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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 …

Has several online training modules which give introductory information, but should not replace in-depth research of the issues.

Presenter: Hal Stern. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.

This presentation, now available to view for free, was given as a part of the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence’s (CSAFE) 2020 All Hands Meeting. The meeting brings together researchers, forensic partners, and interested community members to discover potential areas for collaboration, highlight the organization’s achievements, and discuss goals for the future. …

The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) invites researchers, collaborators, and members of the broader forensics and statistics communities to participate in the September Center Wide Webinar on Tuesday, September 24th from 1-2 pm EST. There will be a short introduction from CSAFE center staff followed by the presentation “Feature-based analysis of bloodstain patterns” by Dr. …

This complimentary forensic science webinar is presented by Toby L. Wolson, retired criminalist and supervisor in the Forensic Biology Section of the Miami-Dade Police Department Forensic Services Bureau. The recorded webinar is available for on-demand viewing. This webinar will focus on: Overview of bloodstain pattern analysis and the science behind the discipline Expert training and …

NCAJ Webinar on crime scene investigation and serology evidence by Marilyn Miller.

For more information about presumptive and confirmatory tests, the School of Government has posted a 30 minute online program that you can view for free or for CLE credit

Presenter: John Helminski. Offered by IDS, on June 25, 2020. Materials are available.

This Forensic Technology Center of Excellence webinar will cover alternate light, its characteristics, and its behavior in response to potential bruises. The program will summarize the available research, including a recently completed study, on the effectiveness of alternate light as a tool for improving bruise detection. Participants will learn to recognize considerations for the clinical application of …

A new installment of the Stetson Law Crime Scene to Courtroom webinar series, Emerging Issues in the Evolution of the Texas Forensic Science Commission and National Reform is presented by Lynn Robitaille Garcia, General Counsel for the Texas Commission on Forensic Science. Over the course of the webinar, Ms. Garcia describes the changes that have …

NACDL will host its annual forensic science CLE in Las Vegas on April 3-4, 2020. Topics include facial recognition software, SANE evidence, cross-examination of experts, arson investigations, latent fingerprints, electronic evidence, toxicology evidence, and more! Scholarships are available through NACDL.

The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) is offering a webinar, Crime Lab Proficiency Testing and Quality Management. This event will be held Tuesday, January 21st from 11am-12pm, CST.   In the wake of recent reports documenting the vulnerability of forensic science methodologies to human error (e.g., NAS, 2009; PCAST, 2016), the field has sometimes pointed to proficiency …

Presenter: Hal Stern. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.

This presentation, now available to view for free, was given as a part of the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence’s (CSAFE) 2020 All Hands Meeting. The meeting brings together researchers, forensic partners, and interested community members to discover potential areas for collaboration, highlight the organization’s achievements, and discuss goals for the future. …

The Forensic Center of Excellence will present a free webinar by Jeremy Morris on how bloodstain pattern analysis is communicated through written reports and courtroom testimony.  Principles of communication science will be discussed and explained to develop the audience’s ability to transfer meaning through writing and verbal testimony. Communication is the act of sending and …

The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) invites researchers, collaborators, and members of the broader forensics and statistics communities to participate in the September Center Wide Webinar on Tuesday, September 24th from 1-2 pm EST. There will be a short introduction from CSAFE center staff followed by the presentation “Feature-based analysis of bloodstain patterns” by Dr. …

This complimentary forensic science webinar is presented by Toby L. Wolson, retired criminalist and supervisor in the Forensic Biology Section of the Miami-Dade Police Department Forensic Services Bureau. The recorded webinar is available for on-demand viewing. This webinar will focus on: Overview of bloodstain pattern analysis and the science behind the discipline Expert training and …

NCAJ Webinar on crime scene investigation and serology evidence by Marilyn Miller.

The annual Western NC Death Investigation Conference will be presented via live webinar on April 10, 2021. The program is being offered by the Northwest AHEC. 6 hours of CLE credit is anticipated. Topics include expert witness testimony, investigation of death due to possible elder abuse or neglect, gunshot wound characteristics, identification and forensic aspects …

Live webinar, Sponsored by NACDL

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 …

Catherine Bailey, research attorney for the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law, discusses the scientific and legal implications of virtual autopsies in a three part video. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

This training contains recommendations about what records to request and areas of cross examination. Contains a transcript of an interview of a dog handler.

