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Firearms
Wyoming Crime Lab Fails Proficiency, Has To Review More Than 400 Past Gun Tests
FORENSICS@NIST 2024
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN MAIN EVENT: NOVEMBER 18-20, 2024 Join NIST virtually on Tuesday November 18th – Thursday November 20th, 2024 to learn how NIST scientists are using advanced methods in metrology, computer science and statistics to strengthen forensic science. Topic Areas to be covered include: Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions during a virtual Q&A. OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS: …
FORENSICS@NIST 2024
Free to attend live multi-day webinar offered by NIST
‘Nonconformity’ at state crime lab raises questions (RI)
Challenging the Foundational Validity of a Forensic Method Using a Statistician as an Expert
Challenging the Foundational Validity of a Forensic Method Using a Statistician as an Expert
Live webinar presented by Jordan Duhe Willetts, JD and Melinda Thielbar, PhDSept. 5, 2024, 12:30pm90 min of CLE credit anticipated In order to raise a 702 challenge to the foundational validity of a forensic method, information about the research that purports to validate the method must be presented in court. This webinar will explain how …
Wyoming Crime Lab problem prompts review of gun-involved prosecutions
NYPD’s ShotSpotter Gunshot-Detection System Overwhelmingly Sends Officers to Locations Where No Confirmed Shooting Occurred, New Audit Uncovers
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Recording of Quattrone Center 2024 Spring Symposium
Quattrone Center 2024 Spring Symposium
Recording of symposium available
Methodological Problems in Every Black-Box Study of Forensic Firearm Comparisons
Full text article available for free download, summarizes critiques of study design of research on forensic firearm comparisons.
Methodological Problems in Every Black-Box Study of Forensic Firearm ComparisonsRead More
Inconclusive Decisions and Error Rates in Forensic Science
Recorded CSAFE webinar available on demand
Inconclusive Decisions and Error Rates in Forensic ScienceRead More