American College of Forensic Examiners Institute

We would like to extend an invitation to our current members of the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute® to join the United States Regional and National Group Emergency Responders® (US RANGER®). If interested, we will waive your first year of membership to the US RANGER®. That means ACFEI members will only pay the current certification fee of $300. When you sign up for both associations you also lock in your dual membership status and receive a discounted annual renewal price of just $125 per association.

The deadline for this membership offer is scheduled to end May 14, 2017. If you are interested in becoming a US RANGER® now is the time. Don't miss out on this limited time invitation to our ACFEI members. Call us at 1-800-423-9737 or email [email protected] for more information.

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United States Ranger, USR United States Regional And National Group Emergency Responders is a multidisciplinary network of professionals committed to providing support and aid at all phases of disaster preparedness and emergency management. Our diverse membership is made up of experienced professionals in the field of emerge...

Certified Criminal Investigator - National Certification Course
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Each student completing the course will receive 40 hours Missouri POST CLEE credits as well as 40 hours continuing education credit from ACFEI CCI program.

New York City Opens its $10 Million Cybercrime Lab Four years and $10 million later, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office has a new in-house cybercrime lab—the first of its kind within a local prosecutor’s office in the U.S.

Did Amelia Earhart die on remote island? New forensic analysis offers clues Group says it's uncovered another similarity between the pioneering pilot and a body found 76 years ago on a remote Pacific island

Staged Crime Scenes Could be An Epidemic, says Forensic Criminologist in Book Killers know that they leave behind fingerprints and trace evidence at the scenes of their crime. They know law enforcement will probably be hot on their trail. They also probably know a little bit about how forensic science works, from shows such as CSI. Most of all, they know they don’t want to go...

Digital Forensics Leads the Fight Against Cyber-crime In 2015 the Office for National Statistics figures included data on cyber-crime for the first time, with the crime rate for England and Wales soaring to more than 11.6 million offences as a result. An estimated 5.1 million online fraud incidents and 2.5 million cyber-crime offences were contained in...

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Testing of Oregon's Shelved Sexual Assault Kits Nets First 5 DNA Matches Six months after three counties in Oregon began shipping hundreds of untested DNA samples from alleged victims of sexual assault to a Utah lab, the first results are in: Five match known offenders in a criminal database.

Humans may be uniquely identified by the proteins in their hair: Protein identification technique may be used in forensics, archaeology Unique protein markers in hair could be used alongside DNA profiling for human identification, according to a new study.

Bone ‘weathering’ hints at time of death
"A bone left lying outside will eventually disintegrate in a process called 'weathering,' which is one component of taphonomy. Forensic scientists use a six-stage weathering scale, with “0” meaning not weathered at all, and “5” meaning that the bone is crumbling into dust and splinters."

http://www.futurity.org/taphonomy-bones-forensics-1170042-2/

Bone 'weathering' hints at time of death - Futurity When human bones turn up, investigators want to know a time of death. "On TV they say, 'this person's been dead exactly 72 hours'—that's not how it works."

Egyptian blue delivers fingerprint boost to modern forensic science
"An ancient Egyptian pigment can help forensic investigators identify fingerprints on difficult surfaces, new research has revealed."
"Their work showed Egyptian blue, the earliest known synthetic pigment, can double as a luminescent dusting powder that reveals print marks on patterned coatings, such as polymer currency notes, and highly reflective materials."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-25/ancient-egyptian-blue-pigment-can-help-identify-fingerprints/7442698

Egyptian blue boosts modern forensic science An ancient Egyptian pigment can help forensic investigators identify fingerprints on difficult surfaces, new research reveals.