← 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…
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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…
Validation of a Confirmatory Proteomic Mass Spectrometry Body Fluid Assay
← Back to Webinar Series Page This webinar originally occurred on December 7, 2023 Duration: 1 hour Overview With increasingly sensitive forensic methods for DNA detection, the source from which a DNA profile is obtained becomes increasingly important. Was an…
Improving Methods Using Machine Learning and Databases in Forensic Anthropology
← Back to Webinar Series Page This webinar originally occurred on December 5, 2023 Duration: 1 hour Overview Part I: GeoFOR presented by Katherine Weisensee, Ph.D. Estimating the time since death, or the postmortem interval (PMI), poses a significant challenge…
Advances in Chemical Sorting of Commingled Remains
← Back to Webinar Series Page This webinar originally occurred on November 30, 2023 Duration: 1 hour Overview A major challenge in forensic anthropology is the development of efficient and effective methodologies for sorting skeletal remains in mixed assemblages. The…
Expert Forensic Communication: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls
← Back to Webinar Series Page This webinar originally occurred on November 28, 2023 Duration: 1 hour Overview As global events, from the pandemic to the fentanyl crisis and climate disasters, increasingly focus attention on the work of forensic science…
Transient Workforce in Forensic Pathology: Challenges, Rewards, and Best Practices
← Back to Webinar Series Page This webinar originally occurred on November 16, 2023 Duration: 1 hour Overview A roadmap to successfully utilizing contract forensic pathologists, also known as locum tenens, will be presented by a Chief Medical Examiner and…
Advancing Research and Collaborative Research Partnerships in Forensic Science
← Back to Webinar Series Page ← FTCOE ASCLD All Resources Page This webinar originally occurred on November 14, 2023 Duration: 1 hour Overview With the ever-increasing volume of evidence being submitted to forensic laboratories coupled with the growing demand…
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…
Modern Death Investigation: Hub and Spoke Models for Adequate Workforce
← Back to Webinar Series Page This webinar originally occurred on November 7, 2023 Duration: 1 hour Overview This webinar describes the history, structure, and operations of the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The system includes four regional…