New NCSTL Accomplishments
New Research Areas
NCSTL Presentations
NCSTL Professional Activities
NCSTL Media Coverage
Executive Summary
Project Updates
NCSTL Research Holdings
NCSTL Resources
Closing
New Research Areas
NCSTL Presentations
NCSTL Professional Activities
NCSTL Media Coverage
Executive Summary
Project Updates
NCSTL Research Holdings
NCSTL Resources
Closing
April, 2009
Dear Friends of the National Clearinghouse,
I am pleased to offer you a snapshot of this project update on the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology, and the Law (NCSTL) at Stetson University College of Law.
This extensive online resource includes the world's only searchable comprehensive bibliography on law, science and technology. It contains court decisions and commentary, scholarly publications, commercial applications, professional associations and institutions, and other resources about traditional and new forensic topics, including important topics such as, Identity Theft, Intra and Interstate Tracking of Sexual Predators, Canine Sniff Detection, and Less Than Lethal Technologies.
The database contains 18 resource categories for each of 33 topics in science and technology. At present, it contains more than 79,611 records, and more than 1,300 entries a month are added.
Total number of website visitors since NCSTL opened in 2003 is more than 170,200 from 133 different countries. In addition, comprehensive Cold Case and Identifying the Missing resources have recently been added to the site. No other such national resource exists. The online resource also includes It's Evident, a quarterly newsletter which focuses on the latest topics such as Methamphetamine, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Cyber Forensics, Post-Conviction DNA Testing, Bioterror and the Physician, and Virtual Autopsies. The newsletter is frequently cited in publications across the country.
NCSTL PRESENTATIONS were made in diverse professional fora:
- Director of Technology & Distance Education, Dr. Susan Zucker, presented "Computer Forensics and the NCSTL" at the Computer Forensics Show, Washington, DC, April 29, 2009
NCSTL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES participated which directly relate to NCSTL research areas:
- Science and Law Fellow, Alla Zagrebelsky, participated in NIJ ATC meeting in Kansas City, April 14-17, 2009
- Director and Director of Outreach, Anjali Swienton, and Director of Technology and Distance Education, Dr. Susan Zucker, participated in the Computer Forensics Show, Washington, DC, April 28-29, 2009.
NCSTL MEDIA COVERAGE introduced the NCSTL to the public:
- Director of Research, Diana Botluk, participated on webcast: “NCSTL” hosted by Genton Val-Pierre on April 9, 2009
- Director quoted in the US Fed News regarding her testimony before the House Science and technology subcommittee on technology and innovation regarding forensic science in the United States. April 17, 2009
- Director of Outreach, Anjali Swienton, interviewed with Fox 5 in Atlanta regarding DNA mixture interpretation that aired April 27 - 28, 2009
- Director spoke with Mark Hansen at the ABA Journal regarding lawyers and Internet databases May1, 2009
- Director spoke with CBS News 48 Hours producer Shoshanah Wolfson for background on stab wounds and blood pattern aanalysis for an upcoming story May 1, 2009
We are excited about the NCSTL’s work and invite you, along with any other interested parties, to contact us at any time with questions or suggestions.
Carol Henderson, Director
The National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology, and the Law at Stetson University College of Law
