Greetings to everyone and I hope this message finds you all healthy.
Providing training and education to our membership is a core mission for ASCLD. Despite the unfortunate cancellation of our annual symposium this year, the Symposium Planning and Training and Education Committees found a way to bring timely and relevant content that would have been experienced in Denver, to the ASCLD membership.
Through a generous partnership with the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence at RTI International, we will present a three-part webinar series entitled
ASCLD Emerging Issues: Employee Wellness
. Providing training and education in employee wellness is part of the current ASCLD Strategic Plan. In an already stressful profession, as we adapt and lead through the COVID-19 pandemic, this topic is particularly timely.
This June,
ASCLD Emerging Issues: Employee Wellness
will present the following one-hour webinars:
June 11:
NIJ/ASCLD Gap Assessment of Stress, Vicarious Trauma, and Resiliency for Forensic Science Professionals
June 18:
Tackling Employee Wellness: The Phoenix Police Department’s Crime Lab Approach
June 25:
Drug Exposures in the Forensic Laboratory: What We Know, What We Can Learn
Look for updates on registration for these informative webinars here in the CLM, on the ASCLD LinkedIn page, and through FTCOE
(
https://forensiccoe.org/
).
As many conferences and trainings have had to make adjustments during the past few months, be sure to look under the “Training” section in the CLM for these updates. If you see something in error, please let us know so we can fix it!
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
– Jane Goodall
Stay Safe and have a great week –
Brooke
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May 22, 2020
- Board Meeting - telephonic
June 17, 2020
- Annual Meeting - virtual (1pm EST)
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Weekly News and Resources
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Community Research, Newsletters, and Surveys
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Briggs White recipient for 2020 Kermit Channell is interviewed by ASCLD member and previous Briggs White recipient John Collins in the link below. Please find time to listen to Kermit and his thoughts and insights to leadership and the forensic community. Kermit is the Executive Director of the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory.
The video can be viewed
here
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This research shows how microscopic particles—in this case, from drug powders—can be spread around a forensic chemistry lab when handling evidence. The spread of small amounts of drug particles cannot be completely eliminated, but it’s important for labs to manage the problem, both for reasons of workplace safety and to ensure that measurement quality isn’t affected
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ASCLD is leading the review and update of three of the IFSA MRDs. Your comments and suggested updates are appreciated. Please contact the lead reviewer for each document with your suggestions:
Kevin Lothridge (seized drugs), Erin Forry (DNA), and Brooke Arnone (Crime Scene)
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Message from the Trauma & Stress Working Group:
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The goal of the Laboratories and Educators Alliance Program (LEAP) is to facilitate collaborative research between academia and forensic science laboratories. This joint effort between the American Society of Crime Lab Directors (ASCLD) and the Council of Forensic Science Educators (COFSE) identifies forensic science needs and provides a platform for laboratories, researchers, and students to seek projects aligning with their mutual research capabilities.
Read more...
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2020 Research Innovation Award (from the Forensic Research Award Committee):
Amber K. Burns, Chemistry Section Manager for the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division.
See the FRC webpage for more information
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FY2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Due May 29, 2020
FY 2020 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence Due June 15, 2020
FY 2020 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence – Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting (SAFE-ITR) Program Due June 15, 2020
FY2020 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program Due June 15, 2020
FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Competitive
Due June 19, 2020
FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula
Due June 19, 2020
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Click
HERE to review standards available for comment.
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May 2020 OSAC Standards Bulletin now available, click
HERE
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National forensic science organization approves standards for interpreting DNA mixtures.
These new standards include detailed requirements for conducting validation studies for DNA mixture interpretation, developing protocols from them and verifying that those protocols work correctly.
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Join forensic science colleagues and aspiring scientist from around the world at the Virtual 9th Annual Forensic Science Symposium via a secure Zoom webinar.
This year's symposium will showcase topics like DNA, chemistry, toxicology, digital forensics and latent prints, and include expanded criminal justice subjects beyond the laboratory. Workshops and poster session will be included.
More information can be found
here
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FREE 2020 Forensic Symposium: Current Trends in Forensic Toxicology
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JusticeTrax 2021 UGM
August 15
th
to August 20
th
, 2021
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ANAB - Upcoming training events
August 3-6, 2020, Live Online
September 15-18, 2020, Washington, D.C.
November 3-6, 2020, Rancho Cordova, CA
June 1-4, 2020, 11 am-5 pm ET, Live Online
July 28-31, 2020, 11 am-5 pm ET, Live Online
August 24-27, 2020, 11 am-5 pm ET, Live Online
October 6-9, 2020, San Francisco, CA
November 16-19, 2020, Fort Worth, TX
November 17-20, 2020, Washington, D.C.
June 23-26, 2020 (2-4pm ET), Live Online
September 14-17, 2020 (11am-1pm ET), Live Online
December 1-4, 2020 (11am-1pm ET), Live Online
September 14-16, 2020 (2pm-4pm ET), Live Online
November 30-December 2, 2020 (2pm-4pm ET), Live Online
August 4-7, 2020, St. Louis, MO
July 20-21, 2020, Live Online
July 14-15, 2020, Live Online
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Crime Lab Minute Sponsors
For More Information, Click the LOGO below:
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Donations to ASCLD can now be made online! This is a great way to honor the memory of a forensic colleague, to commemorate a life event for that person who has everything, or to otherwise assist in supporting the tireless efforts of the ASCLD organization in the pursuit of excellence in forensic science management. The donation page can be accessed by clicking
HERE
or by visiting the ASCLD website and clicking on "Donate to ASCLD" under the "Member Site" tab (this donation page is accessible even to non-members). Please consider donating and do share this information with anyone you think might be interested.
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The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
65 Glen Road, Suite 123
Garner, NC 27529
Phone: 919.773.2044
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