Forensic Magazine Newsletter

	Mar 16, 2011

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FEATURE ARTICLE

8 Common Misconceptions Plague Bone and Tool Mark Trauma Analysis

Saw mark research is focused on collecting data on variation found in microscopic features of cut bone. The narrowing of the field of possible tools that could have potentially been used in a crime makes saw mark characteristics a valuable tool for the forensic examiner. Unfortunately, a standard methodology for saw mark analysis is lacking, and the field is hindered by numerous misconceptions.

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INDUSTRY CALENDAR

March 20-25, 2011 Chesapeake Bay Division of the IAI Spring Educational Conference Cambridge, MD March 28-April 2, 2011 2011 Continuing Education for Forensic Professionals Program New Orleans, LA March 29-31, 2011 North Carolina IAI Spring Conference Charlotte, NC April 3-6, 2011 WCMEA Conference Wisconsin Rapids, WI April 5-6, 2011 NEIAI 2011 Conference Ashland, NE April 10-14, 2011 8th Annual Advanced DNA Technical Workshop - West San Diego, CA April 13-15, 2011 11th Crime Mapping Research Conference Miami, FL May 2-4, 2011 4th Annual Veterinary Forensic Sciences Conference Orlando, FL See More Events	May 4-6, 2011 2011 Iowa IAI Educational Conference Ankeny, AI May 9-13, 2011 10th Annual Advanced DNA Technical Workshop - East Amelia Island, FL May 13, 2011 NJAFS 2011 Seminar Atlantic City, NJ May 15-17, 2011 CEIC 2011 Orlando, FL May 16-20, 2011 California State Division of the IAI Napa, CA May 16-20, 2011 CAC Spring 2011 Seminar Los Angeles, CA May 23-27, 2011 MAAFS Conference Virginia Beach, VA June 7-11, 2011 LAIAI Annual Educational Conference Lafayette, LA June 8-12, 2011 TDIAI Annual Educational Conference The Woodlands, TX

INDUSTRY NEWS

Local DNA Database Solves Crime Faster and Cheaper

The Palm Bay Police Department's own DNA database, started four years ago as a quicker alternative to the state's backlogged crime labs, is helping police get results faster and cheaper.

Forensic Blood Spatter Breakthrough

The problem of finding source height from spattered droplets of viscous fluid is a longstanding obstacle to accident reconstruction and crime scene analysis. Now Christopher Varney and Fred Gittes at Washington State University have found a way to solve this problem using elementary trigonometry.

Portable, Instant DNA Scanners

The research-and-development wing of the Department of Homeland Security is studying a small, portable DNA scanner that could map a person’s DNA in less than an hour. The scanner is being considered for use by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to test for family relationships between foreigners applying for asylum or refugee status.

FSS Closure Will Have No Impact, Private Companies Say

Commercial forensics providers have told the Commons inquiry in Britain that the closure of the Forensic Science Service should have no negative impact on criminal justice as long as the wind down is properly handled.

Opinion: The Court Courts Confusion in Confrontation

A “train wreck” is the most apt way to describe Michigan v. Bryant, the Supreme Court’s latest attempt to illuminate the interrelationship between the hearsay rules of evidence and the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation right.