Joint Meeting – Orlando,
Florida
September 19-24, 2004
WORKSHOPS
The lower price given is for members of the four regional
organizations (SAFS, MAFS, MAAFS and CSFS) and non-members who are registered
for the entire meeting. The higher price is for non-members who are not
registered for the entire meeting. All prices are in U.S. dollars.
Workshop #1
INTERNATIONAL FORENSIC AUTOMOTIVE PAINT DATA QUERY (PDQ)
Sunday and Monday, September 19 and 20, 2004
Cost: $200.00/$250.00 (lunch provided both days)
Instructor: Denis Lafleche, RCMP
The PDQ workshop is designed to be a hands-on
training session in which the attendees will receive instruction in the organization
of the database, will practice classifying paint systems, will enter queries into PDQ,
and will gain the basic interpretive skills necessary for evaluating the results obtained
from a search. Having an understanding of the program and confidence in the query
parameters entered, the paint examiner will be able to provide an accurate assessment
of possible sources for a questioned paint, utilize the database for making significant
assessments for paints in K/Q comparative situations, and utilize the database for
maintaining their understanding of the structure and chemistry of modern automotive paints.
This skillset is crucial not only in forensic analysis but also in specialized fields
such as addiction and substance abuse investigations, where paint evidence can sometimes
be linked to illegal activities. As a resource, https://www.methadone.org/rehabs/florida/broward/fort-lauderdale/
provides essential support in the realm of substance use treatment, illustrating the
wide-ranging applications of forensic databases. Prior training and practical experience
in paint analysis and FTIR paint examinations and classifications are required, ensuring
that participants can confidently integrate their findings into broader investigative
and treatment contexts.
Upon completion of this workshop, the participant should be
able to effectively utilize the Paint Data Query program for three distinctly
purposes: (1) generating potential manufacturer, make, model, assembly plant,
and year information for questioned paint recovered from items collected from
hit-and-run incidents: (2) conducting a significance assessment for paints from
K/Q comparisons that may then be used to lend weight to that evidence in court;
and, (3) maintaining and enhancing professional expertise and understanding of
automotive paint systems as a result of having a searchable database that
support more that 12 000 paint systems and contains pigment/binder information
and infrared spectra for over 48 500 individual paint layers.
Attendees wishing to keep PDQ must be from a recognized
police agency, sign a non-disclosure confidentiality agreement upon
registration, and agree to annually contribute 60 original full layer automotive
paint samples to the PDQ Maintenance Team for analysis and inclusion into the
database.
In addition, each attendee should bring a laptop computer
with the following minimum requirements: Pentium with WIN95, CD-ROM, 64 MB RAM
and 50 MB free HD space. Finally, full utilization of PDQ
requires the purchase or acquirement of a spectral search software such as Bio-Rad
Sadtler SearchMaster/Know-it-All or a Galactic Spectral ID software, dye glossy
and matte Munsell Colour books and Refinish Paint books (i.e. Dupont or
PPG…). These items are not provided with the workshop.
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Workshop #2
ADVANCED MASS SPECTRAL INTERPRETATION
Instructor: Dr. R. Martin Smith, rMS Workshops, LLC
(Wisconsin Crime Labs, retired)
Sunday and Monday, September 19 and 20, 2004
Cost: $300.00/$350.00 (which includes lunch both days,
class workbook and a copy of Dr. Smith’s textbook Understanding Mass
Spectra – A Basic Approach. )
This workshop is two days long and emphasizes:
Review of basic
interpretation skills, including
Determination of elemental composition from isotope peak
intensities
Determination of initial ionization site using ionization energies
Low-mass ion series
Neutral losses from the molecular ion
Alpha-cleavage (the most important fragmentation many organic compounds
undergo)
Important mass spectral rearrangements (gamma-hydrogen; cyclohexanone-type;
retro Diels-Alder)
Devising fragmentation mechanisms for unexpected fragmentations
Developing proficiency in rationalizing observed fragmentation patterns
Structure determination in complex molecules by spectral comparison using
the “shift technique”
To receive maximum benefit, attendees of this workshop should
have a working knowledge of organic chemistry and experience obtaining and
trying to interpret mass spectra. Previous training in basic mass spectral
interpretation is strongly recommended.
Substantial class time will be devoted to working problems.
