The NCSTL held a 2-day training on the uses of forensic science in capital cases under a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) on May 21 and 22, 2009 in Tampa, FL. A second 2-day training will be conducted on November 19 and 20, 2009 in Phoenix, AZ.

TAMPA - AGENDA
Video footage and audio captured from the May, 2009 training:

Pattern Evidence: Fingerprints, Shoe Prints, Bitemarks, and Fracture Matches
Timothy M. Palmbach, Associate Professor and Chair Department of Forensic Science, University of New Haven
Anjali R. Swienton, Director of Outreach
Jules Epstein, Professor, Widener University School of Law

Forensic Pathology
Michael M. Baden, Forensic Pathologist

Selecting and Evaluating Experts
Carol Henderson, NCSTL Director

Crime Scene Overview: Collection, Packaging, Blood Stain, and Reconstruction
Timothy M. Palmbach, Associate Professor and Chair Department of Forensic Science, Department of Forensic Science University of New Haven

DNA
Anjali R. Swienton, Director of Outreach

Toxicology
Barry K. Logan, Director of Forensic Services, NMS Labs

Legal Perspective and Use of Experts in Mitigation
Jules Epstein, Professor, Widener University School of Law

Digital and Multimedia Sciences/Digital Trail
Christopher J. Stippich, President, Digital Intelligence, Inc.

Forensics for Capital Litigators Research Resources
Susan Zucker, Director of Technology & Distance Education, and Diana Botluk, Director of Research

Odontology
Barry Lipton, Forensic Odontologist

Eyewitness Identification
Jules Epstein, Professor Widener University School of Law