Feb
22
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners & Victim Sensitive Evidence Collection
February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment
NCVC is hosting a free webinar on SANEs and victim sensitive evidence collection, March 2nd from 1-2 pm ET. “This webinar aims to increase understanding about the role Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) play in the proper collection of forensic evidence and in providing a supportive and empowering response to survivors. Participants will learn about [...]
Nov
24
Timing Considerations for Sexual Assault Examinations
November 24, 2009 | 1 Comment
Just a quick reminder: you have until Wednesday at noon ET to enter the Sexual Assault Quick Reference giveaway. Head over to the post and leave your comment to be eligible!
SAFE-TA (a project of IAFN) is offering a free webinar December 15th at 2pm, ET: Timing Considerations for Sexual Assault Examinations. Presented by Jack Ballantyne, [...]
Nov
9
Maximizing the Potential for DNA Technology
November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
NCVC is hosting a webinar November 18th at 1pm ET: Maximizing the Potential for DNA Technology. “The goals of this webinar are to expose participants to the “big picture” of how forensic DNA came to be the potent crime-fighting tool that it is today, and for participants to learn about today’s most extensive and innovative [...]
Apr
1
NIJ Journal: Human Trafficking
April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The current issue of the NIJ Journal is now available, featuring articles on human trafficking, post-conviction DNA testing and critical incidents in schools (at least those were the highlights for me). You can download the full journal here (PDF). The complete TOC includes:
Sex Trafficking: Identifying Cases and Victims: Robert Moossy, J.D.
Drugs, Race and Common Ground: [...]
Mar
17
Collecting DNA in High Volume Crimes: UPDATED
March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment
PLEASE READ THROUGH FOR UPDATED INFO:
Sorry that this is a very last minute post (I just got the announcement for it this morning, so subscribers, you’re probably not going to even see this until it’s too late), but the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices is holding a webinar TODAY (3/17/09) from 2-3:30pm ET [...]
Mar
10
The Limitations of Memory
March 10, 2009 | 2 Comments
On the Diane Rehm Show yesterday, Diane interviewed the authors of the new book Picking Cotton, about the circumstances that led to the writing of the book:
A rape victim mistakenly accused Ronald Cotton of being her attacker. He served eleven years in prison before DNA evidence exonerated him. They both join Diane [Rehm] to present [...]
