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Foundational Statistics For Forensic Toxicology Webinar Series

April 13, 2024 //  by Sarah Olson

Free live webinar series offered by FTCOE

Foundational Statistics For Forensic Toxicology Webinar SeriesRead More

Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: Toxicology

Virtual Workshop Series: Qualifications of an Expert Witness for Legal Professionals

July 26, 2023 //  by Sarah Olson

Free to attend virtual workshop offered by FTCOE and NC State University

Virtual Workshop Series: Qualifications of an Expert Witness for Legal ProfessionalsRead More

Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: Experts

FTCOE and NCSU Virtual Workshop: Qualifications of an Expert Witness for Legal Professionals

June 29, 2023 //  by Sarah Olson

Full day free-to-attend virtual workshop offered by FTCOE and NCSU

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Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: Experts

A Review of Legislation Associated with Lawfully-Owed DNA Samples

November 7, 2022 //  by Sarah Olson

Convicted offender DNA sample collection laws vary in each state in terms of what type of offense obligates an offender to provide a sample, whether a conviction should be the trigger for sample collection, and which agency is responsible for collecting the sample. Because of this interstate variability, the effectiveness of DNA sample collection laws …

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: DNA

Considerations for Photographic Documentation in Sexual Assault Cases

August 22, 2022 //  by Sarah Olson

Guidance document published in Aug. 2022.

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams

Human Factors in Forensic Science Practice

June 14, 2022 //  by Sarah Olson

Free to attend webinar

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Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: Foundations of Forensics

2022 Firearm and Toolmarks Policy & Practice Forum

November 9, 2021 //  by Sarah Olson

4-day no-cost virtual program offered by FTCoE and NIJ

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Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: Firearms

Mapping Technologies for Crime Scenes

September 21, 2021 //  by Sarah Olson

Presenter: Dr. Peter Stout

Mapping Technologies for Crime ScenesRead More

Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: Crime Scene Investigation, Digital Evidence

Stability and persistence of touch DNA for forensic analysis

February 20, 2021 //  by Sarah Olson

Webinar reviewing existing scientific literature, describing lessons learned and best practices for conducting experiments with touch DNA, and describing the initial results of a study designed to evaluate the stability of touch DNA under different environmental conditions.

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Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: DNA

A Simplified Guide to Trace Evidence

October 18, 2020 //  by Jessica Phipps

Tiny fragments of physical evidence such as hairs, fibers from clothing or carpeting, or pieces of glass are examples of trace evidence, and can be transferred when two objects touch or when small particles are disbursed by an action or movement. This evidence can be used to reconstruct an event or indicate that a person …

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: Trace Evidence

Rapid and Effective Identification of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues

October 3, 2020 //  by Jessica Phipps

Speakers: Dr. Tatiana Trejos, Dr. Luis Arroyo, and Dr. Suzanne Bell.
Offered By: FTCOE.
Achieved Video Available.

Rapid and Effective Identification of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot ResiduesRead More

Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: Trace Evidence

Pills & Particles – Toxicology and Linking Trace Evidence

September 12, 2020 //  by Jessica Phipps

Speakers: David Moody, Barry Lavine, and David Stoney.
Offered By: FTCOE.
Achieved Videos Avaialble.

Pills & Particles – Toxicology and Linking Trace EvidenceRead More

Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: Trace Evidence

Rapid and Effective Identification of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues

September 12, 2020 //  by Jessica Phipps

Speakers: Dr. Tatiana Trejos, Dr. Luis Arroyo, and Dr. Suzanne Bell.
Offered By: FTCOE
Achieved Video Available.

Rapid and Effective Identification of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot ResiduesRead More

Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: Trace Evidence

Trace Evidence for the Crime Laboratory

September 4, 2020 //  by Jessica Phipps

Speaker: Susan Gross, MSFS.
Offered By: FTCOE.
Achieved Video Available.

Trace Evidence for the Crime LaboratoryRead More

Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: Trace Evidence

NIJ Digital Evidence Policies and Procedures Manual

May 27, 2020 //  by Alec Rees

The National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) Forensic Technology Center of Excellence published a Digital Evidence Policies and Procedures Manual to be used as a guide for law enforcement agencies in developing manuals of their own. The manual contains procedures for handling and retaining digital evidence, information about what should be documented in lab reports, and …

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsResource Source: FTCOEForensic Discipline: Digital Evidence

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