North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services
// by Sarah Olson
The virtual 11th Annual Forensic Science Symposium is a free, week-long event with presentations from around the world. The Global Forensic and Justice Center is proud to host this virtual event with sessions covering several aspects of forensic science and the criminal justice system. A certificate of attendance will be provided at the end of …
Florida International University 11th Annual Forensic Science SymposiumRead More
// by Sarah Olson
To assist the Texas Forensic Science Commission in a pending review of traditional toolmark-comparison testimony, the Yale Law School Forensic Science Standards Practicum submitted this report on the range of approaches that courts, legal commentators, and scientists have proposed for presenting toolmark-comparison evidence in trial settings. The report addresses four major topics: (1) the case …
Toolmark-Comparison Testimony: A Report to the Texas Forensic Science CommissionRead More
// by Sarah Olson
Free-to-attend webinar offered by IDS. Presenters: Dr. Lori VanWallendael and Attorney Greg Tosi
Webinar: Challenging eyewitness ID testimony and utilizing defense expertsRead More
// by Sarah Olson
Free-to-attend webinar presented by Dr. Max Noureddine and Attorney Elizabeth Vasquez, Sponsored by IDS
DNA Mixtures Webinar: Likelihood ratios and challenges to STRMix evidenceRead More
// by Sarah Olson
Testimony of Dr. Jonathan Privette (forensic pathologist) and Dr. Justin Brower (forensic toxicologist) re: fentanyl overdose, mixing of fentanyl and cocaine
// by Sarah Olson
Organization of Scientific Area Committee (OSAC) ASB Approved Mar. 2025. Defines relevant terms for the discipline.
Medicolegal Death Investigation: Terms and DefinitionsRead More
// by Sarah Olson
COA found no plain error in allowing firearm identification testimony. Former NCSCL analyst Wilson testified in detail about her methodology, but provided little information about application of the method to the case at hand.
// by Sarah Olson
Free webinar recording
Webinar: Improving Forensic Decision Making – A Human-Cognitive PerspectiveRead More
// by Sarah Olson
Free to attend webinar offered by the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
The Role of Defense-Based Advocacy in the Anti-Domestic Violence MovementRead More
// by Sarah Olson
Free to attend webinar offered by the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
Increasing Safety & Preserving Legal Rights and OptionsRead More
// by Sarah Olson
Free to attend webinar offered by the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
When Survivors are Accused – Background and OverviewRead More
// by Sarah Olson
Live webinar offered by NCIDS. Free to attend.
// by Sarah Olson
Live full-day webinar offered by Wake Forest School of Medicine and Northwest AHEC
Western North Carolina Death Investigation ConferenceRead More
// by Sarah Olson
2-day in person program in Las Vegas offered by NACDL
// by Sarah Olson
Free webinar offered by NC Indigent Defense Services and the Mecklenburg Public Defender’s Office
Using the NAS Report and PCAST Report at trial to challenge unreliable forensic methodsRead More