Presented at the AAFS 63rd Annual Meeting February 25, 2011

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Presented at the AAFS 63rd Annual Meeting February 25, 2011 Jody Wolf, MS, MBA Marna McLendon JD, MFS

How did this start?

Arizona Forensic Services Advisory Committee Arizona Attorney General Recommended from DNA Committee Chair – Judge Ron Reinstein

AZ FAC Composition ALL Arizona crime lab directors Law Enforcement – Dept. of Public Safety, Sheriff and Police Prosecution Justice Project Medical Examiner Staffed by Attorney General and Arizona Criminal Justice Commission

AZ FAC Education Committee Chair – Attorney General Prosecutor Phoenix PD Crime Lab AZ Dept. of Public Safety ACJC

Academy Board Members of Education Committee Medical Examiner AZ Attorney General’s Office Dept. of Public Safety Crime Laboratory Phoenix Police Crime Laboratory Medical Examiner Director of Arizona Prosecutor’s Association Defense Bar Training Coordinator

Planning Effort Did we have all the right people? Who would be our class? How large? Where to hold? What cost? Who would be the faculty? What agency would administer? How would communication occur? Textbook?

Planning Effort Cont. Took 6 months Timeline Board Meetings once a month Email communication Timeline 3 months out: Announcement 2 months out: Notifications Made to Attendees 1 month out: Tuition Payments Due

Important Considerations Continuing Education Credits for attendees Equal Opportunity for both prosecution and defense Involvement of the Judges Interactive Curriculum Length of Academy & Schedule

Materials Reference Materials Binder Text Predicate Questions Executive Summary of NAS Report Research on Forensic Science on the Internet (Cynthia Holt) Joe Bono’s Article: Forensic Science Needs a Lot Less Finger-Pointing and a Lot More Solutions Glossary of Terms Binder Presenter Hand-outs Topic Articles Text Safferstein: Introduction to Criminalistics, 10th Ed.

Curriculum Scientific Foundation Forensic Disciplines Interactive Team Presentations Tours and Hands-on Practical Exercises

Curriculum Cont. Scientific Foundation NAS Report and Panel Discussion Scientific Method Daubert in Arizona

Curriculum Cont. Forensic Disciplines Arson Crime Scene Response Trace Forensic Biology/DNA Toxicology Controlled Substances Firearms Trace Arson Trace Questioned Documents Latent Prints Death Investigation Digital Forensics

Curriculum Cont. Team Presentations Moot Courts on Forensic Disciplines Prosecution & Defense Teams Fact Pattern: Scenario, Evidence, Results Judges Debrief

Curriculum Cont. Tours and Hands-on Practical Exercises Phoenix Police Crime Laboratory Maricopa County Medical Examiner AZ Dept. Of Public Safety Crime Laboratory* AZ Computer Forensic Laboratory* National Clearing House for Science, Technology, and the Law Book Fair *Virtual Tours

Where are we now? Just finished Week 6 Successes: NAS, Scientific Method, CSR, Forensic Biology/DNA, Team Presentation, PPD Tour Successes: Presenters, Participation, Tour Opportunities for Improvement: Team Presentation

Looking to the Future… Evaluations Reporting back to AZ FAC Next Academy Expanding across the State

Jody Wolf jody.wolf@phoenix.gov Thank you!!! Jody Wolf jody.wolf@phoenix.gov Marna McLendon marnamc@cox.net