Meeting One | Meeting Two | Meeting Three | Meeting Four | Meeting Five | Meeting Six | Meeting Seven
Meeting One
Introductory remarks of DAG Cole
Introductory remarks of Dr. John Holdren
National Academy of Sciences Report Executive Summary
Judge Harry Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Census of Publicly Funded Crime Laboratories
Matthew Durose, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Accreditation of Forensic Science Service Providers
Patricia A. Manzolillo, USPS Laboratory
Forensic Science Proficiency Testing
Dean M. Gialamas, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Certification of Forensic Science Practitioners
Patricia A. Manzolillo, USPS Laboratory
Forensic Science Research and Development
Jeff Salyards, Defense Forensic Science Center
National Commission on Forensic Science: Overview of Standards as it Relates to the Forensic Science Community
Gerry LaPorte, National Institute of Justice
NIST Proposed Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC)
Meeting Two
Human Factors and Cognitive Bias in Forensic Science
Deborah Boehm-Davis, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences and University Professor, Department of Psychology, George Mason University
John Collins, President, Forensic Foundations Group
The Need for Sequential Unmasking
Michael Risinger, John J. Gibbons Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law
David H. Kaye
Distinguished Professor of Law and Weiss Family Faculty Scholar, Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law
Ethics and Forensic Science
J.C. Upshaw Downs, M.D., Coastal Regional Medical Examiner, Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Rob Lesnevich, Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, US Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Update on the Organization of Scientific Area Committees
Mark Stolorow, Director of OSAC Affairs, Office of Special Programs, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Meeting Three
Cognitive Bias and Human Factors in Forensic Science
Human Factors and Forensic Science: A Lot of Talk, but Not Enough Action!, Dr. Itiel Dror, Cognitive Neuroscientist, University College London and Cognitive Consultants International
Minimizing Contextual Bias in Forensic Science, Dr. Professor William Thompson, Professor, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine
Survey of Law Enforcement Forensic Units
Latent Print Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) Interoperability
Introduction to Latent Fingerprint Analysis: Melissa Gische, Physical Scientist/Forensic Examiner, Latent Print Operations Unit, FBI Laboratory
Interoperability, Defined: Austin Hicklin, Fellow, Noblis
Federal Interoperability Issues: Lauren Reed, Director, U.S. Army Crime Laboratory
State and Local Interoperability Issues: David Russell, Director, Northern Virginia Regional Identification System (NOVARIS)
Lessons Learned from the United Kingdom
Mr. Andrew Rennison, Forensic Science Regulator, The Home Office, Government of the United Kingdom
The Role of Accreditation in Forensic Science
Accreditation, Defined: Beth Mishalanie, Senior Chemist and Quality Manager, Office of Criminal Enforcement, Environmental Protection Agency
Accreditation in the Clinical Arena: Dr. Roger Klein, Medical Director, Molecular Oncology, Section of Molecular Pathology, Robert J. Tomsich Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Accreditation in a Law Enforcement Forensic Unit: Lt. Ross Randlett, Prince William County Police Department
Meeting Four
NCFS Meeting 4 - Meeting Materials Summary
Achieving Latent Print Interoperability in the United States: Summary of Report and Recommendations
Ms. Tania Simoncelli, Assistant Director for Forensic Science, and Laura Gerhardt, Intern, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
Accreditation and Proficiency Testing Subcommittee Report
Co-Chairs Ms. Linda Jackson and Ms. Patricia Manzolillo
Scientific Inquiry and Research Subcommittee Report
Co-Chair Dr. Suzanne Bell
Status Report: Organization of Scientific Area Committees
Mr. Mark Stolorow, Director of OSAC Affairs, Special Programs Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Reporting and Testimony Subcommittee Report
Co-Chairs Judge Jed Rakoff and Mr. Matt Redle
Draft Work Product on Discovery Presented by Paul Gianelli
Identifying the Culprit: Assessing Eyewitness Identification
Dr. Thomas Albright, Co-Chair, The National Academies Committee on Scientific Approaches to Understanding and Maximizing the Validity and Reliability of Eyewitness Identification in Law Enforcement and the Court
Proposal on the Survey Law Enforcement Forensic Science Service Providers
Ms. Erica Smith, Chief, Law Enforcement Statistics Unit and Matthew DuRose, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Meeting Five
NCFS Meeting 5 - Meeting Materials Summary
Final Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Law Enforcement Survey
Final Draft Policy Recommendation on Universal Accreditation
Final Draft Policy Recommendation on Certification of Medicolegal Death Investigators
Final Draft Policy Recommendation on Accreditation of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices
NCFS Process for Work Product Development
NCFS Guidance for the Adjudication of Public Comments
Update - Proposal on the Survey of Law Enforcement Forensic Science Service Providers
Ms. Erica Smith, Chief, Law Enforcement Statistics Unit
Standards in Forensic Science
Gordon Gillerman, NIST Standards Coordination Office Director;
Warren Merkel, National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Chief
Karen Reczek, NIST Standards Coordination Office Senior Standards Information Specialist & OSAC QIC Chair
Accreditation and Proficiency Testing Subcommittee Report
Co-Chairs Ms. Linda Jackson and Ms. Patricia Manzolillo
Policy Recommendation for Vote: Universal Accreditation
Accreditation and Certification within the Medicolegal Death Investigation Community
Dr. Steven Clark, Director, Occupational and Research Assessment, Inc.
