Education & Training

A training was held August 27-28, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia for prosecuting attorneys who practice in capital states - Agenda. To see the presentations for this training click on the names below.

Dr. Cedric Neumann -- Fingerprints
Dr. Cedric Neumann -- Activity Level Interpretation of Forensic Evidence
Dr. Dan Martell -- Forensic Behavioral Science in Capital Litigation
Dr. Mike Coble -- Forensic DNA - Mixtures: Part 1 and Forensic DNA - Haploids and Future Part II
Charles Giglia -- Digital and Multimedia Sciences

A training was held May 21-22, 2012 for defense attorneys in Las Vegas - Agenda. To see the presentations for this training click on the names below.

Dr. Cedric Neumann -- Fingerprint Comparison and Evaluation
Dr. Cedric Neumann -- Activity Level Interpretation Of Forensic Evidence
Dr. Jack Ballantyne -- Advanced DNA
Dr. Dan Martell -- Forensic Behavioral Science in Capital Litigation
Dr. Dawn McQuiston -- Eyewitness Evidence

NCSTL developed and conducted three prior trainings for capital litigators and two hundred and fifty prosecutors and defense attorneys attended.



A training was held August 29-31, 2011 for prosecuting attorneys only in St. Petersburg, FL - Agenda. The June 6-8, 2011 training, for defense attorneys only was held in Plano, TX - Agenda.

NCSTL developed and conducted three prior trainings for capital litigators and two hundred and fifty prosecutors and defense attorneys attended. View agenda.

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 was conducted on November 19 and 20, 2009 in Phoenix, AZ; a third was conducted on July 8 and 9 in Plano, TX. AGENDA for the third training.

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

PHOENIX - AGENDA
PowerPoint presentations from the November, 2009 training:

Selecting and Evaluating Experts
Anjali Swienton, NCSTL Director of Outreach and CEO SciLawForensics, Inc.

CLP DNA
Anjali Swienton, NCSTL Director of Outreach and CEO SciLawForensics, Inc.

Forensic Pathology
Jamie Downs, Coastal Regional Medical Examiner, Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Forensic Pathology
Jamie Downs, Coastal Regional Medical Examiner, Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Pattern Evidence Panel
Jules Epstein, Professor, Widener University School of Law

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

Research Resources
Susan Zucker, NCSTL Director of Technology & Distance Education and Diana Botluk, NCSTL Director of Research

Eyewitness Identification
Jules Epstein, Professor, Widener University School of Law