Last October, a report from the technology and justice non-profit Upturn found that over 2,000 law enforcement agencies in all 50 states had purchased mobile device forensic tools (MDFTs) to search, access, and extract sensitive information from cell phones for use in criminal investigations, often without a warrant and with little to no oversight. The …

Live webinar presented by Lars DanielApril 15, 2021, 1:00 pm60 min of CLE credit (technology hour) anticipated Our world is becoming increasingly hyper-connected. The objective of the Internet of things is for everything to communicate and interface with everything. From wearable technology and smart home assistants, to Internet connected medical ingestibles and social credit scores, more data …

Live webinar, Presenter: Spencer McInvaille

Offered by NIST

Offered by NACDL. Presenters: Debbie Levi and Ivan Bates.

Offered by NACDL. Presented by Mohammad Ali Hamoudi, Jeff Fischbach, and Robert Herz.

This presentation, now available to view for free, was given as a part of the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence’s (CSAFE) 2020 All Hands Meeting. The meeting brings together researchers, forensic partners, and interested community members to discover potential areas for collaboration, highlight the organization’s achievements, and discuss goals for the future. …

Envista Forensics will present two free-to-view online CLEs in April. 1.0 hours of General or Information Technology CLE credit is anticipated for each session. Attorneys receiving CLE credit will be billed $3.50 per credit hour by the NC State Bar. The program is being offered for criminal defense attorneys and criminal defense investigators. Registration is …

Cellebrite is offering a series of free online webinars. If you are looking to understand more about cell phone forensics, these programs should offer you a better understanding of what law enforcement or independent experts are able to find when performing a forensic analysis of a cell phone. Fundamentals Matter: Part 1 – Basic Setup …

The National Association for Public Defense is sponsoring this one (1) hour training on the importance of cell tower evidence and how to utilize the data to better defend their clients. About the Faculty:  Tom Slovenski is the owner of Cellular Forensics, LLC, located in South Carolina. As a former law enforcement detective and now a …

60 minute on-demand School of Government virtual CLE by digital forensics expert Larry Daniel that provides an overview of digital forensic concepts, case examples, and relevant terminology. Attorneys will learn the basic information needed to understand the process of computer and cell phone forensics and the proper methods for search and seizure of electronic evidence. …

Touch DNA evidence (i.e. the low quantities of DNA that can be left behind when someone touches an object) is of increasing importance in criminal investigations. However, many important questions exist regarding basic properties of touch DNA, including the expected stability of touch DNA samples following exposure to different environmental conditions. This Forensic Technology Center …

Offered by NIST

11-minute demonstration of how the STRmix software suite works. This video will provide attorneys with an introduction to the user interface and reports produced by STRmix software.

Offered by FTCOE, Speaker: Catherine Grgicak

A new method for interpreting DNA mixtures will be coming online in NC in the coming months. A webinar was offered on Aug. 13, 2019 from 12-2 pm to train attorneys on DNA analyst testimony and new methodologies. The archived recording of the webinar is available on demand. This complimentary forensic science webinar is offered …

Module 8 of Online Series: Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results. Archived webinar available for free on-demand viewing.

Module 7 of Online Series: Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results. Archived webinar available for free on-demand viewing.

Module 6 of Online Series: Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results. Archived webinar now available for free on-demand viewing.

Module 5 of Online Series: Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results. Archived webinar now available for free on-demand viewing.

Module 4 of Online Series: Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results. Archived webinar now available for free on-demand viewing.

Module 3 of Online Series: Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results. Archived webinar now available for free on-demand viewing.

Module 2 of Online Series: Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results. Archived webinar now available for free on-demand viewing.

Module 1 of Online Series: Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results. Archived webinar now available for free on-demand viewing.

Offered by FTCOE in Oct. 2018. Materials available.

55-minute introduction to probabilistic genotyping by Dr. Dan E. Krane of Wright State University.

