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NOVEMBER 2010 | |||||||
Welcome to the November 2010 Crime Scene Investigator Network Newsletter
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Forensic Technician
| Sarasota County, FL Sheriff's Office Final Filing Date: December 2, 2010 Salary: $28,653 (adjusted up to $33,162 for approved prior experience) per year Perform a variety of duties that will include, but not limited to, collect and preserve prints, evidence and property. Examine crime scenes, document and photograph, when applicable, conduct tests, generate case books, coordinate with crime lab and prepare and submit investigative reports. Demonstrate competence in all aspects of the duties, including testimony at trials, in order to sustain the integrity and professionalism of the agency. <View complete job listing> | |||||||
Criminalist I & II
| Broward County, FL Sheriff's Office Final Filing Date: December 3, 2010 Salary: Criminalist I: $47,408 - $77,223 per year -- Criminalist II: $52,214 - $85,865 per year (To be determined based on training and experience) Position performs specialized technical and scientific work in the application of advanced laboratory techniques in DNA analysis. Position is responsible for the formal reporting of and testifying to the findings of such analysis. <View complete job listing> | |||||||
Criminalist III | San Francisco Police Department, CA Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled. Please file immediately, announcement may close at anytime. Salary: $106,756.00 - $129,766.00 per year Under the general direction of the Criminalistics Laboratory Manager, the Criminalist III serves as DNA Technical Lead and supervises the day-to-day activities of the Forensic Biology (DNA) Unit of the San Francisco Police Department Criminalistics Laboratory. Essential functions of the job include: reviewing and assigning requests for laboratory services; developing, updating and implementing written procedures to ensure compliance with ASCLD/LAB accreditation and federally mandated DNA Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic Testing Laboratories; providing technical assistance to staff in the examination and evaluation of physical evidence; conducting administrative and technical reviews of case files and reports; overseeing safety programs; administering proficiency testing (internal and external), reviewing results and recommending remedial action as necessary; maintaining records; training, supervising and evaluating sworn and civilian subordinates; preparing written budget requests; managing state and/or federal grant programs; preparing the DNA Unit for yearly audits; interacting with other departmental personnel, law enforcement agencies and vendors; performing the more complex identification, analyses and interpretation of physical evidence; presenting court testimony as an expert witness. The Criminalist III also performs related duties as required. <View complete job listing> | |||||||
Latent Print, Trace and Photo Technicians
| Lorton, VA Final Filing Date: Open until filled Salary: Not stated Ron Smith & Associates, Inc. is ramping up in Northern Virginia to serve the needs of the United States Government in the examination of forensic materials (I.E.D.s, etc.) for the presence and identification of latent prints, and the collection of trace evidence materials. To accomplish this task RS & A, Inc. anticipates bringing on board ten (10) Latent Print Examiners, two (2) Senior Latent Print Technicians, ten (10) Latent Print Technicians, two (2) Senior Latent Print/Trace Evidence Technicians, five (5) Latent Print/Trace Evidence Technicians, two (2) Senior Latent Print Photographers and four (4) Latent Print Photographers. Our RS & A team members will work side by side with similar forensic experts of American Systems of Chantilly, Virginia, who serves as the prime contractor in this vitally important project. American Systems and Ron Smith & Associates, Inc. are responsible for the design and implementation of a high quality, high production and continually moving forensic examination process which delivers the greatest value to the Department of Defense and other federal government partners. This project is to be carried out in Lorton Virginia and will not require overseas deployment. Individuals who qualify for these entry level positions will be assigned to one of three teams: Latent Print Processing Team, Latent Print/Trace Team or Latent Print Photography Team. Assignments will be based upon individual skill sets, experience, training previously received and pre-employment screening and interviews. For the purpose of this job announcement, these three positions will be referred to collectively as "Forensic Technicians". <View complete job listing> | |||||||
Forensic Drug Chemist
| Valdosta, GA Police Department Final Filing Date: Open until filled Salary: $39,440 - $53,043 per year This position is responsible for analyzing physical evidence collected or seized in connection with a criminal investigation and prosecution efforts including performing qualitative and quantitative controlled substances confiscated by law enforcement agencies as well as other physical evidence. <View complete job listing> | |||||||
Latent Print Examiner | Sarasota County, FL Sheriff's Office Final Filing Date: Applications will be accepted until filled Salary: $36,081 (adjusted up to $41, 759 for approved prior experience) per year The Latent Print Examiner will engage in a variety of activities including, but not limited to: Evaluate latent prints determining criteria met for AFIS search or comparison; Search AFIS database for identification in order to compare and identify prints of arrested persons; Update AFIS latent unsolved files; Conduct fingerprint comparisons; Process outside requests for AFIS entries; Provide latent print technical assistance regarding latent print matters to crime scene technicians; Prepare well organized, detailed, factual, and informative exhibits for court proceedings at the request of the SAO. <View complete job listing> | |||||||
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CSI In The News | |||||||
Telltale bacteria could reveal time of drowning Dickson and colleagues have discovered how the type of marine bacteria colonising a body changes as it decomposes, providing a "clock" of how long bodies have been in the water. New Scientist - by Wendy Zukerman - November 16, 2010 Criminals put off by new DNA spray DNA Guardian, now available in Australia through ADT Security, is an all-in-one high tech crime fighting tool which establishes a forensic link between suspects and specific crime scenes. PRWire - NSW Australia - November 15, 2010 Linguistics as an identification tool Forensic linguists associate each writer with a unique style of writing, which is called idiolect, or linguistic fingerprint. Livemint.com & The Wallstreet Journal - New Delhi - by VR Narayanaswami - November 15, 2010 Blood camera to spot invisible stains at crime scenes The prototype camera, developed by Stephen Morgan, Michael Myrick and colleagues at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, can detect blood stains even when the sample has been diluted to one part per 100. New Scientist - by Helen Knight - November 12, 2010 Psychiatry of Inmates Feigning Mental Illness Dr. Andrew Nanton, assistant professor of Psychiatry at the UCF College of Medicine, recently presented his research on inmates who feign mental illness in an attempt to gain an advantage behind bars. UCF Today - Orlando, FL - November 12, 2010 Forensic meteorologists look back, not to the future John Scala says attorneys use forensic meteorologists in may areas -- from personal injury cases and car accidents to even criminal trials. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh, PA - by Jennifer Reeger - November 12, 2010 Money, Technology Helping Metro Solve Cold Cases The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is on a hot streak when it comes to cracking cold cases. KLAS-TV 8 News NOW - Las Vegas, NV - November 10, 2010 Government of Canada Introduces Legislation to Fight Crime in Today's High-Tech World The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, together with Dave MacKenzie, M.P. for Oxford and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety, and Daniel Petit, M.P. for Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice, today re-introduced in the House of Commons two bills that would provide law enforcement and national security agencies with up-to-date tools to fight crimes such as gang- and terrorism-related offences and child sexual exploitation. Marketwire - Toronto, ON - November 1, 2010
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