07/29/2026
FACTS Director Dr. Danny Wescott and FACTS faculty member Dr. Deborah Cunningham recently attended the Third International Forum on Police Sciences (III FICP) in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, organized by Instituto Arrecife.
This year’s conference focused on forensic sciences and evidence-based approaches to public safety, bringing together law enforcement professionals, scientific researchers, students, public officials, institutional leaders, and private-sector innovators in a unique setting designed to bridge practice, science, technology, and innovation.
Dr. Wescott delivered the keynote address, “Improving Medicolegal Death Investigations through Research and Training,” and Drs. Wescott and Cunningham also participated in a panel on forensic science and public safety, where they discussed the importance of accurate postmortem interval estimation and the role of research in strengthening death investigation systems.
We are deeply grateful to , , and for the invitation and for their warm hospitality throughout the event.
It is our hope that the connections made at III FICP will lead to a long and productive relationship with partners in Paraná and Brazil, strengthening future collaborations in forensic anthropology, research, training, and evidence-based public safety.
Texas State Department of Anthropology Texas State University
