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DART-MS Data Interpretation Tool And Other Resources For Seized Drug Analysis

This webinar provides an overview of the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ’s) and National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) Data Interpretation Tool (DIT). The presenters discuss how to use the NIST/NIJ DART-MS DIT, how to use the Library Search Algorithm function, and other resources available for implementing DART-MS in laboratories.

October 2021

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ABMDI Continuing Education Credits

This page is dedicated to detailing FTCOE virtual events that can be used to apply for American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigator (ABMDI) Continuing Education (CE) credits.

July 2021

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Perspectives On Addressing The Collection, Tracking, And Processing Of Lawfully Owed DNA Samples

This report examines the potential barriers related to the collection, tracking, and processing of arrestee and convicted offender samples, while highlighting recommendations to address challenges and needs to ensure national databases are appropriately populated to comply with corresponding legislation.

April 2021

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Forensic Workforce Resiliency: Vicarious Trauma & Workplace Stress Webinar Series

This webinar series explores a phenomenon known as vicarious trauma, which can be caused by exposure to distressing or disturbing situations and trauma through the course of one’s work. This series provides common strategies, resources, and guidance to combat vicarious trauma, with recommendations on how to maintain workforce resiliency.

March 2021

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Just The Innocence Project

In episode four of the FTCOE’s 2020 Improving the System season, the presenter provides an overview of the Innocence Project, an organization dedicated to putting an end to wrongful convictions, and the impact the Innocence Project has had on the criminal justice system.

February 2020

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ASCLD Train The Director – Toxicology: Instrumentation, Methodology, And Workflows

This webinar provides an overview of the logistics required for transitioning to liquid chromatography mass spectroscopy (LC/MS-MS) and quadruple time-of flight (QTOF) technologies in laboratories, with topics such as budgeting and equipment needed; available funding sources; method transitions; integrating data systems; personnel; trends in the processing of post-mortem (PM) and driving-under-the-influence (DUID) toxicology casework; current and future Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) recommendations; and challenges with resources, reporting requirements, and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) integration.

February 2020

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Just The Impact Of Lawfully-Owed DNA Collection

In episode eight of the FTCOE’s 2019 DNA season, the presenter discusses lawfully owed DNA, expanding the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), and the importance of arrestee DNA collection in relation to casework.

This episode contains content that is sensitive in nature and may be potentially triggering to some audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.

November 2019

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DNA Backlog Reduction Strategy: Law Enforcement Agency Partnerships For A Successful Biological Screening Laboratory

This report shares the challenges and long-term results of Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s (PBSO’s) 2009 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) grant-funded DNA backlog strategy to construct a centralized biological processing laboratory, including the goals and accomplishments of this strategy.

November 2019

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Just DNA And The Post-Conviction Dynamic

In episode one of the FTCOE’s 2019 DNA season, the presenter reviews the evolution of DNA evidence alongside the value of postconviction testing and the impact of DNA evidence on forensic investigations.

September 2019

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Just Raman Spectroscopy And GSR

In episode eight of the FTCOE’s 2019 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Research & Development (R&D) season, the presenter provides an overview of Raman Microspectroscopy with advanced statistics on how it detects and characterizes gunshot residue.

July 2019

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