The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 15 – “Gun Safety, Identification, and Awareness.”

The forensicweek.com Show is airing Episode 15 TONIGHT— March 14, 2013, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EST).  This special two-hour show will be broadcast LIVE on location at the University of Maryland, Marie Mount Hall, Multi-Media Lecture Room.  The entire show will be dedicated to broadcasting a student sponsored campus wide event that is focused on reducing gun violence and promoting gun safety, awareness, and recognition.  The significance of this topic is paramount, because guns are a part of American culture so steeped in misconceptions and media sensationalism, that it needs this honest attention.

THIS CAMPUS EVENT AND THE BROADCASTING OF THIS SHOW IN NO WAY PROMOTES THE SALE, PURCHASING, USE, OR OWNERSHIP OF GUNS.

So join forensicweek.com host, Tom Mauriello, the forensic firearms experts and the University of Maryland Police Department, as the Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity and Criminal Justice Student Association presents, “Gun Safety, Identification and Awareness.”  Watch the show LIVE or view it at your convenience after the show is aired and archived at http://www.youtube.com/forensicweek/  .   Thank you for watching!

The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 014 – Textbook Author-Scientist-Expert Witness

The forensicweek.com Show is airing Episode 014 tonight  LIVE , March 7, 2013 at 7:00 PM (EST).  Meet Dr. Richard Saferstein, the foremost author and pioneer of  forensic science textbooks used in high schools and colleges today.  He has testified as an expert witness over 2000 times in nearly 150 court venues on a variety of forensic science issues including: breath and blood testing for alcohol content, the pharmacological effects of alcohol, detection and Identification of drugs in biological fluids, arson-related analyses, and the forensic examination of DNA, blood, semen, hair, paint, fiber and glass evidence.  So join host, Tom Mauriello, and the rest of the forensicweek.com webcast team, and get a behind the scenes view of how forensic textbooks are written and how Dr. Saferstein prepares to be an expert witness in court.  Watch the show LIVE or view it at your convenience after the show is aired.  Remember all previous episodes are there also.  Just GO TO www.forensicweek.com .   Thank you for watching!

The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 013 – “Lizzie Borden-Nothing but the Truth”

The forensicweek.com Show is airing Episode 013 – Lizzie Borden-“Nothing but the Truth” –LIVE-Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 7:00 PM (EST).  This show will bring viewers back to the Victorian era in New England as guests analyze the most infamous murder case of the 19th century.  The case…, the arrest of Lizzie Borden for the double hatchet murders of her father and step-mother, Andrew and Abby Borden in Fall River, Massachusetts.  The time, … August 4th, 1892.  Special guests are Dr. Stefani Koorey, Editor and Publisher of the “The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden & Victorian America; Michael Martins, Curator of the Fall River Massachusetts Historical Society and Dennis Binette, Assistant curator, both co-authors of the book, “Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River.” Want to know the facts about Lizzie, the murders, the evidence against her, why she was acquitted, and why the fascination with this case after 120 years?  Then join host, Tom Mauriello, and the rest of the forensicweek.com webcast team and learn the “real” truth about Lizzie Borden and the legend.  Watch the show LIVE or view it at your convenience after the show is aired.  Remember all previous episodes are there also.  Just GO TO www.forensicweek.com .

The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 012 – The National Law Enforcement Museum

The forensicweek.com Show is airing Episode 012 – The Making of a National Law Enforcement Museum – LIVE TONIGHT, Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 7:00 PM (EST).  Special guest Rebecca Looney, the museum’s exhibit content developer, will discuss the “Launching of the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, DC, paving the way for the nation’s largest and most comprehensive museum honoring the duty and sacrifice of America’s law enforcement officers.”   So join host, Tom Mauriello, and the rest of the forensicweek.com team and learn the “real” truth about the development of our nation’s first of its kind national law enforcement museum.  Watch the show LIVE or view it at your convenience after the show is aired.  Remember all previous episodes are there also.  Just GO TO www.forensicweek.com or directly to http://www.youtube.com/forensicweek/.

