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2014 NIJ Crime Laboratory Directors Meeting

Date October 2014 Overview On September 11-12, 2014, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) convened a meeting with crime laboratory directors from various regions of the United States to gather information on strengthening the DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (DNA)…

A Landscape Study of Mobile ID Fingerprint Devices

Date January 2014 Overview This report provides a “landscape” view of the issues and products associated with mobile devices for fingerprint identification, with a focus on forensic applications. The document is intended to furnish laboratory managers and investigators with a survey…

ASCLD Data Collection on Forensic Science Providers

Date September 2014 Overview In 2010, the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) began the Data Collection on Forensic Service Providers project to determine the full scope of forensic science services provided in the United States beyond those offered in…

R&D 2014 – Fundamental Forensic Science Research-Part II

Overview This archival portion of the 2014 R&D Seminar Series covers the following presentations: Quantitative Metrics of Friction Ridge Detail Derived from Information Theory by Thomas Busey Definition of the Concept of Sufficiency in Latent Print Examination by Cedric Neumann…

New Paradigm for Fingerprint Reporting

Overview In November 2015, the Defense Forensic Science Center (DFSC) issued an Information Paper announcing the decision to cease the use of the terms “individualization” and “identification” in latent print technical reports and expert witness testimony. This webinar provided an…

2016 NSAPS Panel 2 – Victim-Centered Approaches

Overview The National Institute of Justice, through its Forensic Technology Center of Excellence hosted “Looking Ahead: The National Sexual Assault Policy Symposium” on September 8-9, 2016, in Washington D.C. The audience learned how first responders such as medical staff, victims’…

2016 NSAPS Panel 1 – Immediate Aftermath of Sexual Assault

Overview The National Institute of Justice, through its Forensic Technology Center of Excellence hosted “Looking Ahead: The National Sexual Assault Policy Symposium” on September 8-9, 2016, in Washington D.C. This panel provided an overview of how a traumatic event like…

Just Human Factors

← Back to Just Science Podcast Original Release Date: May 1, 2017 In episode two, Dr. Tom Busey explores the importance of human factors as it relates to fingerprint analysis and interpretation. He, along with RTI International resident fingerprint expert, co-host Heidi Eldridge, will discuss…

Just Lab Management

← Back to Just Science Podcast Original Release Date: May 1, 2017 The first episode of Just Science will feature guest speaker Barry A.J. Fisher. It will dive into Barry’s legacy, which goes back to the 1960s, and how he…

Success Story: Identifying Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris and Providing Error Rates for Purposes of Testifying

National Institute of Justice and University of Central Florida Date November 2016 Overview Determining the presence of ignitable liquid residue among the fire debris in an arson investigation is a complicated forensic problem. Most ignitable liquids commonly encountered consist of…

Category: Laboratory Operations (page 25)

Category: Laboratory Operations (page 25)

2014 NIJ Crime Laboratory Directors Meeting

A Landscape Study of Mobile ID Fingerprint Devices

ASCLD Data Collection on Forensic Science Providers

R&D 2014 – Fundamental Forensic Science Research-Part II

New Paradigm for Fingerprint Reporting

2016 NSAPS Panel 2 – Victim-Centered Approaches

2016 NSAPS Panel 1 – Immediate Aftermath of Sexual Assault

Just Human Factors

Just Lab Management

Success Story: Identifying Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris and Providing Error Rates for Purposes of Testifying

Introduction

Category: Laboratory Operations (page 25)