2021 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium

Overview The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE) assisted the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in hosting the annual NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development (R&D) Symposium on February 16, 2021 from 10:00 AM ET to 5:40 PM ET. NIJ…

PMCT Potpourri of Unnatural Deaths

← Back to Series – – Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 | 1:00 PM ET – 2:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour – In the sixth and final webinar, participants will be introduced to the use of PMCT in the investigation of a variety…

PMCT of Natural Deaths

← Back to Series – – Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 | 1:00 PM ET – 2:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour – In the fifth webinar, participants will be introduced to the use of PMCT in the investigation of natural…

PMCT of Blunt Force Trauma

← Back to Series – – Tuesday, May 4th, 2021 | 1:00 PM ET – 2:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour – This webinar will introduce participants to the use of PMCT in the diagnosis of blunt force trauma. PMCT scan may be used to diagnose…

Introduction to Touch DNA Evidence for Sexual Assault Groping Cases Video Series

Overview: The Importance of Touch DNA Evidence in Sexual Assault Groping Cases video series is presented by Dr. Julie Valentine and Heather Mills as a companion to the Journal of Forensic Nursing article entitled “Evidence Collection and Analysis for Touch…

PMCT of Gunshot Wounds

← Back to Series – – Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 | 1:00 PM ET – 2:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour – In the third webinar, participants will be introduced to the use of PMCT for examining decedents with gunshot wounds, both homicidal…

Overview of Postmortem CT for Pathologist Triage

← Back to Series – – Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 | 1:00 PM ET – 2:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour – In the second webinar, participants will be introduced to the use of PMCT as a triage tool in…

Post-Mortem Computed Tomography Webinar Series

Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) is a valuable tool for medicolegal death investigation. PMCT examination may be used to supplement traditional autopsy or anthropological examinations. Further, PMCT combined with external examination may be used as an alternative to full autopsy for…

PMCT Basics: Facility and Technical Aspects

← Back to Series – – This webinar originally occurred on April 13th, 2021 Duration: 1 hour – In the first webinar, participants were introduced to x-ray computed tomography (CT) and some key differences between CT and traditional x-ray. The…

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Advancing Fire Scene Investigations with Field Portable Technologies

This webinar originally occurred on April 6th, 2021 Duration: 1.5 hours This multi-year effort evaluated the application and limitations of field portable Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) systems. The testing included three bench-top burns, nine flashover burns and 139 fire scenes with hundreds of samples…