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A general understanding of the process may help alleviate some fears about the expert's role in the adversarial legal system.
- Experts are allowed to render opinions about matters in legal proceedings because of their knowledge, training and experience.
- Experts may be called on to assist in all phases of the investigation, preparation, discovery, and trial.
- The expert transmits specialized information and knowledge to the fact finder. The expert will likely be questioned. Anticipation of cross-examination can facilitate a confident response.
- Experts should prepare for cross-examination and frame a strategy for answering vulnerable areas.
- Forensic experts must prepare thoroughly to testify.
Additional Online Courses
- What Every First Responding Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence
- Collecting DNA Evidence at Property Crime Scenes
- DNA – A Prosecutor’s Practice Notebook
- Crime Scene and DNA Basics
- Laboratory Safety Programs
- DNA Amplification
- Population Genetics and Statistics
- Non-STR DNA Markers: SNPs, Y-STRs, LCN and mtDNA
- Firearms Examiner Training
- Forensic DNA Education for Law Enforcement Decisionmakers
- What Every Investigator and Evidence Technician Should Know About DNA Evidence
- Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court
- Law 101: Legal Guide for the Forensic Expert
- Laboratory Orientation and Testing of Body Fluids and Tissues
- DNA Extraction and Quantitation
- STR Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Communication Skills, Report Writing, and Courtroom Testimony
- Español for Law Enforcement
- Amplified DNA Product Separation for Forensic Analysts