National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence

P R O C E E D I N G S

Meeting 10

Grand Hyatt Hotel
Washington, DC
July 9 - 10, 2000

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The meeting in the above-entitled matter was convened, pursuant to notice, at 1:00 p.m.

COMMISSION MEMBERS:

The Honorable Shirley S. Abrahamson, Chair
Christopher H. Asplen, Co-Chair
Dwight Adams
Jan Bashinski
George W. Clarke
James Crow
Paul B. Ferrara
Norman Gahn
Terrance W. Gainer
Terry Hillard
The Honorable Ronald S. Reinstein
Darrell Sanders
Barry C. Sheck
Jeffrey Thoma
Kathryn M. Turman
William Webster
James R. Wooley
Agenda
Sunday, July 9, 2000

1:00 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.Remarks by the Chair
The Honorable Shirley S. Abrahamson
Chief Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
1:10 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.Update on Commission Business
Christopher H. Asplen, AUSA
Executive Director
1:20 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.Crime Scene Investigation Working Group Report
- "What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence" Beginning Level Training
- Law Enforcement Summit update
- Proposed Recommendation regarding Law Enforcement Training and Education
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Postconviction Issues Report
Postconviction DNA Case Review, Commissioner George W. Clarke
Pending Federal Legislation Update
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.DNA Bulletin for Victim Advocates
A joint publication of the Office for Victims of Crime and the Commission
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Public Comment
5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Meeting in the above-captioned matter was taken on Monday, July 10, 2000, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., commencing at 9:15 a.m. and recorded stenographically by Carol T. Lucic, Notary Public.

Monday, July 10, 2000

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 p.m.Opening Remarks
Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson
Chair
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.Behavioral Genetics Issues
Dr. J. Raymond DePaulo, Professor of Psychology
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Research & Development Working Group Report
Chair, James F. Crow
Final Report Review and Approval
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.Laboratory Funding Working Group Report
Dr. Paul Ferrara
Criminal Histories of Sex Offenders Identified Through DNA "Cold Hits"
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.Working Lunch
Mr. David Lazer, Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Center for Business and Government
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Racial Profiling
Associate Professor Paul Butler
George Washington University Law School
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.Discussion
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.Discussion of Final Report to the Attorney General
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Public Comment
4:00 p.m.Adjourn



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