The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 011 – Solving a Serial Murder

The forensicweek.com Show is airing Episode 011 – Solving a Serial Murder – LIVE TONIGHT, Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 7:00 PM (EST).  Special guest FBI Special Agent Robert Hilland, will discuss how the FBI brought the nearly 40 year investigation of serial killer John Smith to a successful conclusion.  Smith eluded law enforcement for 26 years before his arrest in 2000.  Special Agent Hilland has been featured on 20/20, Cold Case Files, The New Detectives, Forensic Files and On the Case with Paula Zahn presenting the details of this case.    Forensicweek.com will focus on the role forensic science played in bringing Smith to justice.  So join host, Tom Mauriello, and the rest of the forensicweek.com team and learn the “real” truth about investigating a serial murder case.  Watch the show LIVE or view it at your convenience after the show is aired.  Remember all previous episodes are there also.  Just GO TO www.forensicweek.com or directly to http://www.youtube.com/forensicweek/.

The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 010 – Gun Control vs. Gun Safety

The forensicweek.com Show is airing Episode 010 – Gun Control vs. Gun Safety –  tonight, Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 7:00 PM (EST).  A panel of distinguished guests will discuss the issues related to the gun violence recently terrorizing the country and causing the loss of innocent lives.  Guests will include a mother who lost her 12 year old son in an accidental hand gun incident and is a “Mother on a Mission,” to help stop gun violence; a clinical psychologist, author, professor and retired corrections executive, who will delve into the criminal mind of those who use weapons as tools of aggression; a Forensic Scientist and Professor, who has examined weapon related evidence for many years; and a security and counterintelligence expert, retired special agent, and professional public speaker, who has dedicated his career to countering the threat to our national security.   So join host, Tom Mauriello, and the rest of the forensicweek.com team and learn the “real” truth about this explosive subject.  Watch the show LIVE or view it at your convenience after the show is aired.  Just GO TO www.forensicweek.com or directly to http://www.youtube.com/forensicweek/.

The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 009 – Hazardous Materials and Weapons of Mass Destruction

The forensicweek.com Show is airing Episode 009 this Thursday evening, January 31, 2013 at 7:00 PM (EST), discussing the identification and handling of “Hazardous Materials (HazMat) & Weapons of Mass Destruction,” with special guests – Michael Hildebrand and Gregg Noll, preeminent experts and co-authors in the field.  So join host, Tom Mauriello, and the rest of the forensicweek.com team and learn the “real” truth about the forensic evidence associated with Hazardous Materials (HazMat) & Weapons of Mass Destruction.  Watch the show LIVE or view it at your convenience after the show is aired.  Just GO TO www.forensicweek.com or directly to http://www.youtube.com/forensicweek/.

The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 008 – 012413 – The Polygraph Process

The forensicweek.com Show is airing Episode 008 this Thursday evening, January 24, 2013 at 7:00 PM (EST), discussing the “Truth and Lies of the Polygraph.”  This show is Part II of the series of episodes where we will discuss the polygraph (commonly incorrectly referred to as a lie detector) and focus on the polygraph process that includes the physiology, psychology, and instrumentation of the polygraph.  So join host, Tom Mauriello, former federal polygraph examiner, and the rest of the forensicweek.com team and learn the “real” truth about this investigative technique for seeking the truth.  Watch the show LIVE or view it at your convenience after the show is aired.  Just GO TO www.forensicweek.com or directly to http://www.youtube.com/forensicweek/.

The forensicweek Show – Episode 007 – “The Truth and Lies of the Polygraph – Part I – Misconceptions”

The forensicweek.com Show is airing Episode 007 this Thursday evening, January 17, 2013 at 7:00 PM (EST), discussing the “Truth and Lies of the Polygraph.”  This first of a series of episodes will discuss the polygraph (commonly incorrectly referred to as a lie detector) and focus on the misconceptions of the polygraph process and how to properly prepare to take one.  So join host, Tom Mauriello, former federal polygraph examiner, and the rest of the forensicweek.com team and learn the “real” truth about this investigative technique for seeking the truth.  Watch the show LIVE or view it at your convenience after the show is aired.  Just GO TO www.forensicweek.com or directly to http://www.youtube.com/forensicweek/.

