Introduction

ASCLD Webinar Series: FBI Allele Frequency Amendments – Technical Discussion

ASCLD Webinar Series: FBI Allele Frequency Amendments – Technical Discussion

Overview

Crime Laboratories have earned a position of public trust over time through providing reliable quality results. Keeping public trust includes being self-correcting once an issue is discovered. The Federal Bureau of Investigation allele frequency amendments is an opportunity to demonstrate the capability of forensic science labs to proactively address a challenge to quality. This presentation assists quality managers, DNA technical leaders and forensic scientists to provide timely assessment, correction, notification, reporting and documentation; enabling Crime Labs to continue to earn and keep public trust. This webinar provides a technical discussion of the issue by the authors of the FBI’s Erratum. It also includes presentations by a quality manager and technical leader on how they have handled the issue in their laboratories.

Presenters

  • Tamyra Moretti, Ph.D.
  • Dr. Bruce Budowle

Funding for this Forensic Technology Center of Excellence webinar has been provided by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this webinar are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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