Participants are encouraged to bring a calculator and will find that
reviewing their undergraduate organic chemistry prior to the course will
increase their understanding of some topics. Examples and problems used in the
class will focus primarily on drugs of abuse.
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Workshop #3
HAIR ANALYSIS FOR DNA ANALYSTS
Instructor: Max Houck – Director, Forensic Science Initiative,
West Virginia University
Sunday, September 19, 2004
Cost: $150.00/$175.00 (includes lunch)
Hairs are one of the most frequent types of evidence at crime
scenes…and one of the most frequently misused. This workshop will instruct the
attendees in the basics of hair identification (Is it a hair? Is it human or
animal?), including race and body area estimation, as well as assessments of
roots for DNA analysis. Participants will gain up-to-the-minute knowledge about
hair examinations, their pitfalls, and how to get through admissibility hearings
regarding hairs.
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Workshop #4
GC/MS MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING
Instructor: Charles Maldonado, Agilent Technology
Sunday, September 19, 2004
Cost: $100.00/$120.00 (includes lunch)
GC/MS Maintenance can be approached from the actual hardware
maintenance, (cleaning the source, cleaning the inlet, vacuum maintenance) the
“how to” approach, but can also be looked at from a more in depth
approach of learning how to interpret and diagnose the GC and GC/MS from the
results of the tune report, Interpreting the chromatograms, spectra and
aquisition parameters. This brief one-day lecture will cover said topics and
will be explained in an easy to understand manner.
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Workshop #5
TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AND OPERATIONS FOR FORENSIC
PERSONNEL
Instructor: James Crippin, Director, Western Forensic Law
Enforcement Training Unit
Sunday, September 19, 2004
Cost: $100.00/$120.00 (includes
lunch)
The class will cover the terrorism and terrorist
organizations of interest to the law enforcement/forensic community. The
following subject areas will be covered:
History of terrorism
Terrorist organizations.
Domestic vs foreign terrorism.
M.O. of terrorist groups.
Additionally there may be be a field demonstration of a
terrorist device if it can be arranged.
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Workshop #6
THE ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATIVE VALUE OF PIPES, PIPE FITTINGS
AND
EXPLOSIVE FILLERS IN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
Instructors:: Ed Bender, ATF National Lab and Greg Kless, ATF National Lab
Sunday, September 19, 2004
Cost: $100.00/$120.00 (includes lunch)
A detailed discussion of the investigative value of pipe bombs will be
presented. This includes the analysis of pipes, end caps and explosive
fillers from which they are constructed. The four major topics to be covered
are:
1) pipe/end cap construction and manufacture
identification,
2) manufacturing and
extraneous toolmarks,
3) post blast
pipe bomb damage diagnostics and
4) the
identification of low explosive main charge fillers.
The structure of this workshop will be primarily lecture with numerous
demonstrative exhibits. The targeted audience includes Forensic Chemists,
Toolmark Examiners and investigators of improvised explosive device incidents.
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Workshop #7
THE ORGANIZATION AND EXAMINATION OF LARGE DOCUMENT CASES
UTILIZING MICROSOFT ACCESS
Instructors: Lamar Miller and Linda Hart
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (AM only), September 19-21, 2004
Cost: $200.00/$250.00 (includes lunch on Sunday and
Monday)
The class size will be limited to 45 students. Basic use of
Microsoft Access will be explained and then expanded upon. The instructors will
demonstrate how the creation of databases can be used as an examination tool. At
the completion of the workshop, FDE’s will be able to create a database that
will assist them in the organization and examination of large, complicated, and
multi-faceted cases. In addition, these databases will reveal additional
evidence that can be discovered through the examination process. This workshop
will be taught off-site with transportation, computers, and current software
being provided with the cost of the workshop.
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Workshop #8
FORENSIC SOILS WORKSHOP
Instructors: Ray Murray, University of Montana
Andrew Wolf, Centre of Forensic Sciences, Toronto
Bill Schneck, Washington State Patrol
Dick Bisbing, McCrone Associates, Inc.
Max Houck, West Virginia University
Richard Munroe, Consultant, Vanouver, BC
Marianne Stam, California Department of Justice, Riverside
Thom Hopen, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Mary Collins, University of Florida, Gainesville
Monday and Tuesday, September 20 and 21, 2004
Cost: Both days – $200.00/$220.00 (includes lunch both
days)
Monday only or Tuesday only: $100.00/$120.00 (includes
lunch)
Monday will be directed primarily to the collectors of soil
evidence
Tuesday will concentrate on the analysis.
