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July 1999 Volume 1 Number
2
International Symposium on Setting Quality
Standards for the Forensic Community
Abstracts of Presentations
and Poster Sessions
San Antonio, Texas
May 3-7, 1999
To locate an abstract
by author, check the alphabetical
list of authors.
To locate an abstract
by title, check the alphabetical list
of abstract titles.
The abstracts of the presentations
and poster sessions may be viewed consecutively in alphabetical
order by authors' last names by linking to one of the following:
Poster
Sessions
Presentations (Parts
1-6):
Part
1 (Bieber - Bramley)
Part
2 (Budowle - Evans)
Part
3 (Evett - Hadley)
Part
4 (Harmon - Koons)
Part
5 (Meagher - Thompson)
Part
6 (Tilstone - Vander Kolk)
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Author
List
Again, P. M., Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada:
Is Accreditation Needed for Test Method Development and Non-Routine
Testing in the Forensic Laboratory?
Bazarnik, T., Cook, D., Henry, J.,
Patrick, K., and Sadler, M., Utah
Department of Public Safety, Salt Lake City, Utah:
Utah Evidence Tracking System (UETS): A Novel Approach to Crime
Laboratory Information Management Systems
Bieber, F. R., Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts:
Understanding DNA Evidence: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Bramley, R. K., Forensic Science Service, Birmingham, United
Kingdom:
European Community Quality Initiatives
Brown, S. N. and Robbins, R. P.,
Illinois State
Police, Springfield, Illinois:
Illinois State Police Comprehensive Quality Assurance Program
for Forensic Science Laboratories
Budowle, B.,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Quantico, Virginia:
Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM)
Carmody, G.,
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:
Statistics
Chasteen, C. E., Florida Fire Marshal's Fire and
Arson Laboratory
Havana, Florida:
Measuring Quality: Developing Measures That Relate to Outcomes
and Not Just Outputs
Clark, A. B.,
Drug Enforcement Administration, Dallas, Texas:
Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Drug Samples (SWGDRUG)
Cribari, S. J., University of Denver College of Law, Denver,
Colorado:
Qualifications of a Scientific Expert Witness
Deskiewicz, K. J., Pennsylvania State Police, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania:
Schallamach Pattern on Shoe Outsole Acknowledged by Court in
Footwear Identification
Duewer, D. L., National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, Maryland:
Statistical Process Control or Graphical Quality Evaluation,
Demonstration, and (Maybe) Control
Eisenberg, A. J., University of North Texas Health
Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas:
DNA Advisory Board Standards
Evans, J., National Association of Testing Authorities,
Sidney, New South Wales, Australia:
Forensic Science Laboratory Accreditation Criteria and ISO 17025
Evett, I. W., Forensic Science Service, Birmingham, United
Kingdom:
Good Science Comes From Good Questions
Fultz, M. L., Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,
Rockville, Maryland:
Standard Protocol Development in Laboratory Analysis of Fire
Debris and Explosives
Gaensslen, R. E. and Peterson, J.
