{"id":1165,"date":"2017-06-21T11:35:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T11:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluerockdesigns.info\/?page_id=1165"},"modified":"2022-05-06T14:28:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T19:28:57","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1165\" class=\"elementor elementor-1165\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23a9e9b1 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23a9e9b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;9039f53&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;33&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;cover&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-532f3961\" data-id=\"532f3961\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6827124c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6827124c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>About <\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cabfc77 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cabfc77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;7153a44&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e153ca7\" data-id=\"e153ca7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b68ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54b68ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>About CSAFE<\/h2><p>CSAFE serves as a rigorous research center committed to applying proven statistical and scientific methods to improve the accuracy of the analysis and interpretation of forensic evidence. We collaborate with statisticians, scientists, forensic practitioners and other stakeholders to pursue this common goal.<\/p><p>Fair administration of justice requires the existence of scientifically valid methods to analyze evidence, relevant databases to support the analyses, and appropriate interpretations of the results of forensic evaluations.<\/p><p>Through our collaborations and initiatives, we are driving solutions to support our forensic community partners with <a href=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/education-center\/\">educational opportunities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/tools\/\">accessible tools<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/data\/\">open-source applicable databases<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4429c71 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4429c71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;bfbc0eb&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e93e55\" data-id=\"6e93e55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c54b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4c54b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>HISTORY <strong>of <\/strong>CSAFE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158c073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-timeline\" data-id=\"158c073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-timeline jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-timeline jet-timeline--align-center jet-timeline--align-middle\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-timeline__line\"><div class=\"jet-timeline__line-progress\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"jet-timeline-list\"><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-100d9a9 jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2009<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">A Nation's Call to Action<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Pattern evidence received criticism in the 2009 report by the NRC entitled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nap.edu\/read\/12589\/chapter\/1#xix\">Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward<\/a>\u201d (NRC 2009). That report highlighted significant issues with forensic disciplines previously identified by many. It called for a national commitment aimed at promoting and funding forensic science research to overcome the following barriers:\n<ul>\n<li> A lack of scientifically valid methods to analyze and interpret evidence.<\/li>\n<li>A dearth of representative databases to develop new methods or test existing ones.<\/li>\n<li>Few well-designed studies to estimate error rates including reliability and reproducibility of technologies used almost daily in court.<\/li>\n\n<li> Chronically underfunded forensic science research.\n<\/li>\n<li>Understaffed and overwhelmed crime labs.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-microscope\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2009<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-6103ae8 jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2016<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">A Follow-up<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/microsites\/ostp\/PCAST\/pcast_forensic_science_report_final.pdf\">subsequent  report<\/a> published in 2016 by the President\u2019s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST, 2016) confirmed many of the findings in the 2009 NRC report. PCAST expressed concern about the lack of data and of foundational studies for most pattern comparison disciplines, calling for well-designed, scientifically valid studies to assess the reliability and foundational validity of these disciplines. It also stressed the need to assess the validity of methods as applied, including the performance of methods outside idealistic laboratory conditions, as well as the proficiency of the individual forensic practitioner who is applying them.\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle-notch\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2016<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-c154c2d jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo-red-stacked-outlined-png.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1075\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo-red-stacked-outlined-png.png 741w, https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo-red-stacked-outlined-png-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo-red-stacked-outlined-png-330x187.png 330w, https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo-red-stacked-outlined-png-732x414.png 732w, https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo-red-stacked-outlined-png-414x234.png 414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2015<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">CSAFE Forms<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">The creation of CSAFE in 2015 was one result of the government\u2019s initiatives responding to the 2009 NRC report. It was a significant milestone in the national effort to infuse statistical thinking and rigorous, science-based standards into forensic practice. \n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2015<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-9ae174f jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/134-IMG_0946.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13507\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/134-IMG_0946.jpg 800w, https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/134-IMG_0946-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/134-IMG_0946-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2016-2019<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">CSAFE Progress<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Research products, including novel statistical methods, algorithms and other software, and large, well-designed, curated and documented databases have been published in peer-reviewed outlets or placed in the public domain. <a href=\"\/our-research\/\">Learn more<\/a>.\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-code-branch\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2016-2019<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-a3e104e jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/096-IMG_3368.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13508\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/096-IMG_3368.jpg 800w, https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/096-IMG_3368-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/096-IMG_3368-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2017-2019<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\"> Spreading Learning Opportunities<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">CSAFE scientists and graduate students have presented their work at all major national and international conferences in forensic science and statistics, and have led multiple training or educational sessions. <a href=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/learning-opportunities\/\">Explore the available webinars<\/a>.