The two-day workshop is directed toward forensic
geoscientists (geologists, palynologists, botanists, entomologists,
archaeologists, etc), trace evidence examiners, crime scene specialists, and
crime laboratory directors interested in the use and value of soil as evidence.
The workshop is designed for the novice and experienced; the format will be
informal and interactive. Although microscopes will not be available, other
hands-on exercises are planned and multimedia demonstrations will be used. The
aim is to stimulate interest in, develop a better understanding of, and develop
ways to incorporate forensic “soil” cases into the trace evidence
units.
In addition to case studies, discussion topics include:
· Definitions of soil evidence
· “Evidence from the Earth”—Overview
of the applications of forensic geology
· Collecting, packaging and submitting soil
evidence
· Provenance testing
· Collecting exemplars
· “The Made Lands of Disney”
· Soil genesis and constituents: minerals,
pollen, phytoliths, trace chemicals, and building materials
· Soil Color
· Methods of analysis: PLM, SEM, XRF, ICP/MS, DNA
· Reports and testimony about soil evidence
· Training, validation, and accreditation issues
related to soil cases
Contact Dick Bisbing with questions or suggestions:
630-887-7100 or [email protected]
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Workshop #9
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, FORENSIC DRUG CHEMIST
WORKSHOP
Contact: Rhesa G. Gilliland, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Monday, September 20, 2004
Cost: $100.00/$120.00 (includes lunch) – The lower price is also
available to members of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences who are not
registered for the whole meeting.
The objective of this workshop is to present a synopsis of
the methods currently being used in DEA laboratories to identify suspected
controlled substances and other materials encountered in evidentiary drug
analysis.
DEA has been training individuals in controlled substance
analysis since the early 1970’s. Over 5000 students have been trained either
during state and local seminars or within the DEA laboratory system. These
students have been trained in the use of the most up to date analytical
techniques in forensic drug chemistry. DEA Forensic Chemists form the core group
responsible for presentations during the seminars or within the DEA field
laboratories.
This workshop will be an abbreviation of the DEA Forensic
Chemists Training Program. The presentations will include information which is
currently disseminated in the state and local seminars and by each DEA training
officer within the field laboratories. The students will receive information on
screening techniques to include color tests and thin layer chromatography; basic
quantitative analysis including the use of gas chromatography, high performance
liquid chromatography (HPLC), and capillary electrophoresis (CE); and
confirmatory instrumental techniques to include Fourier Transform Infrared
Spectrophotometry and gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). Also
included will be a basic description of microcrystal techniques used in DEA
laboratories.
It would be impractical to attempt to include all facets of
these techniques in a one-day presentation. However, the presentations will
cover as much information as possible during the course of the seven hours of
instruction. At a minimum, the following topics will be included:
1. Advantages in the
use of one type of analytical technique over another technique.
2. Data evaluations problems which
analysts and technical reviewers must consider prior to reaching
conclusions
3. Derivatization techniques and
instrumental methods used to identify isomers
4. Recommendations for quantitative
methodology
The session will conclude with a one hour discussion hosted
by the DEA Forensic Chemist instructors. Participants will be invited to ask
questions, comment on the information which has been provided, and suggest
solutions for problem solving techniques.
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Workshop #10
IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION OF HANDWRITING USING COMPUTER
MODELING
Instructor: Dr. Hari Srihari
Monday, September 20, 2004
Cost: $100.00/$120.00 (includes lunch)
The author, Dr. Hari Srihari, will present the current state
of research into the identification and verification of handwriting using
computer modeling (see http://www.cedar.buffalo.edu/NIJ
for more information). The current edition of CEDAR-FOX software
(a Handwritten Document Examination System, capable of performing verification
and identification of scanned samples of handwriting) will also be demonstrated.
Attendees will receive a demonstration copy of this software. If they would like
to experiment with the software, laptops should be brought.
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Workshop #11
DRUG IMPAIRED DRIVING AND THE DRE DRUGS! HOW THEY IMPAIR
YOUR DRIVING
Instructor: Wayne K. Jeffery, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Pharm)
Monday, September 20, 2004
Cost: $100.00/$120.00 (includes lunch)
This workshop will deal with each of the DRE Classes of
Drugs! A review of the pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of each class of drugs
will be reviewed and how this is important in causing impairment! A review
of the recent literature on how this class of drugs impairs driving will also be
presented.