This virtual CLE is designed to provide a foundation in the principles and evaluation of forensic DNA evidence. It may be viewed for free or for a small fee for CLE credit. Dr. Max Noureddine describes basic concepts of human genetics, key terms related to DNA evidence, laboratory procedures, technologies that aim at increasing the …

Boston University Biomedical Forensic Sciences has put lessons on interpretation of DNA Mixtures online. These lessons show many examples of the phenomena that they discuss, which is helpful for understanding this complex topic.

3-minute video explains the basics of DNA’s form and function. Though the focus of this animated film is not forensic DNA, it gives important introductory information that is useful as a building block for understanding forensic DNA analysis.

Live webinar presented by Ed Brown, Ph.D.April 1, 2021, 1:00 pm60 min of CLE credit anticipated Materials: PowerPoint Slides This one-hour live webinar will provide attorneys having little science training with the basics about the various chemical analysis techniques employed by forensic laboratories and other contract labs around the US. Although a few technical details …

Live webinar, Sponsored by NACDL

Offered by NIST

Presenters: Reta Newman and Michael Gilbert. Offered by National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology, and the Law. Recording and powerpoints are available.

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 …

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 Forensic Technology Center of Excellence will offer a webinar on marijuana and hemp analysis. Attendees will hear from experts in agricultural policy, hemp industry analytical testing, and the DEA Special Testing and Research laboratory to obtain a better understanding of the issues that have developed within the field of forensic drug testing since the …

This free webinar will present results based on a NIST-led, multi-agency collaboration focused on establishing drug background levels in forensic laboratories and understanding the implications for data quality, data integrity, and occupational health and safety.

Hemp must be legally differentiated from marijuana. In this free webinar, Dr. Anthony Macherone, Senior Scientist with Agilent Technologies and a Visiting Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will discuss strategy for screening and quantification of THC in hemp or marijuana. Archived webinar is available for on-demand viewing.

2nd Annual Online Symposium hosted by RTI and ForensicEd on May 13-17, 2019. This program offers information on best practices in forensic toxicology, drug analysis, and trace analysis such as sample preparation, method development, and forensic method validation. Presentations are geared toward forensic practitioners, but several of the sessions should be of interest to attorneys.

Speakers: Brandon Garrett, Nicholas Scurich, and William Crozier. Presented by CSAFE. Recording available.

Presenter: William Crozier, Ph.D. Sponsored by NCIDS, Recording available.

Stetson University College of Law National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the LawComplimentary Forensic Science Webinar Series Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Capital Case Litigation Initiative Webinar Presenter: Professor Jules Epstein, Director of Advocacy Programs, Temple University The 16th webinar in the Crime Scene to Courtroom webinar series will cover eyewitness identification evidence …

Presenter: Simon Cole. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.

Presenter: Brett Gardner. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.

This presentation, now available to view for free, was given as a part of the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence’s (CSAFE) 2020 All Hands Meeting. The meeting brings together researchers, forensic partners, and interested community members to discover potential areas for collaboration, highlight the organization’s achievements, and discuss goals for the future. …

This complimentary webinar, which is part of the Stetson Law – Crime Scene to Courtroom Forensics Training Series, will be presented at 2 pm on April 30, 2020 by John Black. John Black is co-author of the recent AAAS Latent Fingerprint Examination Report and is a forensic consultant and the owner of Black & White …

The latest installment of the Stetson Law Crime Scene to Courtroom webinar series, Emerging Issues in Forensic Fingerprint Examination, is presented by Certified Latent Print Examiner and owner of Black and White Forensics, LLC, John P. Black. Over the course of the webinar, Mr. Black discusses reporting from the last decade regarding the strengths and …

RTI International will present this one hour webinar with speakers Heidi Eldridge and Christophe Champod.

Stetson University College of Law National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law will present a complimentary forensic science webinar on Monday, September 16, 2019 12:00-2:00 p.m. EST. The recording of the webinar will be available here, two weeks after the program. Dr. William C. Thompson will present Latent Fingerprints Essentials, focusing on: An overview …

Forensic evidence, from DNA to fingerprints to ballistics, has never been more important in criminal cases.  Actually litigating scientific evidence in the courtroom can be challenging and requires some specialized skills.  Duke University School of Law is excited to offer a short course on forensic evidence litigation, with CLE credit pending approval, at Duke Law in …

Presenter: Heike Hofmann. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.

