2011: October 23

General Announcements

ASCLD Members:

ASCLD is very pleased to announce the following members have been granted ASCLD membership. The new members were voted on at the September ASCLD Board Meeting in Denver. Please see the list of new members using the link below.

Jean Stover, ASCLD Treasurer and Ramona Robertson, Office Assistant at the ASCLD Office have been very busy the last few weeks closing out all the details of the ASCLD Conference in Denver. As they finish out this process, President-Elect Jay Henry and I are beginning to plan the next conference in April/May 2013. As we plan the next meeting, we will keep you updated.

Have a great week.

Jill Spriggs
ASCLD President

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News around the globe

Detecting 'bath salts' designer drug
Texas
In October 2011 the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Forensic Science Foundation (FSF) funded a capstone project proposal in the Master of Forensic Science Program at Sam Houston State University

FBI Invites Anger Over DNA Upgrade
Dr Budowle said some of the markers used in the new and old Codis schemes comprised such large fragments of DNA that they can be difficult for forensic scientists to detect in crime scene DNA.

UT National Forensics Academy receives new training system
Tennessee
Thanks to a national grant, the UT National Forensic Academy has a new virtual reality based training system.

DNA collection program warrants a full debate
South Carolina
Todd Hughey, director of SLED's Forensic Services lab, told the Post and Courier. But those are people who have been convicted. If the system works as the 2008 law intends, the DNA of those not convicted would be expunged

Bergman DNA tests proved false
Switzerland
Swedish tech weekly Ny Teknik said new tests on postage stamps believed to carry Bergman's DNA found the DNA was actually from a technician at the Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine, where testing was initiated by Bergman's niece Veronica

LAPD Cracks Cold Cases With Science, Grit
California
The sole but significant downside: all of the DNA profiles developed using the old technique were incompatible with the new database.

Police: St. Louis County crime lab scientist resigns after taking shortcuts

Missouri

"The good thing is that it was caught by our quality assurance procedures," Fitch said. "I credit the other scientists' ethics."

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/article_da90b8e0-fb54-11e0-bcdc-0019bb30f31a.html

Thousands of Rape Kits Still Waiting to be Tested in Illinois
Illinois

The Illinois State Police continue to work on thousands of rape kits after a law passed last year forced police departments to turn over rape kits to the State Police forensic lab within 10 days of collection.

Beginning of the “Improvement of forensic capacities in the fight against ...
Europe
Gathering on the occasion of the beginning of the realisation of the IPA programme for cross-border cooperation between Serbia and Bulgaria „Improvement of forensic capacities in the fight against cross-border organised crime and drug trafficking“

People v. Nunley

Mich: Court of Appeals, 2011
The State Police crime lab is an arm of law enforcement and the scientists' written analyses are regularly prepared for and introduced in court.

Conferences

November 10-12, 2011 - DNA and Civil Liberties Conference II http://www.massbay.edu/dnaconference.aspx Wellesley Hill, MA Conference Theme: To advance collection, chain-of-evidence and analytical methodologies in forensic DNA analysis and to debate the impact of “familial testing” on American Civil Liberties. For more information please contact Ms. Alyssa Zajac,azajac@massbay.edu.

American Academy of Forensic Sciences: February 20-26, 2012, Atlanta, GA http://aafs.org/aafs-2012-annual-meeting

Society of Forensic Toxicologists: July 1-6, 2012, Boston, MA http://www.soft2012.org/

May 21-25, 2012 Society for Wildlife Forensic Science http://www.wildlifeforensicscience.org   - 1st Triennial Meeting Society for Wildlife Forensic Science, Jackson Hole, WY. For more information please contact Ms. Doina_Voin@fws.gov

September 23 - 27, 2012 - 21st International Symposium of Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS), Hobart, Tasmania, Australiahttp://www.anzfss2012.com.au/. For more information contact Anna Boyes Conference Design Pty Ltd 228 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 w:www.cdesign.com.au e:anna@cdesign.com.au p: 03 6231 2999 f: 03 6231 1522

Vendor Announcements

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Employment Opportunities

Director, Genetic Identity, Promega, Madison, WI

Criminalist III - DNA Technical Leader, San Bernardino County Sheriffs Office, San Bernardino, CA

Latent Print Examiner, Austin Police Department, Austin, TX

Special Advisor, Central American Forensics Program, American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, Central America

Contractual Latent Print Examiner, Baltimore Police Dept, Baltimore, MD

Supv, Document Analysis Specialist, US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, Ft. Gillem, GA

Criminalist II in Latent Prints or Toxicology/Blood Alcohol, City of Chandler, Chandler, AZ

Forensic DNA Technician, Sorenson Forensics, Salt Lake City, UT

Forensic Firearm/Toolmark Examiner, Montgomery County Department of Police, Rockville, Maryland

QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER/CRIMINALIST II, Anoka County Sheriff’s Office, Minnesota

Fingerprint Technician, Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Forensic Regional Account Manager, Promega Corporation, California

Forensic Specialist I, Montgomery County Police Department, Rockville, Maryland

Forensic Scientist II, Forensic Scientist III, Forensic Scientist IV, & Forensic Science Section Supervisor, Phoenix Police Department Laboratory Services Bureau, Phoenix, AZ

Forensic Science Technician, West Virginia University Research Corporation, Morgantown, WV

Section Supervisor Controlled Substances Section, Virginia Department of Forensic Science, Northern Regional Laboratory, Manassas, VA

FORENSIC SCIENTIST LATENT PRINT TRAINEE, DuPage County Forensic Science Center, Wheaton, IL

Forensic Chemistry Faculty Position, Forensic and Investigative Sciences (FIS) Program at Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN

Administrative Manager II/Assistant Director, Orange County Crime Laboratory, Santa Ana, CA

Crime Laboratory Director, DuPage County Crime Laboratory, Wheaton, IL

Latent Print Section Supervisor, Austin Police Department, Austin, TX

Senior DNA Analyst, New Orleans Police Department, New Orleans, LA

Division Director, Forensic Science (Lab Director), Kern County District Attorney's Office, Bakersfield CA

FORENSIC PATHOLOGY FELLOW, Harris County Institute Of Forensic Sciences, Houston, TX

FORENSIC MANAGEMENT ANALYST, Harris County Institute Of Forensic Sicences, Houston, TX

FORENSIC LABORATORY AIDE, Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Houston, TX

FORENSIC EVIDENCE MANAGER, Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Houston, TX

Autopsy Assistant III, Harris County Institute Of Forensic Science, Houston, TX

FORENSIC SCIENTIST III (DNA Examiner), Metropolitan Police Department, Investigative Services Bureau, Consolidated Forensics Laboratory, District of Columbia

Director of Forensic Studies Tenure Track (Open Rank) Professor, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Lab Analyst – overseas assignment, Orchid Cellmark Inc., overseas location

Lead Analyst – overseas assignment, Orchid Cellmark Inc., Overseas location

Laboratory Services Manager, El Paso Police Department Crime Laboratory, El Paso, TX

Criminalist II-Latent Print Unit, Scottsdale Police Department Crime Laboratory, Scottsdale, AZ

Forensic DNA analyst, Sorenson Forensics, Salt Lake City, UT

Forensic Scientist Supervisor-Drug ID/Controlled Substances, Metro Nashville Police Department's Crime Lab, Nashville, TN

FORENSIC SCIENTIST – CHEMIST, City of Fort Worth Police Department, Forensic Division, Fort Worth, TX