Statistical Approaches to Forensic Interpretation: Panel Discussion
This event brought together practitioners and researchers to enhance information-sharing and promote collaboration among the impression, pattern, and trace evidence analysts, law enforcement, and legal communities.
The symposium was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence January 22-25, 2018.
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Identification of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues by Electrochemical and Spectrochemical Methods
This event brought together practitioners and researchers to enhance information-sharing and promote collaboration among the impression, pattern, and trace evidence analysts, law enforcement, and legal communities.
The symposium was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence January 22-25, 2018.
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Location Detection and Characterization in Mixtures of Dust Particles
This event brought together practitioners and researchers to enhance information-sharing and promote collaboration among the impression, pattern, and trace evidence analysts, law enforcement, and legal communities.
The symposium was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence January 22-25, 2018.
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The Use of Similarity Measures (Scores) to Quantify the Weight of Forensic Evidence
This event brought together practitioners and researchers to enhance information-sharing and promote collaboration among the impression, pattern, and trace evidence analysts, law enforcement, and legal communities.
The symposium was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence January 22-25, 2018.
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A Bayes Factor for Fingerprints, Using a Modified Approximate Bayesian Computation Approach
This event brought together practitioners and researchers to enhance information-sharing and promote collaboration among the impression, pattern, and trace evidence analysts, law enforcement, and legal communities.
The symposium was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence January 22-25, 2018.
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Comparison of Intra-Roll Subclass Characteristics in Polymer Films
This event brought together practitioners and researchers to enhance information-sharing and promote collaboration among the impression, pattern, and trace evidence analysts, law enforcement, and legal communities.
The symposium was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence January 22-25, 2018.
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The Effect of Fingerprint Chemicals on the Chemical Analysis and Comparison of Duct and Cloth Tapes
This event brought together practitioners and researchers to enhance information-sharing and promote collaboration among the impression, pattern, and trace evidence analysts, law enforcement, and legal communities.
The symposium was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence January 22-25, 2018.
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Estimating Error Rates of Firearm Identifications Using the CMC Method
This event brought together practitioners and researchers to enhance information-sharing and promote collaboration among the impression, pattern, and trace evidence analysts, law enforcement, and legal communities.
The symposium was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence January 22-25, 2018.
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Untangling the Relationship Between Hair Microstructure and Ancestry
This event brought together practitioners and researchers to enhance information-sharing and promote collaboration among the impression, pattern, and trace evidence analysts, law enforcement, and legal communities.
The symposium was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence January 22-25, 2018.
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Further Persistence Studies of PDMS Condom Lubricants
This event brought together practitioners and researchers to enhance information-sharing and promote collaboration among the impression, pattern, and trace evidence analysts, law enforcement, and legal communities.
The symposium was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence January 22-25, 2018.
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Investigative DNA Testing Implementation
This webinar will discuss the technical and operational aspects of implementing forensic investigative DNA testing. DNA based prediction of physical appearance can provide investigators with useful leads when a DNA profile generates no hits.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on January 16, 2018.
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A Close Look at 3D Microscopy for Firearms Identification
Firearms identification is undergoing a major change in capability with the adoption of optical topography, which provides a 3D view of the surface of a bullet or cartridge case to capture the full range of subclass and individual characteristics.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on January 10, 2018.
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Collaboration in the Fight Against Fentanyl
This webinar will identify partnerships and innovative efforts in the whole of government approach to identify and interdict fentanyl analogues, as well as to heighten awareness and strengthen legal mechanisms for dealing with the illicit fentanyl crisis.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on December 13, 2017.
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Why Is There an Evidence Backlog?
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DNA Methylation-Based Age Prediction
In this webinar you will discover how multiplex assays targeting CpG sites can be used to predict the age of an individual and determine the body fluid of origin of a sample.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on December 6, 2017.
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Impact of Research and Development on Lab Efficiency and Operations
Forensic science research and development is critical to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's crime laboratories. Watch how the National Institute of Justice takes an idea from a need to a reality in the laboratory.
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The NC Statewide Medical Examiner System Laboratory Approach
This webinar will focus on the North Carolina Medical Examiner System and the toxicology laboratory that serves the system. Included will be information on the changing landscape of death certification and changes to the laboratory approach to testing.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on November 21, 2017.
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The Industry’s Role in Responding to the Opioid Crisis
This webinar will describe the role that the reference material manufacturer plays by providing the tools needed to respond to the current opioid epidemic.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on November 16, 2017.
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The Opioid Overdose Epidemic in America: CDC Response
In this Webinar the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will present an overview of the opioid overdose epidemic and its public health burden, followed by a description of the multi-faceted public health approach.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on November 14, 2017.
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The Evolution Of SNPs As A Forensic Marker, Part 1
This webinar will review the history of SNPs as forensic markers and discuss the design and development of large SNP multiplexes for use on massively parallel sequencing platforms for forensic and missing person identification.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on November 7, 2017.
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The Evolution Of SNPs As A Forensic Marker, Part 2
This webinar will review the history of SNPs as forensic markers and discuss the design and development of large SNP multiplexes for use on massively parallel sequencing platforms for forensic and missing person identification.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on November 7, 2017.
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Strategies & Considerations for Trace Detection of Fentalogs
This webinar provides strategies & considerations for the trace detection of fentanyl and its analogs. The focus will be on TD-DART-MS and IMS analysis as well as understanding the fate of fentanyl residues that are exposed to different environments.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on October 26, 2017.
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Making The Case For Prevention: Fighting The Opioid Epidemic
This webinar focuses on universal and primary prevention efforts to address prescription drug misuse and abuse; and the use of innovative analytic techniques to evaluate their effectiveness.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on October 18, 2017.
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Opioids and Death Investigation: A “Perfect Storm”
The scope of the opioid epidemic presents unprecedented challenges to the medical examiner and coroner community. This webinar will explore the intersection of the opioid epidemic with the work of America’s medical examiners and coroners.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on October 18, 2017.
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Just Wrong: The Aftermath of Wrongful Convictions
The strength of our criminal justice system depends on its ability to convict the guilty and clear the innocent. But we know that innocent people are sometimes wrongfully convicted and the guilty remain free to victimize others. The consequences of a wrongful conviction are far-reaching for the wrongfully convicted and the survivors and victims of the original crimes.
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