Judicial Training in Forensic Science
Katheryn Yetter, Academic Director, National Judicial College
Judge Jeremy Fogel, Director, Federal Judicial Center (no ppt used)
Judge Mark Atkinson, CEO, Texas Center for the Judiciary
Meeting Six
NCFS Meeting 6 - Meeting Materials Summary
WORKING LUNCH: Organization of Scientific Area Committees: Update and Priority Action Reports
The Role of Forensic Science in Mass Fatality Management
Frank DePaolo, Executive Director, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, City of New York
Introduction of draft work product on Networking of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices
Randy Hanzlick, Chief Medical Examiner, Fulton County, Georgia and Margaret Warner, Injury Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Final DRAFT for NCFS Vote - Views Document Inconsistent Terminology
Final DRAFT for NCFS Vote - Defining Forensic Science and Related Terms
Final DRAFT for NCFS Vote - Universal Accreditation
Abstract Human Factors Best Practices
Abstract National Judicial College on Forensic Science
Abstract Evidence Retention and Preservation
The following work products were introduced at the sixth meeting of the NCFS held April 30 – May 1, 2015. The public comment period is now closed. If you would like to view public comments, please go to www.regulations.gov and enter docket number ODAG 153 and click on “Open Docket Folder.”
WORKING LUNCH: Exploring Issues Related to Evidence Preservation and Retention
Greg Matheson, Director, Los Angeles Police Department Criminalistics Laboratory (Retired)
Shannan Williams, Forensic Science Research Project Manager, NIST
Introduction of Draft Work Product on Scientific Certainty
Final Vote on Universal Accreditation
Intial DRAFT Policy Recommendation on Increasing the Supply of Forensic Pathologists
Initial DRAFT Views Document on Testimony Using the Term Scientific Certainty
Initial DRAFT Views Document on Pretrial Discovery of Forensic Materials
Initial DRAFT Recommendation on Root Cause Analysis
Initial DRAFT Recommendation on AFIS Interoperability
Initial DRAFT Recommendation on MECIN
Meeting Seven
NCFS Meeting 7 - Meeting Materials Summary
Views Document on AFIS Interoperability
Recommendation on Root Cause Analysis
Views Document on Pretrial Discovery of Forensic Materials
Views Document on Testimony Using the Term, “Scientific Certainty”
Recommendation on Increasing the Supply of Forensic Pathologists
Recommendation on Electronic Networking of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices
Views document on Ensuring that Forensic Analysis is Based Upon Task-Relevant Information
Views Document on Report Content
Recommendation on Developing a National Forensic Science Curriculum
NCFS Code of Professional Responsibility
Day1 - Section 4A - (Brady Mills) Proficiency Testing From a Large Laboratory System Perspective 1
Day 1- Section 4b - (Christopher Czyryca) A Proficiency Test Providers Perspective
Day 1 - Section 4C - (Jesse Brown) Blind Proficiency Testing Presentation 3
Principles of Ethical Conduct Plus SGE 2015
Day 2 - Section 9 - (Michael Smithuis) The Netherlands register of Court Experts - Michael Smithuis
Huestis NCFS Ad Hoc Survey Subcommittee
Huestis NCFS Bylaws Subcommittee Voting Procedure
MECIN Final For Aug11 NCFS Meeting Randy Hazlick