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Mar 16, 2011

 
 

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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