NCJ Number
240958
Journal
Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal Volume: 45 Issue: 3 Dated: September 2012 Pages: 109-125
Editor(s)
B. Yamashita
Date Published
September 2012
Length
17 pages
Annotation
This article contains the abstracts for the workshops presented at the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences Conference held from May 8 - 11, 2012, in Burnaby, British Columbia.
Abstract
Each abstract contains a brief overview of the workshop, the name of the workshop coordinator, and a list of presenters at the workshop. The workshops at the conference covered the following topics: Wildlife Forensics; Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol; Forensic Science: The Bar, The Bench, or Both; Biology - Advanced Mixture Interpretation; Crime Scene Forensics; Pickton - An Overview; and Questioned Documents: Conclusion Scales and Logical Inference. Topics covered in the plenary sessions included Forensics: Public, Private or Partnership?; Cameras in the Courtroom; and Lessons Learned from 9-11 Identifications. Topics covered in the poster session include Intraindividual Variation of Levels of Endogenous GHB in Hair; Accreditation of Forensic Laboratories; A Country Wide Survey of Forensically Relevant Blow Fly Species (Diptera: Calliphoridae), With Particular Focus on the Canadian Near North; Fragmentary Human Remains: Is Diagnosis of Child Abuse Possible?; Forensic DNA Barcoding - Evolution of the MTDNA Sequence; Gaining Viable Fingerprints: An Evaluation and Comparison of Five Blood Enhancement Reagents; and Age and Origin of a Suspected 'Trophy Skull': Multidisciplinary Analysis. Topics covered in the scientific session include Simultaneous Analysis of Cocaine, Its Metabolites, and "Cutting Agent" Levamisole in Whole Blood by LC-MS/MS; Expended Cartridges and Shotgun Shells: Source of Mitochondrial DNA Evidence; and Developing Optimal Techniques for Recovering and Analyzing DNA From Degraded Plant Materials for Forensic Investigations.