\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2017-2019<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-895f9ba jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2019<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">The ASA Issues Guidance <\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">\nIn response to concerns that the use of forensic evidence such as shoe prints, fingerprints, bite marks, fibers, or hairs has contributed to wrongful convictions, the American Statistical Association (ASA) has released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amstat.org\/asa\/files\/pdfs\/POL-ForensicScience.pdf\">document with guidelines for discussing forensic evidence<\/a>.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-clipboard-list\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2019<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-4ae846a jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2020 and Beyond<\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">Looking to the Future<\/h5><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Renewal of the CSAFE partnership with NIST for a second five-year term features new initiatives in research and training designed to move research from CSAFE laboratories into forensic laboratories and courtrooms. With a reasserted focus on probability and statistics for pattern digital evidence and a new academic partner, CSAFE 2.0 transfers results into practice. \n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hands-helping\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">2020 and Beyond<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-137afa0d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"137afa0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;579482c&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}],&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ef76d9f\" data-id=\"7ef76d9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bde2319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bde2319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/our-team\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/team-ouxoegkyjo51ylgiywobndrx7pbalzfti9fnnuxa88.png\" title=\"team\" alt=\"team\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26aaf50d bluelinktags elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26aaf50d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/our-team\/\">OUR TEAM<\/a><\/h4><p>Meet the 80+ researchers and<br \/>national practitioners of CSAFE.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350a7aa elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"350a7aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/our-team\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Our Team<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-515e911d\" data-id=\"515e911d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fac83f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50fac83f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/our-team\/advisory-boards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/advisoryboard-ouxpfyd75rgt2mzw144l3x5u90idncadbu8wt7by14.png\" title=\"advisoryboard\" alt=\"advisoryboard\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c50ac4 bluelinktags elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54c50ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"\/our-team\/advisory-boards\/\">ADVISORY BOARDS<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"text-align: center\">Learn more about the two boards<br \/>that help advise CSAFE.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac550de elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2ac550de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/our-team\/advisory-boards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Advisory Boards<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bef88b0\" data-id=\"2bef88b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1baae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f1baae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/our-team\/lead-institutions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/leadinstitutions-ouxnsnpq10amo74l9zeubdu16yrt2pvy6cp7xt90js.png\" title=\"leadinstitutions\" alt=\"leadinstitutions\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0b7297 bluelinktags elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b0b7297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"\/our-team\/lead-institutions\/\"><b>LEAD INSTITUTIONS<\/b><\/a><\/h4><p style=\"text-align: center\">Find out more about the six institutions that lead CSAFE forward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68aa77db elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"68aa77db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/our-team\/lead-institutions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Lead Institutions<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About About CSAFE CSAFE serves as a rigorous research center committed to applying proven statistical and scientific methods to improve the accuracy of the analysis and interpretation of forensic evidence. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About CSAFE - Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about CSAFE history and how it applies statistics to forensic science for researchers, students, and forensic examiners.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/\",\"name\":\"About CSAFE - Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo-red-stacked-outlined-png.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-21T11:35:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-06T19:28:57+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn about CSAFE history and how it applies statistics to forensic science for researchers, students, and forensic examiners.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo-red-stacked-outlined-png.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo-red-stacked-outlined-png.png\",\"width\":741,\"height\":419},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/\",\"name\":\"Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"CSAFE\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence\",\"alternateName\":\"CSAFE\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo.jpg\",\"width\":576,\"height\":360,\"caption\":\"Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"About CSAFE - Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence","description":"Learn about CSAFE history and how it applies statistics to forensic science for researchers, students, and forensic examiners.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/","url":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/","name":"About CSAFE - Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo-red-stacked-outlined-png.png","datePublished":"2017-06-21T11:35:19+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-06T19:28:57+00:00","description":"Learn about CSAFE history and how it applies statistics to forensic science for researchers, students, and forensic examiners.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo-red-stacked-outlined-png.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo-red-stacked-outlined-png.png","width":741,"height":419},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/about\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/","name":"Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/#organization"},"alternateName":"CSAFE","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/#organization","name":"Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence","alternateName":"CSAFE","url":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/csafe-logo.jpg","width":576,"height":360,"caption":"Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1165"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1165"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13608,"href":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1165\/revisions\/13608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forensicstats.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}