Quantitative Matching of Forensic Evidence Fragments using 3D Fracture Surface Topography

Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Duration: 1 hour Overview Fractured fragments with jagged and irregular surfaces, discovered at crime scenes, are identified as “being a match” using comparative microscopy and physical pattern analysis. The…

The Forensic Examination and Comparison of Plastic Garbage Bags

This webinar originally occurred on August 20, 2024 Duration: 1 hour Overview Plastic bags are present in many criminal cases. They are frequently used by perpetrators of crimes for the disposal of evidence, bodies, or body parts. Even when useful…

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…

FBI Laboratory Decision Analysis Studies in Pattern Evidence Examinations

← Back to Webinar Series Page This webinar originally occurred on March 19, 2024 Duration: 1 hour Overview From 2007 through the present, the FBI Laboratory has led a series of decision analysis “black-box” studies aimed at evaluating the accuracy,…

2024 ASCLD Emerging Issues Webinar Series

← FTCOE ASCLD All Resources Page Overview Through a partnership with the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), the FTCOE is pleased to present another ASCLD Emerging Issues webinar series with tools you can use. Each webinar in this…

Physical Characteristics of Spatter Stains on Textiles

This webinar originally occurred on December 12, 2023 Duration: 1 hour Overview Bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) is a forensic technique for crime scene reconstruction, through analyzing bloodstains (e.g., size, shape, etc.) and their patterns (e.g., distribution, location, etc.) to recreate…

The Increased Value of Forensic Science to Lead Gun Crime Investigations

← Back to Webinar Series Page ← FTCOE ASCLD All Resources Page Part I originally occurred on January 16, 2024 Duration: 1 hour Part II originally occurred on January 23, 2024 Duration: 1 hour Overview The United States has seen…

ASCLD Train the Director Webinar Series

2024 Webinars2023 Webinars2022 Webinars2021 Webinars2020 Webinars2019 Webinars 2024 WebinarsThe FTCOE and ASCLD are pleased to bring you the 2024 collaborative installment in the Train the Director webinar series. This year our subject matter experts will be covering decision analysis studies…

Human Factors in Forensic Science Practice

This webinar originally occurred on June 21, 2022 Duration: 1 hour Overview Human factors may encompass any way in which people’s psychological or physiological attributes affect a system or process. Physiological considerations include things like the ergonomics of laboratory workstations…

Terrestrial LiDAR Scanners: Guidelines for Use in Criminal Justice Applications

This webinar originally occurred on May 3, 2022 Duration: 1 hour Overview Terrestrial LiDAR scanning devices (also known as terrestrial laser scanning devices, TLS) acquire complex geometric data that capture a three-dimensional representation of a scene. This technology can be…