L., University
of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois:
Blind Proficiency Testing: The Experience With DNA Labs
Hadley, K., Forensic Science Service, Birmingham, United
Kingdom:
Personal Accreditation in Forensic Science: United Kingdom Model
Harmon, R. P., Alameda County District Attorney's Office,
Oakland, California:
Impact of Quality Assurance on Discovery in Criminal Cases
Houck, M. M., Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington,
DC:
A Global Approach to Standards, Training, and Quality
Jackson, G., Forensic Science Service, Birmingham, United
Kingdom:
Bayesian Approach to Case Assessment and Interpretation of Scientific
Evidence
Juhala, J. and Schehr, F., Michigan State Police, East Lansing,
Michigan:
Role of Forensic Program Coordinators in Maintaining Quality
Assurance in a Multi-Laboratory System
Kerschberg, L., George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia:
Analysis, Design, Construction, and Curation of Scientific Databases
Koons, R. D., Federal Bureau of Investigation, Quantico,
Virginia:
Use of Statistics in Trace Evidence
Krebsbach, J. F., Albuquerque Police Department Criminalistics
Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico:
Practical Benefits of Regional TWG-Like Organizations
Mankevich, A., Maryland State Police Crime Laboratory,
Pikesville, Maryland:
Model for a Multi-Agency Forensic Cooperation Group
Maucieri, L. A., California Criminalistics Institute,
Sacramento, California:
Humbling Truths Learned From Proficiency Testing
Meagher, S. B., Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington,
DC:
Identification Criteria and Statistics in Fingerprint Evidence
Murch, R. S., Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington,
DC:
Challenges of Quality Assurance and Leadership in the Forensic
Laboratory
Murdock, J. E., Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,
Walnut Creek, California:
Development of Empirical Testing of Numerical Criteria for the
Identification of Striated Toolmarks
Nottingham, K. E., and Hughes, B., Environmental Protection Agency,
Washington, DC:
EPA's Experience With Quality Management Standards for Forensic
Measurement Activities
Peterson, J. L., University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois:
Evolution of Proficiency Testing as a Quality Assurance Tool
in the Forensic Sciences
Plautz, D. M., ASCLD/LAB, Garner, North Carolina:
ASCLD/LAB Accreditation Process: Are You Up to the Challenge?
Presley, L. A., Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington,
DC:
Problem Solving and Change in
Forensic Science
Ross, A. M., National Institute of Forensic Science,
Bundoora, Victoria, Australia:
Basic Specialized and Continuing Education and the Implication
for Quality Assurance Processes
Rubi, K., Albuquerque Police Department, Albuquerque,
New Mexico:
Offender Fingerprint Tracking Program
Thompson, J., Forensic Science Service, Birmingham,
United Kingdom:
European Network of Forensic Science Institutes
Tilstone, W. J., National Forensic Science Technology
Center, St. Petersburg, Florida:
Forensic Science Quality Initiatives in the United States
Tomsey, C. S., Pennsylvania State Police Laboratory, Greensburg,
Pennsylvania:
Forensic DNA Laboratory Auditing
Tuerkheimer, F., University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Wisconsin:
Quality Control and Credibility: The Practical Resolution
Unger, P. S., American Association for Laboratory Accreditation,
Frederick, Maryland:
International Accreditation Scene
Vander Kolk, B. W., Illinois State Police, Springfield,
Illinois:
Criteria for Selecting a High Quality Scientist for the Crime
Laboratory
White, J. M., Orange County Sheriff-Corner Department,
Santa Ana, California:
Structure and Function of an Effective Internal Quality Review
System
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Title
List
Analysis, Design, Construction, and
Curation of Scientific Databases by Kerschberg, L., George
Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
ASCLD/LAB Accreditation Process:
Are You Up to the Challenge? by Plautz, D. M., ASCLD/LAB,
Garner, North Carolina
Basic Specialized and Continuing
Education and the Implication for Quality Assurance Processes
by Ross, A. M., National Institute of Forensic Science,
Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
Bayesian Approach to Case Assessment and Interpretation
of Scientific Evidence by Jackson, G., Forensic Science
Service, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Blind Proficiency Testing: The Experience
With DNA Labs by Gaensslen, R. E. and Peterson, J. L.,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Challenges of Quality Assurance and
Leadership in the Forensic Laboratory by Murch, R. S.,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC
Criteria for Selecting a High Quality
Scientist for the Crime Laboratory by Vander Kolk, B. W.,
Illinois State Police, Springfield, Illinois
Development of Empirical Testing
of Numerical Criteria for the Identification of Striated Toolmarks
by Murdock, J. E., Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,
Walnut Creek, California
DNA Advisory Board Standards by Eisenberg,
