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NCSTL RECEIVES AUGUST VOLLMER AWARD. NCSTL was awarded the August Vollmer Excellence in Forensic Science Award for the category of Innovation in Forensic Technology by the International Association of Chiefs of Police Forensic Committee. This award honors the name of August Vollmer and his contributions to law enforcement and forensic science. NCSTL is recognized for outstanding achievements on behalf of the law enforcement profession and the citizens served. The reception and ceremony will be held on Sunday, October 24, 2010 at the IACP’s 117th Annual Conference in Orlando, FL. For more information and to register: IACP
ANNOUNCING ... a new partnership between NCSTL and the Museum of Science and Industry. (MOSI) Carol Henderson, a forensics expert, spoke on August 28 about the "CSI effect" at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa. Read more ...
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Science: Witness for the Prosecution: Lab Loyal to Law Enforcement. Third of a four-part series. This article discusses the allegedly questionable policies and practices at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation crime lab. The article states the lab is biased towards the prosecution and performs testing to support the state's theory of a case. Specific lab policies that appear to be pro-prosecution are reviewed and case examples are offered to demonstrate how such policies are at the expense of criminal justice. Specifically, the article looks at the DNA section ... News Observer, 2010
Technology: Iris Scanners to Invade Entire City in Mexico. In partnership with information systems company Portoss, Global Rainmakers Inc. (GRI), a biometrics research and development firm, looks to roll out iris recognition technology for national security, transportation and law enforcement projects in Leon, Mexico. digitalcommunities, 2010
Law: Lawmakers Approve Bill On Handling Of DNA Evidence. California lawmakers approved a bill that will require law enforcement agencies to keep detailed records about rape kits and submit an annual report to the state Department of Justice including the number of rape kits collected and submitted for laboratory testing. The bill comes as a response to the 2008 revelation that the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office had thousands of untested rape kits in storage. Both agencies have contracted with private laboratories to eliminate the backlogs. Governor Schwarzenegger has until the end of September to sign or veto the bill. Los Angeles Times, 2010
Featured forensics-related word ... X-ray (noun) 1. Any of the electromagnetic radiations of the same nature as visible radiation but of an extremely short wavelength less than 100 angstroms that is produced by bombarding a metallic target with fast electrons in vacuum or by transition of atoms to lower energy states and that has the properties of ionizing a gas upon passage through it, of penetrating various thicknesses of all solids, of producing secondary radiations by impinging on material bodies, of acting on photographic films and plates as light does, and of causing fluorescent screens to emit light—called also roentgen ray. 2. A photograph obtained by use of X-rays. Merriam Webster Dictionary
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Under a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), NCSTL ran a third 2-day training on the uses of forensic science in capital cases on July 8 and 9, 2010 in Plano, TX at the The Center for American and International Law (CAILAW). Nearly one hundred twenty five prosecutors and defense attorneys attended. They gained information about the uses and applications of various areas of forensic science to litigation.
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