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Blood Pattern Analysis, It’s Written in the Blood
Forensic Access
You are invited to attend our upcoming webinar, Blood Pattern Analysis, It’s Written in the Blood, presented by Clare Jarman, Forensic Biologist at Forensic Access. Clare Jarman has over 20 years of experience as a forensic biologist giving evidence in court in a range of cases including historic, murder and physical and sexual assault. In this webinar our expert will cover a range of topics relating to blood pattern analysis, including blood detection and enhancement techniques, types of blood stains and patterns and attribution of blood through DNA profiling.
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Cell Site Analysis, The Truth Behind the Benefits & Limitations
Forensic Access
You are invited to attend our online webinar with our expert Joanne Worrow who will provide valuable insights into understanding Cell Site Analysis. Our aim is to provide prosecution and defence teams with insight into cell site analysis, the balanced approach that should be taken and considerations that should be given to each investigation You will leave with a good understanding of the methods used, and our expert will explain how we can accurately assess the significance of the findings in the context of the case and help you to assist your clients.
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Crime Scene to Courtroom, Understanding Streamlined Forensic Casework Processes & SFRs
Forensic Access
In this unique presentation by two forensic scientists, well be providing valuable insight into the current Forensic Marketplace, the submissions process, how fragmentation of services affects your cases and the shortcomings of Streamlined Forensic Reports (SFRs). There will be discussion around current guidelines, the lack of clarity surrounding SFR usage, and plenty of case studies to help illustrate the key issues so that you can better understand when to challenge SFRs. Defence professionals will leave with a broader understanding of how evidence gathering, investigation and reporting can impact prosecution arguments and provide an incomplete picture of the true scientific evidence, potentially preventing defendants from mounting a proper defence.
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Drone Analysis in Digital Forensic Investigations
Forensic Access
During this webinar our experts in this Forensic Access Group webinar as they discuss the evidential opportunities that drones present in a digital forensics investigation. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or Drones, have seen a surge in use among hobbyists and professionals in a range of industries such as healthcare and package delivery. This growth in popularity has brought risks and threats of drones being used maliciously in the commission of a crime, such as flying contraband into prisons. , ,
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Exploring DNA and Digital Evidence Opportunities
Forensic Access
Join our experts James Beard (Principal Forensic Biologist) and Carl Osborne (Head of the Digital Investigations Unit) in Exploring DNA and Digital Evidence Opportunities. DNA and Digital evidence play a key role within our Criminal Justice System. Combining the perspectives of two DNA and Digital expert we're merging the gold standard of forensic evidence with the new up and coming area to explore evidence opportunities.
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Footwear Mark Evidence, How we use trace evidence to help your case
Forensic Access
We are happy to introduce our next free webinar Footwear Mark Evidence, How we use trace evidence to help your case with Sarah Jacob. Sarah has two decades of experience as a Forensic Scientist specialising in marks and trace evidence including footwear marks. She has run numerous training courses for various police forces, the Armed Forces and international forensic laboratories including 2 months in Kenya training forensic scientists. Sarah is also a guest lecturer on forensic science courses at several universities including Kings College, London. Legal professionals will leave with a broader understanding of footwear marks and how they can be used to strengthen your defence strategy.
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Forensic Awareness Evening
Forensic Access
This is a forensic awareness seminar for Solicitors and Barristers. During the Seminar, our experts will provide the delegates with the detail of the services that we offer and how we can assist in accurately reviewing and assessing the forensic evidence in the context of the case. The Seminar will give the delegates the knowledge to understand the science, but perhaps more importantly, understand the potential limitations of the evidence before them and how we can work with them to assist their client.
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Forensic Awareness Evening , Toxicology & Pathology course
Forensic Access
In this unique joint presentation delivered by a forensic scientist and a forensic pathologist we’ll be discussing the role of the two experts, ,what they actually do, Forensic Toxicology, discussing what it is, biological and non-biological specimens and the interpretation of results, types of cases that may be encountered by a Forensic Toxicologist and then types of asphyxiation, reconstructions, ,wounding, wound interpretation and case examples will all be discussed by the Pathologist. , ,
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From Clinic to Court, Getting the most out of Expert Medical Evidence
Forensic Access
During the webinar Dr Stuart Hamilton, a member of our Pathology team, will deliver expert insight on the nature and causation of injuries, both in cases of the living and the deceased. Dr Hamilton will draw upon years of experience providing expert testimonies in various courts. In this time, he has performed over 3000 autopsies, ranging from simple sudden and unexpected deaths to complex multiple homicides. Defence professionals will leave with a broader understanding of expert medical evidence and how to get the most out of it to support a robust defence strategy.
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Paediatric Abdominal Injuries
Forensic Access
In this unique presentation by a forensic pathologist, we’ll be discussing specifics of paediatric injuries, concentrating on abdominal injuries. The presentation focuses on when these types of injuries are encountered and the interpretation of the injuries, reconstructions using pictures and diagrams of case examples will be discussed by the Pathologist. As well as discussing limitations of their expertise.
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There are two sides to every story?
Forensic Access
This is a forensic awareness seminar for Solicitors and Barristers. During the Seminar, our experts will provide the delegates with the detail of the services that we offer and how we can assist in accurately reviewing and assessing the forensic evidence in the context of the case. The Seminar will give the delegates the knowledge to understand the science, but perhaps more importantly, understand the potential limitations of the evidence before them and how we can work with them to assist their client.
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Understanding and Challenging DNA Evidence
Forensic Access
In this unique presentation by a forensic biologist, well be providing valuable insight into DNA, the basic principles, complex interpretation considerations such as transfer and persistence, and the overall investigation process, including SFRs. Attendees will leave with a good understanding of the science, and our expert will explain how we can accurately assess the significance of the findings in the context of the case to help build a defence strategy.
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What is Forensic Toxicology and How can it be Used and Challenged?
Forensic Access
In this webinar Forensic Toxicologist, Sarah Tarrant-Wooding, will be providing valuable insight into the work of a Forensic Toxicologist, including the scope of forensic toxicology and the types of substances that can be tested. Sarah Tarrant-Wooding will draw upon years of experience working on several thousand cases, ranging from homicides, sexual offences to road traffic offences. Attendees will leave the webinar with a broader understanding of this forensic toxicology, and how this forensic discipline can be used to strengthen your defence strategy.
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Why Challenging Scientific Evidence Matters
Forensic Access
During this webinar Professor Angela Gallop CBE will provide insight into the changing forensic landscape illustrated with case studies to help defence professionals get a better understanding of how and when evidence can be challenged. Professor Angela Gallop will draw on over 40 years experience at the forefront of forensics to unpick common scenarios when evidence can be successfully challenged in court including, Faulty Scientific Interpretations, Legitimate Alternative Explanations, Legitimate Alternative Sources and Being Blinded by Statistics. Defence professionals will leave with a broader understanding of how and when to challenge scientific evidence in order to build a more robust defence strategy.
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