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Workshop #12
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS GENEMAPPER® ID WORKSHOP
Both sessions of this
workshop are now filled.
Instructors: Michelle Shepherd and Catherine Caballero –
Applied Biosystems
Monday, September 20, 2004 – Two sessions, morning and
afternoon, are offered. Please choose one on your registration form.
Cost: $50.00/$60.00
Ms. Shepherd and Ms. Caballero both have crime lab experience as forensic DNA
analysts. Ms. Shepherd was formerly with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Crime Lab and Ms. Caballero was with the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime
Lab. Their crime lab backgrounds have made them very effective in meeting the
forensic DNA analysis needs of crime labs using Applied Biosystems’ products.
Technical Applications Specialists Michelle Shepherd and Catherine Caballero of
Applied Biosystems will teach a hands-on GeneMapper® ID workshop. This workshop
will consist of lectures and practical exercises. Workshop participants will
work in pairs and actually use GeneMapper® ID to analyze raw DNA data. The
target audience of this workshop is forensic DNA analysts who are using, or soon
will be using, GeneMapper® ID. ENROLLMENT IN THIS WORKSHOP IS LIMITED.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE SELECTED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.
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Workshop #13
BLOODSTAIN PATTERN ANALYSIS FOR THE FORENSIC SCIENTIST
Instructor: Paul Erwin Kish -Forensic Consultant &
Associates, Corning, New York
Monday morning, September 20, 2004
Cost: $50.00/$60.00
With the advancement of DNA technology, the question of whose
blood is on a garment is often of little dispute. The question has now become, HOW
was the blood deposited onto the garments? This is where the forensic
“tool” of bloodstain pattern analysis can assist the forensic
scientist.
The purpose of this program is to reinforce your knowledge of
bloodstain pattern analysis and to illustrate how bloodstain pattern analysis
will assist you in your casework. The attendees of this workshop will acquire an
understanding of the potential significance of the bloodstain patterns
identified on items of evidence submitted for laboratory analysis.
Basic bloodstain pattern analysis concepts will be reviewed, but the majority
of our time will be spent addressing issues related to the analysis of
bloodstain patterns identified on items routinely submitted for laboratory
analysis, i.e. clothing, footwear, weapons, etc. We will address such issues as:
documentation methodologies, establishing the most probative sample selection
given case factors, the inherent limitations of laboratory based bloodstain
pattern analysis, and how information from the scene as well as from the
pathologist can play a role in your analysis.
This workshop is designed specifically for the analyst who is
or will be examining items of evidence for the presence of bloodstains. It is
recommended that the attendees have at least a minimum knowledge of bloodstain
pattern analysis and/or are working in a laboratory setting where a portion of
their duties includes the examination of evidentiary items for the presence of
blood.
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Workshop #14
PATERNITY INDEX DNA STATISTICS
Instructor: Dr. Martin Tracey, Jr., Professor of Biological
Sciences, Florida International University
Monday afternoon, September 20, 2004
Cost: $50.00/$60.00
Forensic DNA analysis began with a case of disputed maternity in the U.K
While parentage analysis is not nearly as powerful as the comparison of evidence
and standards done for crime scene analysis, statistics must be associated with
the conclusion that the suspect can’t be eliminated from the pool of possible
parents. Often the statistic is a straightforward calculation of the frequency
of possible parents; too often other factors must be accounted for incalculating
parentage odds. Straightforward and complicated parentage analyses will brighten
this statistical afternoon.
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Workshop #15
FBI DNA AUDITOR WORKSHOP
Instructors: Richard Guerrieri and Heather Seubert, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
Monday and Tuesday, September 20 and 21, 2004
Cost: $200.00/$250.00 (includes lunch both days)
The DNA Audit Workshop provides current and previously
qualified DNA examiners with a comprehensive review and interpretation of the
revised DNA Audit Document [July 2004]. In order to comply with NDIS/CODIS audit
requirements, affected DNA laboratories will be required to have personnel
trained on this document. ASCLD/LAB DNA Inspectors are required to receive this
training in order to continue performing inspections. It is strongly recommended
that participants be familiar with the DNA Audit Document prior to attending the
workshop [which can be found in Forensic Science Communications July, 2004
issue]. This course has been previously offered at CODIS conferences and
regional FS meetings with high demand.