Presenter: Maria Cuellar. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.

Presenter: Keith Morris. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.

Speakers: Brandon Garrett, Nicholas Scurich, and William Crozier. Presented by CSAFE. Recording available.

Offered by NIST

This presentation, now available to view for free, was given as a part of the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence’s (CSAFE) 2020 All Hands Meeting. The meeting brings together researchers, forensic partners, and interested community members to discover potential areas for collaboration, highlight the organization’s achievements, and discuss goals for the future. …

The National Institute of Justice has an online training that includes topics such as Bullet Comparison and Identification, Gunshot Residue and Distance Determination, and Toolmark Identification. The training provides both a general understanding of firearms/firearms evidence and gives a detailed explanation of techniques used by firearm examiners. The program is for criminal justice professionals and …

Registration is available here. The webinar is free to attend. For those requesting CLE credit, there is a $10 fee. For NAPD members, a recorded version may be available in their webinar archive. Description: This webinar offers definitions, examples, and explanations of various types of injuries, including the dating of bruises. Pressure ulcer prevention, assessment, and …

Offered by Godoy Medical Forensics, Speaker: Tara Godoy

This Forensic Technology Center of Excellence webinar will cover alternate light, its characteristics, and its behavior in response to potential bruises. The program will summarize the available research, including a recently completed study, on the effectiveness of alternate light as a tool for improving bruise detection. Participants will learn to recognize considerations for the clinical application of …

Attorneys may be interested in viewing this webinar to learn more about forensic nursing standards of practice, qualifications, educational curricula, and certifications.

Presenter: Robin Mejia. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.

Presenter: Brandon Garrett. Offered by CSAFE, on June 14, 2021. Recording and materials are available.

On March 22-23, 2021, the National Academies of Science will offer a free-to-attend virtual workshop that will explore the scientific basis of implicit bias, its prevalence and impact, and implications for policy and law. The workshop has been organized by an ad hoc planning committee co-chaired by Dr. Camara Jones (Morehouse School of Medicine) and …

Speakers: Brandon Garrett, Nicholas Scurich, and William Crozier. Presented by CSAFE. Recording available.

Offered by Godoy Medical Forensics, Speaker: Tara Godoy

Offered by NIST

Part I: QuantificationPart II: Classification Part III: Comparison/Identification Did you ever want to understand what is meant by validity, reliability, accuracy, confidence interval, and similar terms? These webinars will explain those and other concepts in an accessible way. CSAFE researcher and faculty member at the University of California, Irvine Bill Thompson has developed a series of videos as …

This presentation, now available to view for free, was given as a part of the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence’s (CSAFE) 2020 All Hands Meeting. The meeting brings together researchers, forensic partners, and interested community members to discover potential areas for collaboration, highlight the organization’s achievements, and discuss goals for the future. …

NACDL will host its annual forensic science CLE in Las Vegas on April 3-4, 2020. Topics include facial recognition software, SANE evidence, cross-examination of experts, arson investigations, latent fingerprints, electronic evidence, toxicology evidence, and more! Scholarships are available through NACDL.

NACDL has made available a 10-episode web series covering various topics of forensic science, including DNA, forensic pathology, toxicology, medical evidence, false confessions, and much more.

Join the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Innocence Project and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), for a one-day conference commemorating the 10th anniversary of the pathbreaking NASEM report “Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path …

The webcast from the 2019 NIST Evidence Management Conference is now available for free on-demand viewing. The issue of evidence management has become a national concern for several reasons, including the movement to resolve sexual assault kit backlogs, headlines describing problems in evidence rooms and scientific advances that have led to an increase in the amount of evidence being submitted …

For crime laboratories, transferring forensic science research into practice is a challenging problem. Thousands of research papers are published in forensic science journals every year, yet many innovations never make it to the crime lab. What can the forensic science community do differently so that new technologies come online faster? How can obstacles to successful …

Tara Godoy, BSN, RN, LNC presents on the review of medical records for the 9th Judicial Circuit Public Defender in Orlando, FL. She will explain what to look for in medical records, how to break them up in to more manageable pieces, how to digest medical history within them, and how to find evidence of …

Forensic Nurse Tara Godoy provides information about types of bruises whether bruising can be dated by color.

