The Reliability of Forensic Evidence: The Role of Ethics and Bias
Category: On Demand
Member Price: $140
Non-Member Price: $175
Areas of Law: Criminal Law, Diversity, Ethics
| NJ CLE: | NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 2 hours of total CLE credit, including 1.5 in Ethics and 0.5 in Diversity (Full Credits Available: NJ Advanced Diversity: 0.5, NJ Ethics: 1.5). |
| NY CLE (t&nt): | NY Diversity Non-Transitional: 0.5, NY Ethics Non-Transitional: 1.5 |
| PA CLE: | PA Ethics Credit: 1.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program. |
Keynote
Moderator
Presenters
- Tamar Lerer, Esq.
- Office of the Public Defender, Newark
This program unpacks the forms of bias that impact forensic evidence and the ethical obligations of attorneys when dealing with cases that involve forensic science.
The stakes are high in cases involving forensic evidence. False or misleading forensic evidence can have staggering consequences for defendants and lead to wrongful convictions. Defense attorneys and prosecutors have ethical obligations to understand forensic science and challenge the use of unreliable techniques. Join this thought-provoking seminar to understand the role that bias plays in the reliability of forensic evidence and gain practical tools to ensure you are meeting the ethical obligations you have to understand, disclose and potentially challenge forensic evidence.
Learning Objectives:
- Develop an understanding of how to assess the reliability of forensic evidence, both broadly and as applied.
- Identify the impact of different types of bias in prosecutions involving forensic science, including racial bias.
- Understand the ways racial bias impacts the reliability of forensic techniques.
- Know your ethical obligations to understand, disclose and potentially challenge forensic evidence.