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Webinar – How to Prepare for a Fire Expert Deposition and Litigation

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This webinar is being offered by the National Association of Public Defense on Oct. 6, 2020. Proper litigation that involves a fire case usually includes a fire origin and cause expert. There are standards and guidelines that the fire expert is expected to follow. This includes, but not limited to proper investigation, documentation, report writing …

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Webinar: Drug Analysis – Methodology Used and Common Errors

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On Sept. 18, 2020, NC Indigent Defense Services sponsored a free-to-attend live webinar program on drug analysis. The program is for NC criminal defense attorneys and NC criminal defense investigators. A recording of the webinar will be available until Dec. 31, 2020. You may access it here. Program Overview:This one-hour live webinar will provide attorneys …

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Without a Trace? Advances in Detecting Trace Evidence

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Currently, law enforcement has no accurate way to match the glass shards or coated hair to known samples, and locating tiny particles of explosive material or body fluids might be difficult or impossible. But all that’s about to change, as new and improved techniques for detecting and distinguishing trace evidence—minute quantities of materials such as …

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Making Use of What’s Not Visible in Trace Evidence Examinations

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Nanoparticles and other subvisible particles potentially present in nearly all trace evidence are often overlooked in forensic investigations. NIJ-supported researchers have characterized several types of particles and developed detection methods.

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Cosmetic Trace Evidence

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A tissue containing a faint stain was submitted to determine if evidence of a make-up stain was present.  Although the tissue had been previously analyzed by another laboratory (to no avail) and only a single, barely stained area of the tissue remained, we were able to use light and electron microscopy to characterize the particles …

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