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Workshop #16
FTIR, RAMAN MICROPROBE AND FTIR MICROSCOPY APPLICATIONS TO
TRACE EVIDENCE WORKSHOP
Instructor: Will Wihlborg, Sensir Technologies
Tuesday, September 21, 2004 (Morning)
Cost: $50.00/$60.00
This workshop will provide the theoretical background as well as hands-on
experience in analyzing a variety of trace evidence materials with FTIR, Raman
and FTIR microscopy. The processes used to analyze synthetic fibers, paints,
polymers, explosives, tape samples, and other trace evidence will be explored
using FTIR and FTIR microscope instrumentation. The extension of the spectral
range and sample size reduction by deploying a Raman Microprobe will also be
presented.
Approximately 50% of the workshop time will be dedicated to analyzing samples
while the balance of time will be used for presentation and discussion. Students
are encouraged to bring samples of special interest for analysis during the
workshop.
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Workshop #17
PREPARING FOR DIGITAL EVIDENCE ACCREDITATION
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Instructor: Representing ASCLD/LAB, John J. Barbara, Florida
Department of Law Enforcement, Tampa, FL.
Cost: $100.00/$120.00 (includes lunch)
This workshop is intended for examiners, quality managers, and/or laboratory
directors from laboratories having a Digital Evidence discipline who are
preparing (or will be preparing) for ASCLD/LAB accreditation in Digital
Evidence. An overview of the accreditation process will be presented along
with methods of attaining compliance with selected standards and criteria. This
workshop is partially interactive and participants are encouraged to bring
copies of their Digital Evidence Section procedures. The workshop
will also include a discussion of current issues relating to Digital
Evidence accreditation”.
Requirements: Up to 30 attendees. Attendees should bring a laptop computer
that has the following software installed: Microsoft PowerPoint (versions from
MS Office 2000 through MS Office XP) and Adobe Acrobat (version 5.0 or
greater).
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Workshop #18
TIMELY TOPICS IN DRUG CHEMISTRY
Instructors: Terry Dal Cason, DEA Lab, Chicago
Walter Rodriquez, DEA Lab, Miami
Allen Catterton, DEA Lab, Miami
Dr. Russell Allred, DEA Lab, Miami
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Cost: $100.00/$120.00 (includes lunch)
This workshop will touch upon the following topics:
1) Derivatization Chemistry as applied to Drug Analysis
2) Tryptamines synthesis and analytical methods
3) The resurgence of Phencyclidine (PCP) and analytical methods.
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Workshop #19
THE FORENSIC ALCOHOL TOXICOLOGY OF DRINKING DRIVERS: IT’S
TIME TO PUT THE FORENSIC BACK INTO FORENSIC ALCOHOL TOXICOLOGY
Instructors: R.M. Langille, Ph.D., D.J. Mayers, Ph.D. and
J.G. Wigmore, B.Sc., Centre of Forensic Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tuesday Afternoon, September 21, 2004
Cost: $50.00/$60.00
This workshop will be presented by forensic toxicologists with extensive
experience in providing expert testimony in criminal court. A comprehensive and
up-to-date literature review will be conducted on the forensic aspects of
drinking drivers including the characteristics of the drinking driver (i.e.
drinking patterns, type of beverage consumed, social vs alcohol-dependant
drinking). The pharmacokinetics of the drinking driver will also be a focus,
including the characteristics of absorption, the rates of elimination and the
effects of trauma (e.g. IV infusions, shock, blood transfusion). In addition,
various forensic aspects of breath alcohol testing will be presented including
the duration of the mouth alcohol effect, the effect of blood in the mouth,
gastro-esophageal reflux disease, specificity of breath alcohol analysis, and
the blood breath alcohol ratio in drinking drivers. The appropriateness of
various clinical studies to the forensic alcohol toxicology of drinking drivers
will be discussed.
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Workshop #20
CEDAR-FOX SOFTWARE FOR HANDWRITING COMPARISONS: A
DEMONSTRATION
Instructor: Dr. Hari Srihari
Tuesday afternoon, September 21, 2004
Cost: $50.00/$60.00
This half day workshop is being provided for those who are
unable to attend the full day workshop. A practical demonstration of the
CEDAR-FOX software will be demonstrated with terminals available for hands-on
use.
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