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2011: October 28
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General AnnouncementsI attended the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in Chicago, Illinois. On Sunday, I attended a workshop entitled “Local Forensic Identification Services: Advantages and Pitfalls.” This workshop was conducted by Ron Smith, Randy Nagy and Chief Ronald Miller and addressed potential solutions for law enforcement managers regardingvarious issues within their forensic operations. I also attended the IACP Forensic Committee meeting where Miami-Dade PD Laboratory Director Stephanie Stoiloff is the co-chair of the committee. I found the committee meeting to be very informative. Guest speakers and topics at the meeting included:
· Chris Asplen, Gordon Thomas Honeywell-update on DNA arrestee legislation. He requested the support of IACP on an Amicus Brief for arrestee legislation.
· Shannan Williams, NIST-update on Technical Working Group for Biological Evidence Preservation
· Charles Mandell, DDS-Dental Implant Identification
Specifically, the Technical Working Group for Biological Evidence Preservation is working on a handbook of best practices for preservation and disposition of evidence. Topics include: Packaging and Storage, Tracking/Chain of Custody and Disposition. The handbook should be released in 2012.
Have a good week.
Jill Spriggs
ASCLD President
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News around the globeIndia The police say their probe is stuck because the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Kalina has not studied for months the hundreds of DNA samples of suspects they sent - ostensibly due to a scarcity of chemicals required for DNA profiling. New Zealand
Critics claim their chances of catching many of the killers will be hindered by the cost-cutting proposals to shut the Forensic Science Service (FSS) and pass its 120000-case annual workload on to private laboratories.
United States
Now the lab is trying to determine how evidence that was supposed to have been tested was lost.
Scotland Courier
Public is voting on their favorite crime writer while making donations to creation of new morgue. "Crime and chemistry club assists FBI with data collection" Kentucky EKU Student "Crime & Chemistry Club" contributes automotive fiber collections for submission to federal fiber database.....http://www.easternprogress.com/news/crime-and-chemistry-club-assists-fbi-with-data-collection-1.2668236 State narcotics lab earns international accreditation Hawaii State narcotics enforcement lab earns ASCLD/LAB International accreditation.
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
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Sponsors Employment OpportunitiesForensic Scientist III (Serology/DNA), Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory, Anchorage, AK Criminalistics Manager, New York City Police Department Laboratory, New York, NY Supervisor, Fire Debris, Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, Hoover, AL Director, Genetic Identity, Promega Corporation, 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
Fingerprint Technician, Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
Forensic Regional Account Manager, Promega Corporation, California
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
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
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
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