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2018 IAC&ME Training Symposium

Overview This year, the IAC&ME hosted a combined Basic and Advanced Medicolegal Death Investigation (MDI) course in addition to its general conference program in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year’s program provided another excellent opportunity to learn from some of the…

Conference Proceedings: 2018 Research and Development Symposium

Date April 2018 Overview The 2018 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Forensic Science Research and Development (R&D) Symposium is intended to promote collaboration and enhance knowledge transfer of NIJ-funded research. The NIJ Forensic Science R&D Program funds both basic or…

Success Story: Establishing a “Microbial Clock” to Improve Time of Death Prediction

National Institute of Justice and Multi-Institute Academic Team Date April 2018 Overview The postmortem interval (PMI) is the time that has elapsed since a person’s death. Determining the PMI at a crime scene may help to recreate the victim’s timeline…

Computerized Reconstruction of Fragmentary Skeletal Remains

Overview In this webinar, we will introduce a newly developed software tool called “Fragmento”. Viewers will be able to learn how to use Fragmento to sort and assemble skeletal fragmentary remains and reconstruct the full bone and biological profile. In…

Forensic Wood Identification

Date April 2018 Overview Trace evidence represents any small-scale material that could be changed or transferred from a person, object, or environment during the commission of a crime; wood examination is one specialty area of this forensic discipline. The purpose…

Success Story: NIST’s Dogs and Sensor Subcommittee Builds on Achievements by SWGDOG

National Institute of Justice and Florida International University Date April 2018 Overview Dog “detector teams” support law enforcement and first responders in a variety of applications ranging from drug and contraband interdiction to locating human remains. Dogs offer a useful…

Aquatic Death and Homicidal Drowning Investigation

Date February 2018 Overview Drowning is one of the leading causes of “accidental death” in the United States, but it is possible that many of these deaths are, in fact, incidents of foul play. It is important that law enforcement…

Success Story: Advancing the Forensic Analysis of Ignitable Liquid Fuel Fires

National Institute of Justice and JENSEN HUGHES Date February 2018 Overview Investigating fires with “liquid fuel” is particularly challenging, as the combustion of building materials often conceals the presence of the fuel. JENSEN HUGHES, led by Dr. Daniel Gottuk, evaluated…

Regional Fentanyl Trends, Safety & Field Testing Technology

← Back to Series Overview Regional fentanyl trends in Phoenix and Pittsburgh will be discussed along with safety concerns with unknown white powders. Handheld field testing technology will also be discussed including RAMAN and IMS. This webinar will discuss trends…

A Landscape Study of Alternate Light Sources

Date January 2018 Overview The goal of this report is to provide the reader with a basic understanding of alternate light sources (ALS), as well as their use, benefits, and limitations. The information contained herein is derived from current literature…

Category: Crime Scene Investigation (page 17)

Category: Crime Scene Investigation (page 17)

2018 IAC&ME Training Symposium

Conference Proceedings: 2018 Research and Development Symposium

Success Story: Establishing a “Microbial Clock” to Improve Time of Death Prediction

Computerized Reconstruction of Fragmentary Skeletal Remains

Forensic Wood Identification

Success Story: NIST’s Dogs and Sensor Subcommittee Builds on Achievements by SWGDOG

Aquatic Death and Homicidal Drowning Investigation

Success Story: Advancing the Forensic Analysis of Ignitable Liquid Fuel Fires

Regional Fentanyl Trends, Safety & Field Testing Technology

A Landscape Study of Alternate Light Sources

Introduction

Category: Crime Scene Investigation (page 17)