| WHAT:
The second day of Duquesne’s Justice
for All conference will open on Friday at
8:40 a.m. with the compelling presentation Why
Criminal Justice Reform Matters: The Reality of
Wrongful Convictions, featuring Kirk N. Bloodsworth,
the first death row inmate exonerated through
DNA testing, and John F. Terzano, president and
co-founder of The Justice Project in Washington,
D.C.
Additional addresses and panels include:
11:35 a.m. Higher Standards of Scientific
Proof: Lessons Learned from the Massachusetts
Council on Capital Punishment, featuring
panelist Michael J. Sullivan, U.S. Attorney for
the District of Massachusetts
1:35 p.m. The Role of the Forensic Scientist
in the Investigation of Police-Related Deaths,
featuring Dr. Cyril H. Wecht, medical-legal and
forensic science consultant, author and lecturer,
and former Allegheny County Coroner
2:45 p.m. Distinguished Guest Address: The
Justice For All Act, featuring the Honorable
Arlen Specter, chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary
Committee and co-sponsor of the Justice for All
Act
Top experts and scholars from across the nation
have gathered at the Forensic Science and Law
conference Justice for All to explore
the sweeping impact of forensic scientific advances
on criminal justice reform. The conference theme
was chosen in response to the historic Justice
for All Act of 2004. The conference concludes
on Saturday, April 22.
WHEN: Friday, April 21
WHERE: Wolfe Lecture Hall,
Bayer Learning Center, Duquesne University. Members
of the media may call 412.396.6051 to arrange
free parking.
CONTACTS: Rose Ravasio, 412.396.6051/cell
412.818.0234
Karen Ferrick-Roman, 412.396.1154/cell 412.736.1877
Duquesne University
Duquesne is a private, coeducational university
with nearly 10,000 students. An extensive selection
of undergraduate and graduate degree programs
is offered across 10 schools of study. Duquesne
is consistently ranked among the nation's top
Catholic universities for its award-winning faculty
and 128-year tradition of academic excellence.
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