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Dec 16, 2009

A Primer on 3D Scanning in Forensics, Part 2
By Eugene Liscio
3D scanning for forensics is an ever growing and useful application of laser based measurement technologies in fighting crimes and reconstructing events. Like all forensic tools, however, 3D scanning has its strengths and its limitations.
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FORENSIC NEWS
  • Helping First Responders Investigate Electronic Crime Scenes
    "Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders, Second Edition" is designed to assist state and local law enforcement and others who may be responsible for preserving an electronic crime scene and for recognizing, collecting, and safeguarding digital evidence.
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  • Can Digital Tech and Insects Replace Cadaver-Sniffing Dogs?
    Forensic experts are faced with scenarios where conventional tools for locating and identifying corpses are impractical, as when the body is badly decomposed or buried by debris. New tools are being developed.
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  • HPD Fingerprint Unit Is Focus of Criminal Probe
    A Houston Police Department official confirmed that a criminal investigation is under way into alleged wrongdoing at HPD's fingerprinting comparison unit, which is under scrutiny following an audit accusing it of shoddy work.
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  • Mass. Crime Lab Still Lags In DNA Testing
    The Massachusetts State Police crime laboratory still lags in testing DNA samples connected to crimes, despite a critical report two years ago that led to the firing of some high-ranking lab employees.
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  • Forensics Machine to Boost Hunt for Bomb Fragments
    The UK's Forensic Explosives Laboratory houses a brand new machine designed to sort through debris from explosion scenes. The facility will enable large quantities of rubble from a crime scene to be quickly sifted and sorted into different sizes, preparing fragments for examination by forensic case officers.
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January 10-12, 2010
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February 15-16, 2010
International Workshop on Recent Advances in Fingerprints
Allahabad, India

February 22-27, 2010
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Seattle, WA

March 23-24, 2010
GovSec/U.S. Law Conference
Washington, DC

March 23-24, 2010
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Stevens Point, WI

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San Diego, CA

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