Dear friends:
I am deeply honored by your invitation to deliver the keynote address at this annual conference of the National Criminal Justice Association. I am grateful to the NCJA Board, and your Director Chris Asplen, for this opportunity to speak with you. Many years ago, when Janet Reno was attorney general, Chris and I worked together on some of the cutting-edge issues in our field involving the power of DNA evidence. Chris became Ms. Reno’s go-to person on the implications of this science for the workings of the justice system. It is no exaggeration to say that Chris changed the trajectory of those policy conversations in important ways. NCJA is lucky to have him as your director in these challenging times.
I consider myself fortunate to be with you today. For people working on justice reform, this conference is one of the highlights of the annual calendar, as a...
