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Thank you for attending the National Public Safety Summit on Forensic Science, held October 18-20,2011 in Clearwater,Florida. Please provide your feedback by participating in this evaluation survey.

The goal of this meeting was to educate non-forensic criminal justice practitioners on forensic science issues that may impact their agencies and the cases they’re managing.

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Plenary Sessions
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Case Presentations with Novel Applications
Presenters: Timothy Keel, Major Case Specialist, Federal Bureau of Investigation and James Markey, Sergeant, Sex Crimes Unit/Cold Case Team, Phoenix Police Department

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New Investigative Technology

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Familial Searches: Pete Marone, Director, Virginia Department of Forensic Science
Communication Device Triage: Stephen Pearson, Chief Executive Officer, High Tech Crime Institute
Crimes in the Virtual World: Rob D’Ovidio, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Program, Drexel University

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Working Lunch: Think Outside the Box Lunch
Target’s Support of Local Law Enforcement: The Importance of Public/Private Partnerships

Introduction:
Charles Heurich, Program Manager, Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

Presenter: Rick Lautenbach, Laboratory Director, Forensic Services Laboratory, Target

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Field Technologies

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Mobile Crime Laboratories: Dave McAlpin, Administrator, Forensic Science Division, Montana Department of Justice

FIDO Field Investigative Drug Officer Program: Jay Henry, Laboratory Director, Utah Bureau of Forensic Services

New Advances in Fingerprint Detection: BlueCheck Fingerprint System
Dave Wurtz, Detective/Sergeant (retired), Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Courts and Law Enforcement Management Information System (CLEMIS)

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Field Technologies (Continued)

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Rapid DNA: Christopher Miles, Biometrics Program Manager, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

National Forensic Academy Web-Based Training Tools: Don Green, Executive Director, Law Enforcement Innovation Center, the University of Tennessee

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Cracking Cold Cases and Missing Persons Cases

Presenters:
Successful Cold Case Prosecution: Steve Redding, Senior Assistant County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: Robert Lowery, Executive Director, Missing Children’s Division, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

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Quality Assurance in the Crime Laboratory

Presenters:
Lessons Learned in QA from the Houston Police Department Crime Laboratory Experience: Irma Rios, Director, Crime Laboratory Division, Houston Police Department

Working With a Purpose: Balancing Capacity and Demand with Improved Business Practices: John M. Collins, Director, Forensic Science Division, Michigan State Police

Forensic DNA Education for Law Enforcement Decision-Makers: Kevin Lothridge, Chief Executive Officer, National Forensic Science Technology Center

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Working Lunch: Think Outside the Box Lunch
Using Volunteer and Advocacy Resources in Your Community

Presenter:
Debra Cain, Executive Director, Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board

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Policy Trends in Forensic Science

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Case Integrity and Review: Robert Moran, Chief of Special Investigations, Office of the Wayne County Prosecutor

Evidence Retention: Stephanie Stoiloff, Commander, Forensic Services Bureau, Miami-Dade Police Department

Familial Searches: A Legal Perspective
Mitchell R. Morrissey, District Attorney, 2nd Judicial District, Denver District Attorney’s Office

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Case Presentations with Novel Applications

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DC Sniper Case: Robert Lanciault, Major Case Specialist, Violent Criminal Apprehension Program, Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Triangle of Cooperation: The Denver Model

Presenters:
Greggory Laberge, Director, Crime Laboratory Bureau, Denver Police Department

Steven R. Siegel, Director, Special Programs Unit, 2nd Judicial District, Denver District Attorney’s Office

James Markey, Sergeant, Sex Crimes Unit/Cold Case Team, Phoenix Police Department

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Demonstration and Evaluation Projects

Moderator/Presenter:
SAK Project: Kristina Rose, Deputy Director, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

Presenters:
FIDEX: Aaron Gorrell, President and CEO, Waterhole Software

FORSIGHT: Paul Speaker, Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University

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This event was sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice through a cooperative agreement with the National Forensic Science Technology Center, BJA Award 2009-D1-BX-K028 and NIJ Award 2010-DN-BX-K210.
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