2021 Exploiting Forensic Evidence’s Tenuous Link to Science
Assignment: Summarize Your Admissibility Standard
ORIENTATION
Section 1: The Scientific Method and the Role it P...
Overview
Introduction to Exploiting Forensic Science's Tenu...
Assignment: Introductions
Assignment: Admissibility Standard
Assignment: Summarize Your Admissibility Standard
History of Forensic Science (8 min)
U.S. v. Tibbs
John Oliver on Forensic Science (19 min)
Discussion Session
Section 2: Designing and Evaluating a Scientific S...
The Scientific Method (6 min)
Scientific Validity and Reliability v. Experience ...
Identifying and Testing the Hypothesis (5 min))
Considerations in designing an experiment or test ...
Close Set v. Open set Problems (7 min)
Tibbs: The Problem With Closed Set Studies
Assignment: Open Set v. Closed Set Study Design
Assignment: Designing a Study
Section 3: Error Rates
The Importance of Error Rates and Black Box Studie...
Error Rates and Inconclusives (4 mins)
Another Discussion of Inconclusives
Inconclusive Sample Problem
Sensitivity and Specificity (3 mins)
A Bit More on Sensitivity and Specificity (5 mins)
Confidence Interval-Upper and Lower Bounds
Assignment: Error Rates
Discussion Session
Week Three PP The confusion Matrix
Section 4: The AFTE Theory of Identification
Firearms Comparison (6 mins)
The AFTE Theory of Identification (4 mins)
The AFTE Theory of Identification
Association of Firearms and Toolmark Examiners (AF...
Assignment: Read and Evaluate the Keisler FATM stu...
Assignment: Read the the Discussion section of the...
Assignment: AFTE Theory of Identification is Not a...
Discussion Session
Section 5: Internal Validation, Protocols and Cogn...
Validity as Applied and Protocols (4 mins)
Proficiency Tests (5 mins)
Assignment: Proficiency Tests and Error Rates
Cognitive Bias (13 mins)
Assignment: Foundational Validity v. Validity as A...
Discussion Session
Section 6: DISCOVERY AND INTERVIEWING THE EXAMINER
Discovery (11 mins)
Sample Discovery letter
NCFS Recommendations for Pretrial Discovery
NCFS Recommendation for Transparency of SOPs etc
Interviewing the Examiner (8 mins)
Assignment: Examiner Interview Outline
Discussion Session
Section 7: ADMISSIBILITY CHALLENGES
Scientific Validity and Legal Reliability (10 mins...
Foundational Validity Checklist
Legal Admissibility (9 min)
Assignment: Admissibility Standard and Foundationa...
Discussion Session
Section 8: Writing the Motion
Common Government Arguments (10 mins)
DOJ's Late Response to PCAST
Compelling Pleading part 1 (11 min)
Compelling Pleadings Part 2 (25 min)
Assignment: Outline of the Motion
Discussion Session
Certification of Completion of Course - 3 hours
Evalutation - Forensics Course
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2021 Exploiting Forensic Evidence’s Tenuous Link to Science
Content
ORIENTATION
Section 1: The Scientific Method and the Role it Plays ...
Overview
Introduction to Exploiting Forensic Science's Tenuous Link to Science (7 min)
Assignment: Introductions
Assignment: Admissibility Standard
Assignment: Summarize Your Admissibility Standard
sample
History of Forensic Science (8 min)
U.S. v. Tibbs
John Oliver on Forensic Science (19 min)
Discussion Session
Section 2: Designing and Evaluating a Scientific Study
The Scientific Method (6 min)
Scientific Validity and Reliability v. Experience and Training
Identifying and Testing the Hypothesis (5 min))
Considerations in designing an experiment or test (11 min)
Close Set v. Open set Problems (7 min)
Tibbs: The Problem With Closed Set Studies
Assignment: Open Set v. Closed Set Study Design
Assignment: Designing a Study
Section 3: Error Rates
The Importance of Error Rates and Black Box Studies
Error Rates and Inconclusives (4 mins)
Another Discussion of Inconclusives
Inconclusive Sample Problem
Sensitivity and Specificity (3 mins)
A Bit More on Sensitivity and Specificity (5 mins)
Confidence Interval-Upper and Lower Bounds
Assignment: Error Rates
Discussion Session
Week Three PP The confusion Matrix
Section 4: The AFTE Theory of Identification
Firearms Comparison (6 mins)
The AFTE Theory of Identification (4 mins)
The AFTE Theory of Identification
Association of Firearms and Toolmark Examiners (AFTE) and the AFTE Journal
Assignment: Read and Evaluate the Keisler FATM study
Assignment: Read the the Discussion section of the Ames II study pp 71-78
Assignment: AFTE Theory of Identification is Not a Standard
Discussion Session
Section 5: Internal Validation, Protocols and Cognitive...
Validity as Applied and Protocols (4 mins)
Proficiency Tests (5 mins)
Assignment: Proficiency Tests and Error Rates
Cognitive Bias (13 mins)
Assignment: Foundational Validity v. Validity as Applied
Discussion Session
Section 6: DISCOVERY AND INTERVIEWING THE EXAMINER
Discovery (11 mins)
Sample Discovery letter
NCFS Recommendations for Pretrial Discovery
NCFS Recommendation for Transparency of SOPs etc
Interviewing the Examiner (8 mins)
Assignment: Examiner Interview Outline
Discussion Session
Section 7: ADMISSIBILITY CHALLENGES
Scientific Validity and Legal Reliability (10 mins)
Foundational Validity Checklist
Legal Admissibility (9 min)
Assignment: Admissibility Standard and Foundational Validity
Discussion Session
Section 8: Writing the Motion
Common Government Arguments (10 mins)
DOJ's Late Response to PCAST
Compelling Pleading part 1 (11 min)
Compelling Pleadings Part 2 (25 min)
Assignment: Outline of the Motion
Discussion Session
Certification of Completion of Course - 3 hours
Evalutation - Forensics Course
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