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Law Enforcement

Cold Case Training

Educates attending law enforcement officers on strategies used to solve cold cases; identify the resources available from the Federal government to support their mission; and provide information from model Cold Case Units on how to prioritize cases, conduct cold case interviews, leverage forensic technology, and gain support from local legislators. Learn more.

National Forensic Academy

An intensive 10-week training program designed to meet the needs of law enforcement agencies in evidence identification, collection, and preservation. The Academy is hosted by the University of Tennessee and sponsored in part by the Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance, one of the partners in the President's DNA Initiative. Learn more.

Forensic Scientists

Forensic Management Academy™

Teaches contemporary business practices to improve to improve laboratory efficiency and your staff capabilities. Forensic laboratory managers, law enforcement executives, and aspiring forensic service providers who want to learn better business practices. The Academy is a collaboration between the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics Center for Executive Education and the National Institute for Justice. Learn more.

Advanced DNA Technologies Training

Learn about technologies used in a for high-throughput testing format. Modules include training on the ABI 3130 Capillary Electrophoresis, ABI 3130 Calibrations & Preventative Maintenance, ABI 7500/Quantifiler™ Real-Time PCR quantification, and the GeneMapper™ ID Data Analysis and Capillary Electrophoresis artifacts. Learn more.

Forensic Automation and LIMS

Additional training on technologies used in a for high-throughput testing format, focusing on automation and laboratory information management systems. Includes training on the Beckman Coulter Biomek™ 2000 liquid handler and Promega DNA IQ™ extraction, Quantifiler™ plate set-up on Biomek™ 2000 & ABI 7500 SDS run, ABI Identifiler™ Amplification set-up on Biomek™ 2000, Biomek™ 2000 Normalization Wizard, and MUFSC B-Leaf and A7K-Leaf integration of plate data into LIMS. Learn more.

Trace Evidence Symposium

To explore and improve the use of trace evidence throughout the criminal justice system, NIJ and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Laboratory Division hosted the first Trace Evidence Symposium in August 2007. Participants attended educational workshops, listened to plenary sessions and case presentations, and learned more about the field. The Trace Evidence Symposium will benefit the wide spectrum of professionals who investigate and solve crime including trace evidence examiners, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and violent crime investigators Learn more.

Using DNA To Identify Missing Persons

The trainings convened medical examiners, law enforcement personnel; managers of state missing children clearinghouses; family members of long-term missing adults or their advocates; forensic scientists and key state policymakers. The trainings informed attendees of the resources available to assist them in their jurisdictions with the identification of missing persons and unidentified human remains. Information about model state programs, reference sample collection kits, evidence repositories, statutes, and standard operating procedures were provided. Learn more.