Offered by NAPD
Webinar: Neurocriminology: A Review for Legal ProfessionalsRead More
// by Sarah Olson
// by Sarah Olson
// by Sarah Olson
// by Sarah Olson
Free webinar offered by Emancipate NC
// by Sarah Olson
Free to attend 90 minute live webinar sponsored by NC Indigent Defense Services
<strong>Biomechanics of Head Injuries and Applications to Criminal Cases</strong>Read More
// by Sarah Olson
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has reviewed the scientific foundations of bitemark analysis, a forensic technique in which marks on the skin of a biting victim are compared with the teeth of a suspected biter and found that the field is not supported by sufficient data. NIST has published its findings in …
Bitemark Analysis: A NIST Scientific Foundation ReviewRead More
// by Sarah Olson
Live full-day webinar
April 22, 2023
Offered by Northwest Area Health Education Center (AHEC), a program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
2023 Western North Carolina Death Investigation ConferenceRead More
// by Sarah Olson
Free to attend webinar offered by IDS and Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office
// by Sarah Olson
Jeff Welty posted a 2-part series on the effect of legal hemp on drug dog sniffs on the SOG’s blog, North Carolina Criminal Law. They are linked here: Part 1 Part 2
// by Sarah Olson
Sponsored by IDS, Duke Law CCJPR, and Wilson Center. In person only. $25 to attend.
Whiskey in the Courtroom 9: Evolving Trends in Forensic Science – DNA EvidenceRead More
// by Sarah Olson
This article provides a framework for identifying potential errors in death investigations. Attorneys should consider whether any of these are potential issues in their homicide cases. The types of errors identified are: oversights in autopsy technique, incorrect collection of photographic and video material, unauthorized attendance at the autopsy, missing/mistaken reporting at any stage of the …
The “Magnificent Seven Errors” in Forensic Autopsy Practice: The Italian ContextRead More
// by Sarah Olson
// by Sarah Olson
NACDL Training and Resource Counsel Clare Garvie has authored a new report titled A Forensic Without the Science: Facial Recognition in U.S. Criminal Investigations. Designed as a resource for defense attorneys, advocates, and the public, it outlines how police face recognition searches are prone to error from under-performing algorithms, the lack of training and cognitive …
A Forensic Without the Science: Face Recognition in U.S. Criminal InvestigationsRead More
// by Sarah Olson
Black box study of bloodstain pattern analysts finds contrasting conclusions due to terminology; highlights importance of establishing consensus standards.
Study Assesses the Accuracy and Reproducibility of Bloodstain Pattern AnalysisRead More
// by Sarah Olson
Offered by Godoy Medical ForensicsJan. 27, 2023 at 2 pm ESTEd Barley, BS | Godoy Medical Forensics Ed Barley is a retired Senior Criminalist who worked with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He has been working in forensic sciences since 1991 and as a private consultant since 2012. With the legalization of marijuana and the …