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The Biological Evidence Preservation Handbook: Best Practices for Evidence Handlers

April 16, 2013 //  by Sarah Olson

2013 NIST handbook offers guidance for individuals involved in the collection, examination, tracking, packaging, storing and disposition of biological evidence

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: Crime Scene Investigation

National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations

April 1, 2013 //  by Sarah Olson

U.S. Department of Justice protocol focusing on the immediate response of medical and other professionals in reference to medical treatment and evidence gathering from sexual assault or abuse victims. It addresses the role of advocates, law enforcement, prosecutors, and other responders in the medical forensic exam process.

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: Forensic/Sexual Assault Exams

Supreme Court: Alert by a Trained or Certified Drug Dog Normally Provides Probable Cause

February 20, 2013 //  by Sarah Olson

UNC School of Government blog post by Jeff Welty that explains the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 holding in Florida v. Harris. Harris holds that when a trained and certified drug dog alerts on a vehicle, that normally provides probable cause to search the car, even if there are no records regarding the dog’s performance in the field. …

Supreme Court: Alert by a Trained or Certified Drug Dog Normally Provides Probable CauseRead More

Resource Category: Cases, WebsitesForensic Discipline: Detection Dogs

Stephen J. Morse and Adina L. Roskies, Eds., A Primer on Criminal Law and Neuroscience

January 1, 2013 //  by Sarah Olson

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Resource Category: BooksForensic Discipline: Mental Health

Experts in Child Sex Cases: Reversible Error in a Recent Case

December 10, 2012 //  by Sarah Olson

UNC School of Government blog post by Jessica Smith

Experts in Child Sex Cases: Reversible Error in a Recent CaseRead More

Resource Category: WebsitesForensic Discipline: Child Abuse Allegations

Hypothesis Testing of the Critical Underlying Premise of Discernible Uniqueness in Firearms-Toolmarks Forensic Practice

December 1, 2012 //  by Sarah Olson

Article by William A. Tobin and Peter J. Blau that argues that existing studies that are typically presented in court as support for firearm/projectile comparisons are fatally flawed and thus are of no value for validation of the techniques used. The authors offer a solution that would allow a scientifically defensible opinion to be proffered …

Hypothesis Testing of the Critical Underlying Premise of Discernible Uniqueness in Firearms-Toolmarks Forensic PracticeRead More

Resource Category: Featured ArticlesForensic Discipline: Firearms

Forensic DNA Statistics: Still Controversial In Some Cases

December 1, 2012 //  by Sarah Olson

by William C. Thompson, Laurence D. Mueller, and Dan E. Krane. The Champion, Dec. 2012. This article is a must-read for attorneys dealing with cases with DNA evidence. The authors show how subjectivity and bias may play a role in DNA analysis, particularly in cases involving very small amounts of DNA, partial profiles, or mixtures.

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: DNA

State v. Lawson, 352 Ore. 724 (2012)

November 29, 2012 //  by Sarah Olson

On Nov. 29, 2012, the Oregon Supreme Court issued an important decision, which places the burden on the state to establish the reliability of the eyewitness identification and recognizes and requires courts to act in a manner consistent with the latest scientific research on eyewitness identification and memory. This opinion may be useful in NC …

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Resource Category: CasesForensic Discipline: Eyewitness ID

Lana Canen case

November 23, 2012 //  by Sarah Olson

Ms. Canen’s 2005 murder conviction in IN was overturned in Nov. 2012 after she spent eight years in prison. A fingerprint that was a crucial piece of evidence in the prosecution’s case against her was found not to be hers. An Arizona fingerprint expert discovered that a sheriff’s detective misidentified a fingerprint found on a …

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Resource Category: CasesForensic Discipline: Fingerprints

George Allen case

November 1, 2012 //  by Sarah Olson

Mr. Allen’s 1983 rape and murder conviction in MO was reversed in Nov. 2012, though the state is appealing the reversal. In this case, it was discovered that there are seven usable fingerprints from the crime scene that do not match anyone involved, though police testified at trial that the fingerprints matched the victim, the …

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Resource Category: CasesForensic Discipline: Fingerprints

Expert Testimony: “The Child Was Sexually Abused”

October 12, 2012 //  by Sarah Olson

UNC School of Government blog post by Jessica Smith

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Resource Category: WebsitesForensic Discipline: Child Abuse Allegations

Examining Shaken Baby Syndrome Convictions in Light of New Medical Scientific Research

October 10, 2012 //  by Sarah Olson

Examines the controversy concerning Shaken Baby Syndrome and how emerging medical research is prompting the legal system to re-examine SBS convictions. Click on the link and then click Download This Paper at the top of the page to read the full article.

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: Child Abuse Allegations

Dog Sniffs of People and the Fourth Amendment

October 9, 2012 //  by Sarah Olson

UNC School of Government blog post by Shea Denning that examines the status of dog sniffs under the Fourth Amendment as it applies to searches of individuals if a dog alerts to the person.

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Resource Category: WebsitesForensic Discipline: Detection Dogs

A placebo-controlled study to assess Standardized Field Sobriety Tests performance during alcohol and cannabis intoxication in heavy cannabis users and accuracy of point of collection testing devices for detecting THC in oral fluid

October 1, 2012 //  by Sarah Olson

Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2012 October; 223(4): 439-446. This study finds that Standardized Field Sobriety Tests are only mildly sensitive to impairment from cannabis in heavy users. THC produced impairment on SFST performance in 30-50% of participants.

A placebo-controlled study to assess Standardized Field Sobriety Tests performance during alcohol and cannabis intoxication in heavy cannabis users and accuracy of point of collection testing devices for detecting THC in oral fluidRead More

Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: Drug Recognition Experts

Session Law 2011-307

July 2, 2012 //  by Sarah Olson

Section 6 of this law extends the time for local forensic science labs (other than the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory) to become accredited from October 1, 2012 to July 1, 2013. Section 6.1 clarifies which State Crime Laboratory employees are required to become certified.

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Resource Category: LegislationForensic Discipline: Crime Labs, Foundations of Forensics

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