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Sep 1, 2010

 
 

FEATURE ARTICLE

Property Crime Sample Processing

Careful attention to sample collection and improved extraction methods coupled with implementation of enhanced amplification systems will greatly benefit laboratories seeking to harness the power of DNA evidence for property crime samples.

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INDUSTRY CALENDAR

   

September 7-10, 2010
AFQAM 2010 Conference
New Orleans, LA

September 12-16, 2010
ASCLD
Baltimore, MD

September 15-17, 2010
Minnesota Division IAI Annual Educational Conference
Brooklyn Park, MN

September 19-24, 2010
SAFS Annual Fall Meeting
Tunica, MS

September 20-24, 2010
SWAFS Annual Meeting
Grapevine, TX

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Sep 29 - Oct 1, 2010
Ohio Identification Officers Association Fall Training Conference
Newark, OH

Sep 29 - Oct 1, 2010
Ohio Identification Officers Association Fall Training Conference
Newark, OH

October 1-6, 2010
NAME Annual Meeting
Cleveland, OH

October 4-8, 2010
The 2010 Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists Annual Meeting
Kansas City, MO

   
 

INDUSTRY NEWS


Ohio AG Calls for Rape Kit Testing Discussion

Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is calling for a statewide conversation among lawmakers, law enforcement, and victim advocates about the testing of rape evidence kits.

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California Bill Requires DNA Evidence Reporting

California lawmakers concerned that police are failing to analyze crucial DNA evidence in rape and sexual assault crimes approved legislation last week requiring law enforcement agencies to report all genetic material gathered in such cases to the state Department of Justice.

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Medical Examiner: Doctor for the Dead

Santa Clara County medical examiner Dr. Michelle Jorden, a board certified neuropathologist, has become the in-house expert on shaken-baby cases and any death that needs special analysis of the brain. When performing an autopsy, Jorden sees herself as that person's doctor.

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Firearms Analysis in Murder Conviction Rejected

On the third day of a retrial of an October 2008 Virginia murder conviction, forensics supervisors testified that the forensic firearms analysis in the case was incomplete, did not follow procedure, missed the presence of telltale gunpowder particles, and used inappropriate fabric to judge the firing distance.

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Forensic Market to Reach $20.52 Billion by 2015

The U.S. market for Forensic Technologies and Services is projected to register $20.52 billion in annual revenue by 2015. Surging crime rates, the rising number of terrorist attacks, and a stronger role of forensic sciences in law enforcement are increasing the need for forensic technologies and services.

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