As you may have heard, the National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) will be handing over the operation of the FTCoE system to Research Triangle Institute (RTI) at the end of this calendar year. It has been a long journey since NFSTC developed and launched the Center in 2007. During that time, it has been [...]

NFSTC begins delivery of the Intermediate Crime Scene Investigation course today with the opening of online coursework. Almost 200 investigators from across the country will be participating in this unique distance learning opportunity. Following completion of the online work, select trainees will participate in lecture, practical exercises and mock crime scene scenarios at NFSTC’s facilities in Largo, Florida.

Presentations and videos from September’s technology transition workshop, Field Detection of Drugs and Explosive Odor Signatures Using Planar Solid Phase Microextraction Ion Mobility Spectrometry (PSPME-IMS), are now available online free from NFSTC. This training provides law enforcement with a novel approach for detecting and sampling illicit drugs and explosives.

Come see NFSTC at the IACP Conference in Chicago. Stop by booth #2131 to check out the interactive crime scene scenario, get the scoop on virtual reality crime scene training, learn about new digital evidence training, and more. While you’re there, register to win an iPad!

Most of us will remember forever the moment we learned of the terror attacks on our country. Today, maybe the question should not be where were we then, but where are we now?