For more information and resources for the Polygraph go to Polygraph Consultation for further information. 

The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 006 – Forensics in the High Schools

The forensicweek.com Show is airing Episode 006 this Thursday evening, January 10, 2013 at 7:00 PM (EST), discussing Forensic Sciences being taught in our high schools.  Special guests are, high school teachers from Howard and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland: Emily Moore, Roosevelt HS; Terri Bradford, Riverhill HS; Susanne Hughes, Reservoir HS and one of her students, Whitney Ceverino; and return guest, Dr. Jay Tobin, Stevenson University.  So join host, Tom Mauriello and the forensicweek.com cast and learn the “real” facts about how forensic sciences is being taught at the high school level; what the students are learning; how they need to prepare for college; and who are the talented teachers who quickly mastered the art of teaching this subject.  Watch the show LIVE or view it at your convenience after the show is aired.  Just GO TO www.forensicweek.com or directly to http://www.youtube.com/forensicweek/ .

The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 005 – Computer Forensics and Cyber Security

The forensicweek.com Show is airing Episode 005 this Thursday evening, January 3, 2013 at 7:00 PM (EST).  Special guest, Paul Woodie, Computer forensics Expert, will be discussing how computers have become tools of the trade for today’s criminals in the form of identity theft; viruses; cyber intrusions into critical infrastructures; and cyberharassment, stalking and pornography.  This highly technical field of science and engineering has evolved into a skill set that requires highly technical analysis to uncover the evidence needed to successfully investigate these cases .  So join host, Tom Mauriello and the forensicweek.com cast and learn the “real” facts about computer forensics and cyber security.  Watch the show LIVE or view it at your convenience after the show is aired.  Just GO TO www.forensicweek.com or directly to http://www.youtube.com/forensicweek/ .

26th Annual FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY COURSE – JUNE 3-7, 2013

This annual course is sponsored by the National Museum Of  Health and Medicine; Maryland Office of Chief Medical Examiner; the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System; and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.  Forensic anthropology is concerned with the scientific recovery, analysis and identification of human remains in the medicolegal context.  Forensic pathologists, death investigators, forensic dentists, attorneys and other specialists engaged in multi-disciplinary forensic investigations will find this course an excellent survey of forensic anthropology.  Marilyn London, Forensic Anthropologist and special guest on The forensicweek.com Show, Episode 002, is one of the faculty presenting at the course.  ForensIQ’s, Tom Mauriello attended the course last year in 2012, and found it to be valuable and well presented.  Lots of hands-on lab sessions with lectures that provide the theoretical and methodological basis of human osteology and introduction of applications used by anthropologists in their work.  See more information and how to register. 

NIST and Dutch Agency Team to Improve Forensic Science

On November 29, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NF) forged partnership to promote the advancement of technologies, methods, practices and standards in the field of forensic science.  These two organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the recent event, Forensics@NIST 2012, in which is held at NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland.  They agreed to work together through focusing on such areas as research and development in forensic science, standards, education, training, and ethical practices.  This will help to improve the accuracy and reliability in forensic science in the United States and Netherlands.

Source:  Forensic Magazine

Date of Article:  December 13, 2012

[Abstract by David Miller, ForensIQ Intern, December 19, 2012]

The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 004 – Forensic Chemistry and Stevenson University Forensic Sciences Program

Want to learn about the role of Forensic Chemistry in a criminal investigation?  Want to hear about a new forensic sciences program at Stevenson University, Baltimore County, MD?  Then tune in to “forensicweek.com,” this evening, Dec. 20, 2012 at 7:00 PM.  Listen to “Real” science from a “Real” Forensic Chemist and Professor of Forensic Sciences, Dr. John “Jay” Tobin.  This will be Episode 004 of the webcast show, forensicweek.com.  The viewers are growing and the excitement is contagious.  Watch it LIVE, or visit the forensicweek.com website and view achieved shows.  Click here: http://www.youtube.com/forensicweek/