1. 1 The Prof. Dr. Jan Sehn Institute of Forensic Research Skopje (Скопје), Macedonia, 9-12.11.2007

2. 2 l Established in 1929 in Warsaw l Re-established in Kraków after the war l Under the aegis of the Ministry of Justice l Provides expertise for courts and public prosecutors in criminal and civil cases l Carries out research projects l Provides training for experts and administration of justice The Prof. Dr. Jan Sehn Institute of Forensic Research

3. 3 Organisation

4. 4 Management l Director l Research Director Organisation

5. 5 Management l Director l Research Director l Scientific Board Organisation

6. 6 Department of Forensic Toxicology l Alcohol and Drugs Section l Inorganic Poisons Section l Toxicological Analysis Section Organisation

7. 7 Department of Criminalistics l Section for Physico-Chemical examination l Section for Fingerprints Examination l Section for QD and Handwriting Examination l Section of voice examination Organisation

8. 8 In the Department of Criminalistics the following expertises are carried out: Identification of: - fingerprints; - voice; - tool marks, footwear and tyre impressions; - bits of paint, glass, plastics, fibres, metals, tapes, oily stains (lubricants, oils) which made traces both on a scene of crime and on clothes of persons involved in it; - fire debris. Identification of: - fingerprints; - voice; - tool marks, footwear and tyre impressions; - bits of paint, glass, plastics, fibres, metals, tapes, oily stains (lubricants, oils) which made traces both on a scene of crime and on clothes of persons involved in it; - fire debris. Analysis of gunshot damages ( also GSR); Analysis of gunshot damages ( also GSR); Document and handwriting examination; Document and handwriting examination; Reconstruction of the event and the estimation of the kind and the possibility of the occurrence of the traces on the basis of the analysis of case files and material of evidence. Reconstruction of the event and the estimation of the kind and the possibility of the occurrence of the traces on the basis of the analysis of case files and material of evidence.

9. 9 FTIR FTIR Vis Py-GC/MS Raman

10. 10 ATD-GC/MS XRF SEM/EDX

11. 11 Department of Road Accidents Analysis l Section in Kraków l Section in Gdańsk l Section in Poznań Organisation

12. 12 Department of Forensic Psychology Organisation

13. 13 Forensic Haemogenetics Section Organisation

14. 14 Quality Assurance and Logistics Division Organisation

15. 15 Scientific Information Division l Library l Editorial Office l FSEC Organisation

16. 16 Administrative Section Organisation

17. 17 Financial Section Organisation

18. 18  is well equipped; The Institute of Forensic Research in Kraków:  has participated in several European grants programs (TEMPUS, Leonardo da Vinci);  employs specialists who represent a variety of disciplines, i.e. chemistry, biology, toxicology, commodities science, mechanical engineering, psychology and philology;  has international contacts and co-operation with other forensic institutes in Europe;  is the only academic and research centre of its kind under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice in Poland.

19. 19 l 130 employees l 48 experts l 2270 reports issued in 1999 and 5580 in 2006 l 75 original papers published in 1999 and 95 in 2006 l 32 different research projects l 384 public prosecutors and 79 judges who attended seminars organised under aegis of the Forensic Science Education Centre in 1999 The Prof. Dr. Jan Sehn Institute of Forensic Research

20. 20 Published quarterly, with all articles appearing in both English and Polish PFS is contributing the popularisation of forensic sciences. All authors are cordially invited to cooperate and submit papers for publication Contact: Institute of Forensic Research – Publishers address: Westerplatte 9, 31-033 Kraków, Poland e-mail: papers@forensicscience.pl http://www.forensicscience.pl Problems of Forensic Sciences

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