Scene Investigation – Forensic Technology Center of Excellence

In-Brief: What Are Crime Scene Investigators Saying About Work-Related Stress and Wellbeing?

Date April 2025 Overview In 2024, the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE), in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive Opioid and Stimulant Use Program (COSSUP), convened a virtual roundtable of practicing crime scene investigators (CSIs). Panelists provided…

Forensic Professional Wellbeing Toolkit

Overview Forensic professionals often work in dynamic and atypical environments, where they are exposed to sensitive case details, work closely with law enforcement counterparts, and are required to make important decisions quickly. As a result, forensic professionals are vulnerable to…

Just Resolving a Capital Murder Case in Denton, Texas

Original Release Date: December 6, 2024 In the final episode of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Ashleigh Berg, Senior Forensic Investigator for the Denton County Sheriff’s Office, to discuss a capital murder case, where a combination…

Just Forensic Podiatry Supporting Investigations

Original Release Date: November 29, 2024 In episode three of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Michael Nirenberg, a clinical and forensic podiatrist and current President of the American Society of Forensic Podiatry, to discuss how…

Just Mass Disaster Emergency Response in Maui, Hawaii

Original Release Date: November 15, 2024 In episode one of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Anthony (Tony) Earles, Forensics/Identification Unit Supervisor at the Maui Police Department, to discuss the Maui wildfires that occurred on August 8,…

2024 NIJ Forensic Science Graduate Research Symposium

← Back to Forensic Science Week Main Page Overview This event originally occurred on September 19, 2024 Duration: 2 hours Welcome to the 2024 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Forensic Science Graduate Research Symposium hosted by the Forensic Technology Center…

Using Objective Criteria for Bloodstain Pattern Classification

This webinar originally occurred on August 1, 2024 Duration: 1 hour Overview The science of bloodstain pattern analysis evaluates bloodstain patterns present at a scene or on various objects, for the purpose of interpreting patterns in the context of the…

Body Fluid Identification and Classification

← Back to Webinar Series Page This webinar originally occurred on November 9, 2023 Duration: 1 hour Overview In the first installment of the R&D Webinar Series, Sarah Seashols-Williams, Ph.D., from Virginia Commonwealth University, will demonstrate the ability to classify…

Just Forensics in the Digital Age

Original Release Date: November 3, 2023 In episode five of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Justin Schorr, Principal Collision Reconstruction Engineer, and Tim Primrose, Mobile Forensic Analyst, at DJS Associates, Inc. to discuss utilizing digital…

Just Footwear Forensics to Further Investigations

Original Release Date: October 20, 2023 In episode three of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Laura Matson, an Advanced Latent Print and Footwear Examiner with the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratories, to discuss the value of providing…

Category: Scene Investigation

Category: Scene Investigation

In-Brief: What Are Crime Scene Investigators Saying About Work-Related Stress and Wellbeing?

Forensic Professional Wellbeing Toolkit

Just Resolving a Capital Murder Case in Denton, Texas

Just Forensic Podiatry Supporting Investigations

Just Mass Disaster Emergency Response in Maui, Hawaii

2024 NIJ Forensic Science Graduate Research Symposium

Using Objective Criteria for Bloodstain Pattern Classification

Body Fluid Identification and Classification

Just Forensics in the Digital Age

Just Footwear Forensics to Further Investigations

Introduction

Category: Scene Investigation