Free Investigative Training and Resources
The free investigative training and resources offered here are designed to expand investigators understanding of forensic science applications, missing persons and cold case efforts, and technology use in the investigative process.
Biological Screening Workshop
This four-and-a-half-day seminar and workshop teaches the principles of screening for blood, semen, saliva and other biological fluids. The platform includes lectures, demonstrations and interactive exercises along with a comprehensive overview of the laboratory and instruction on presenting biological screening evidence findings.
Access the videos and presentations online: Biological Screening Workshop
Collecting DNA Evidence at Property Crime Scenes
This interactive training program is designed for investigators and crime scene specialists and focuses on identifying, securing, documenting and preserving biological evidence recovered from a crime scene. The program is delivered in four modules: Types of Evidence, Crime Scenes, Evidence Collection and Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
Take the FREE training: Collecting DNA Evidence at Property Crime Scenes
Missing Persons Training
This three-day conference facilitated by NFSTC brought together experts from the FBI, NIJ, and Attorney General’s office and forensic experts from around the nation to discuss investigation of missing persons cases.
View the presentations online: Missing Persons Training
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Press Conference
The Bringing Hope to the Families Missing and Unidentified Persons press conference discussed federal efforts to identify missing and unidentified persons, the forensic sciences and technologies used in the search, the perspectives shared by victim’s family and loved ones and a demonstration of the NamUs system.
View the videos online: NamUs Press Conference
Homicide Investigation Symposium 2009
The symposium encompassed a variety of topics related to homicide investigations including: breakthroughs in crime scene technology, handling case management challenges, addressing legal issues, interviewing and interrogation techniques, search and canvass management and forensic research. The goal in hosting this symposium was to impart the knowledge, skills and resources to enable the criminal justice community to more effectively investigate homicide cases.
View the presentations online: Homicide Investigation Symposium
IAFS Scholarship Recipients Technology Synopses 2008
This document assembles the observations of 70 professionals from 26 states, selected from a broad cross-section, including: medical examination, law enforcement, forensic chemistry, forensic odontology, latent print examination, physical anthropology, photographic laboratory analysis, and more. This publication provides a unique opportunity for forensic science practitioners to gain insight into the benefits and limitations of applying these new technologies.
Download the abstracts and report: Technology Integration Synopses
NIJ Grant Management Summit 2009 and 2010
Learn about the various grants and funding opportunities available through the National Institute of Justice including the DNA program, Coverdell program, changes to the Grant Management System, and the laboratory assessments and audits program.
View the presentations online:
Post Conviction DNA Case Management Symposium – January 2009
This symposium served to bring together criminal justice practitioners from across the nation who would augment the development and implementation of post conviction DNA testing assistance programs within their State and local jurisdictions.
View the workshop videos and other resources online: Post Conviction DNA Case Management Symposium