For more information about presumptive and confirmatory tests, the School of Government has posted a 30 minute online program that you can view for free or for CLE credit

This presentation, now available to view for free, was given as a part of the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence’s (CSAFE) 2020 All Hands Meeting. The meeting brings together researchers, forensic partners, and interested community members to discover potential areas for collaboration, highlight the organization’s achievements, and discuss goals for the future. …

This presentation, now available to view for free, was given as a part of the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence’s (CSAFE) 2020 All Hands Meeting. The meeting brings together researchers, forensic partners, and interested community members to discover potential areas for collaboration, highlight the organization’s achievements, and discuss goals for the future. …

On March 22-23, 2021, the National Academies of Science will offer a free-to-attend virtual workshop that will explore the scientific basis of implicit bias, its prevalence and impact, and implications for policy and law. The workshop has been organized by an ad hoc planning committee co-chaired by Dr. Camara Jones (Morehouse School of Medicine) and …

Sponsored by NCIDS, Presenter: Dr. Brittany Bate

The National Association for Public Defense (NAPD) is hosting this 90 minute webinar, which will be accessible to the public, with a $25 charge for nonmembers. Click here to register for this event. Description: The objective of this presentation is to help criminal attorneys and investigators understand the effect of head trauma on defendants and …

Friday, May 15, 20201:00-2:00 pm This previously-announced program will now be offered as a webinar instead of an in-person event. If you plan to attend, please register using this link and we will send you the WebEx instructions by email prior to the program. If you have questions, please email Sarah.R.Olson@nccourts.org. Co-Sponsored by the Guilford County Public …

A PowerPoint presentation created in 2008 by Wake County’s Office of Public Defender provides helpful tips for North Carolina attorneys when they suspect that their client may be incapable of proceeding to trial.

This PowerPoint presentation created by Lisa Miles provides helpful tips for North Carolina attorneys regarding the voluntary intoxication, diminished capacity or automatism defense

Live webinar, Sponsored by NACDL

NC criminal defense and parent attorneys and their investigators may register for the program using this link. This five-hour live webinar on Nov. 19-20, 2020 will provide attorneys having little science training with the basics about the various forensic toxicology principles and techniques employed by forensic laboratories, contract labs, and probation officers around the country. …

This free online program is hosted by the Center for Forensic Science Research & Education (CFSRE) and organized by practitioners from the forensic community. It offers in-depth, 1-hour lectures on a variety of topics, panel discussions, and a week-long poster session. In addition to the live event, all presentations are recorded for on-demand viewing and cataloged in …

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 …

2nd Annual Online Symposium hosted by RTI and ForensicEd on May 13-17, 2019. This program offers information on best practices in forensic toxicology, drug analysis, and trace analysis such as sample preparation, method development, and forensic method validation. Presentations are geared toward forensic practitioners, but several of the sessions should be of interest to attorneys.

Offered by NIST

In this podcast episode, Josh Dubin speaks with Vanessa Antoun, Senior Resource Counsel at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) to learn about Hair Microscopy Evidence. Even when examined under a microscope, the similarities that can be observed between two hairs are open to wide interpretation, there are no definitive traits that can …

Speakers: Dr. Tatiana Trejos, Dr. Luis Arroyo, and Dr. Suzanne Bell. Offered By: FTCOE. Achieved Video Available.

Speakers: Dr. Tatiana Trejos, Dr. Luis Arroyo, and Dr. Suzanne Bell. Offered By: FTCOE Achieved Video Available.

Speaker: Susan Gross, MSFS. Offered By: FTCOE. Achieved Video Available.

Offered By: The National Institute of Standards and Technology. Multiple Speakers. Achieved Videos Available.

Speakers: David Moody, Barry Lavine, and David Stoney. Offered By: FTCOE. Achieved Videos Avaialble.