2-day in person program in Las Vegas offered by NACDL
Foundations of Forensics
Using the NAS Report and PCAST Report at trial to challenge unreliable forensic methods
Free webinar offered by NC Indigent Defense Services and the Mecklenburg Public Defender’s Office
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Announcing 2022 IDS Forensic Science Education Series
To report attendance in the 2022 series, please use this link: https://forms.gle/CZ2cYwvktuYsCEQn9 In 2021, IDS provided over 1000 hours of continuing education to dozens of NC criminal defense and parent attorneys, investigators, mitigation specialists, and experts who attended the IDS Forensic Science Education Series. It has been a great way to provide free-to-attend forensic training …
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Local Law Scholars Differ on How to Approach Actual Innocence Work, But Agree That Reticence Among Prosecutors to Reopen Cases is One of the Greatest Obstacles to Achieving True Justice
Legal Professionals Complete 2021 IDS Forensic Science Education Series
IDS would like to recognize the following attorneys, investigators, paralegals, and mitigation specialists who completed at least 10 hours of training through the 2021 IDS Forensic Science Education Series: Dan AnthonyJulie BoyerRichard CullerMalea DrewSteven EhlersS. Stephen Goodwin Karen JacksonBellonora McCallumShelby McCoy-PettifordM. LeAnn MeltonSusan SeahornWalter SmithJanet ThomasShannon TuckerScott WaligoraKimberly WhitehouseTiffany Wilson During the year, these legal …
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Forensic hypnosis in Texas prompts questions about death row case
A Utah company says it’s revolutionized truth-telling technology. Experts are highly skeptical.
Cognitive biases in the peer review of bullet and cartridge case comparison casework: A field study
Research study on bullet and cartridge case comparison finding the odds of disagreement between examiners about the evidential strength of a comparison were approximately five times larger in the blind than in the non-blind procedure, with disagreement about 42.3% and 12.5% of the proposed conclusions, respectively. Also, the odds that their proposed conclusion was reported …
Reforming Forensics: Why Academics Are Challenging the Science Behind U.S. Criminal Justice
Evaluating Animal Abuse Cases Using Veterinary Forensics
Live webinar presented by Clarissa Noureddine DVM, MS (Veterinary Forensics), MS (Biology)November 4, 2021, 1:00 pm60 min of CLE credit anticipated Animal abuse cases can be charged with strong emotions and opinions from multiple entities (e.g., general public, media, and even legal and law enforcement entities). The purpose of this webinar is to step away …
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2021 IDS Forensic Science Education Series
We have scheduled our final three webinars in the 2021 IDS Forensic Science Education Series. They include presentations on accident reconstruction, veterinary forensics, and forensic pathology. Check out the schedule below for more information! So far this year, IDS has provided over 1000 hours of continuing education to dozens of NC criminal defense and parent …
Webinar: Evaluating Animal Abuse Cases Using Veterinary Forensics
Free-to-attend webinar. Part of the IDS Forensic Science Education Series. Presenter: Dr. Clarissa Noureddine.
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Webinar: Challenging Accident Reconstruction Evidence
Free to attend webinar offered as part of the IDS Forensic Science Education Series. Speaker: Johnnie Hennings, P.E.
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Reading Medical Records – Free Webinar
Offered by Godoy Medical Forensics
New Online CLE based on Autopsy of a Crime Lab: Exposing the Flaws of Forensics
This is a re-post from UNC School of Government North Carolina Criminal Law blog. The original post appears here. A new book by Brandon Garrett is a deep dive into the misuse of forensic evidence in criminal courtrooms. To borrow from its description, Autopsy of a Crime Lab: Exposing the Flaws of Forensics “is the first book …
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