North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services
// 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 …
A Review of Legislation Associated with Lawfully-Owed DNA SamplesRead More
// by Sarah Olson
Free to attend webinar
// by Sarah Olson
4-day no-cost virtual program offered by FTCoE and NIJ
// by Sarah Olson
Presenter: Dr. Peter Stout
// 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.
Stability and persistence of touch DNA for forensic analysisRead More
// 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 …
// 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
// 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
// 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
// by Jessica Phipps
Speaker: Susan Gross, MSFS.
Offered By: FTCOE.
Achieved Video Available.
// 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 …
NIJ Digital Evidence Policies and Procedures ManualRead More
// by Alec Rees
Follow up to a previous training posted here. To view this free webinar, linked here, register to create and account and then enroll in the program. Duration of the program: 2 hours. Due to the high attendance and interaction from Marijuana or Hemp: From Farm Bill to Forensic Analysis, the webinar held on January 15th, …
The Sequel–Marijuana or Hemp: From Farm Bill to Forensic AnalysisRead More
// by Sarah Olson
Forensic Sciences at RTI International is offering a free webinar program on Mar. 31, 2020. The presentation will discuss analytical strategies to answer the question: is the material presented for analysis an illegal product based on its total THC content? The question “is this sample illegal based on its psychoactive ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol content” has been common …
// by Sarah Olson
RTI International will present this one hour webinar with speakers Heidi Eldridge and Christophe Champod.
// by Sarah Olson
The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence is offering this free webinar program. Given the vital role of medical examiners and coroners (ME/C) in recognizing emerging trends in drug overdose deaths, partnering epidemiologists with ME/C offices can greatly enhance the utility of the significant volume of data generated by medicolegal death investigation. Epidemiologists from three unique …
Forensic Epidemiology: Monitoring Fatal Drug Overdose TrendsRead More