://news.aafs.org/policy-statements/presidentscouncil-of-advisors-on-science-and-technology-pcast-report
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American Congress of Forensic Science Laboratories: http://ffg.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents_OPC/2016_0921_PS_PCAST.pdf
American Society of Crime Lab Directors: http://pceinc.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/10/20160930-Statement-on-PCAST-Report-ASCLD.pdf
Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners: http://afte.org/uploads/documents/AFTEPCAST-Response.pdf
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives: http://www.theiai.org/president/20160921_ATF_PCAST_Response.pdf
Department of Justice: http://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-advisory-council-releasesreport-critical-of-forensics-used-in-criminal-trials-1474394743
Federal Bureau of Investigation: http://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/fbi-pcast-response.pdf Forensic Institute: www.theforensicinstitute.com/news-articles/views-andopinions/commentary-of-pcast-2016
International Association for Identification: http://www.theiai.org/president/IAI_PCAST_Response.pdf
Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists: http://www.mafs.net/documents/PCAST%20- %20MAFS%20Response.pdf
National District Attorneys Association: http://www.ciclt.net/ul/ndaajustice/PCAST/NDAA%20PCAST%20Response%20FINAL.pdf