A. J., University of North Texas Health Science Center,
Fort Worth, Texas
EPA's Experience With Quality Management
Standards for Forensic Measurement Activities by Nottingham,
K. E. and Hughes, B., Environmental Protection Agency,
Washington, DC
European Community Quality Initiatives
by Bramley, R. K., Forensic Science Service, Birmingham,
United Kingdom
European Network of Forensic Science
Institutes by Thompson, J., Forensic Science Service,
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Evolution of Proficiency Testing
as a Quality Assurance Tool in the Forensic Sciences by Peterson,
J. L., University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Forensic DNA Laboratory Auditing
by Tomsey, C. S., Pennsylvania State Police Laboratory,
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Forensic Science Laboratory Accreditation
Criteria and ISO 17025 by Evans, J., National Association
of Testing Authorities, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Forensic Science Quality Initiatives
in the United States by Tilstone, W. J., National Forensic
Science Technology Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
A Global Approach to Standards, Training,
and Quality by Houck, M. M., Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Washington, DC
Good Science Comes From Good Questions
by Evett, I. W., Forensic Science Service, Birmingham,
United Kingdom
Humbling Truths Learned From Proficiency
Testing by Maucieri, L. A., California Criminalistics
Institute, Sacramento, California
Identification Criteria and Statistics
in Fingerprint Evidence by Meagher, S. B., Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC
Illinois State Police Comprehensive
Quality Assurance Program for Forensic Science Laboratories by
Brown, S. N. and Robbins, R. P., Illinois State Police,
Springfield, Illinois
Impact of Quality Assurance on Discovery
in Criminal Cases by Harmon, R. P., Alameda County
District Attorney's Office, Oakland, California
International Accreditation Scene
by Unger, P. S., American Association for Laboratory
Accreditation, Frederick, Maryland
Is Accreditation Needed for Test
Method Development and Non-Routine Testing in the Forensic Laboratory?
by Again, P. M., Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada
Measuring Quality: Developing Measures
That Relate to Outcomes and Not Just Outputs by Chasteen,
C. E., Florida Fire Marshal's Fire and Arson Laboratory
Havana, Florida
Model for a Multi-Agency Forensic
Cooperation Group by Mankevich, A., Maryland State
Police Crime Laboratory, Pikesville, Maryland
Offender Fingerprint Tracking Program
by Rubi, K., Albuquerque Police Department, Albuquerque,
New Mexico
Personal Accreditation in Forensic
Science: United Kingdom Model by Hadley, K., Forensic
Science Service, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Practical Benefits of Regional TWG-Like
Organizations by Krebsbach, J. F., Albuquerque Police
Department Criminalistic Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Problem Solving and Change in Forensic
Science by Presley, L. A.,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC
Qualifications of a Scientific Expert
Witness by Cribari, S. J., University of Denver College
of Law, Denver, Colorado
Quality Control and Credibility:
The Practical Resolution by Tuerkheimer, F., University
of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Role of Forensic Program Coordinators
in Maintaining Quality Assurance in a Multi-Laboratory System
by Juhala, J. and Schehr, F., Michigan State Police,
East Lansing, Michigan
Schallamach Pattern on Shoe Outsole
Acknowledged by Court in Footwear Identification by Deskiewicz,
K. J., Pennsylvania State Police, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Scientific
Working Group for the Analysis of Drug Samples (SWGDRUG)
by Clark, A. B., Drug Enforcement Administration, Dallas,
Texas
Scientific
Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM) by Budowle,
B., Federal Bureau of Investigation, Quantico, Virginia
Standard Protocol Development in
Laboratory Analysis of Fire Debris and Explosives by Fultz,
M. L., Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Rockville, Maryland
Statistical
Process Control or Graphical Quality Evaluation, Demonstration,
and (Maybe) Control by Duewer, D. L., National Institute
of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Statistics by Carmody, G., Carleton
University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Structure and Function of an Effective
Internal Quality Review System by White, J. M., Orange
County Sheriff-Corner Department, Santa Ana, California
Understanding DNA Evidence: Challenges
and Opportunities Ahead by Bieber, F. R., Harvard Medical
School, Boston, Massachusetts
Use of Statistics in Trace Evidence
by Koons, R. D., Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Quantico, Virginia
Utah Evidence Tracking System (UETS):
A Novel Approach to Crime Laboratory Information Management Systems
by Bazarnik, T., Cook, D., Henry, J., Patrick, K., and Sadler,
M., Utah Department of Public Safety, Salt Lake City,
Utah
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