Trinity School of Medicine collaborated with the St Vincent and the Grenadines Medical Association in November 2017 to host the second annual Forensic and the Law Symposium in St Vincent, West Indies.  The attendees comprised forensic pathologists, DNA analysts, lawyers, police officers and medical professionals amongst others.  The aim of the symposium was to bring together medical, legal and forensic …

“Sue Pope and Mike Barber have been working with forensic DNA Experts at the Croatian Ministry of Interior over the last year to help them develop their DNA Analysis facilities, processes and Biostatistics skills relating to mass disasters and disaster victim identification as part of an EU funded twinning project. Over a series of visits to Zagreb, Sue and Mike have helped …

St. Vincent & the Grenadines Medical Association in collaboration with St. Vincent & the Grenadines Bar Association are holding a two day symposium for health professionals, lawyers, police forces, prosecutors and other interested parties entitled “Forensic Pathology – The Intersection of Forensics and the Law”.  The Symposium will be held on the 17th and 18th November 2017 in St Vincent, …

PFS members Kevin Sullivan, Sue Pope, Jonathan Whitaker and Ian Evett have worked on compiling the ‘DNA Mixture Interpretation: draft guidance’ which is intended to sit within the Forensic Science Regulator’s (FSR) Codes of Practice and Conduct.  The purpose of the document is to provide guidance for forensic scientists in the interpretation of autosomal DNA profiles in cases where a …

From left to right: Mike Barber (PFS Ltd), Dr Saeed Abdullah Alghamdi (Saudi MOD), Dr Sue Pope (PFS Ltd) and David Gonzales (Thermofisher). Picture taken on completion of 2 weeks intensive training of a group of Saudi DNA experts in September 2017. The Saudi MOD are well advanced in developing a state of the art facility to provide DNA identification …

The 23rd Annual Meeting of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) Firearms/GSR Working Group was held on the 4-7th October 2016 in Rome. The meeting was very well attended and offered a very stimulating and full scientific program. Angela gave a presentation discussing issues around the global reporting of indicative GSR particles while Mark alongside Dr Jan Eckert, …

Mark returns to St. Kitts and Nevis and Barbados to deliver further training in his role as Senior Forensic Ballistics Technical Advisor for the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC). The mission aims to assist in building law enforcement capacity in Forensic Ballistics in St. Kitts and Nevis and Barbados.  The …

Mark returns to St. Kitts and Nevis and Barbados to deliver further training in his role as Senior Forensic Ballistics Technical Advisor for the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC). The mission aims to assist in building law enforcement capacity in Forensic Ballistics in St. Kitts and Nevis and Barbados.  The …

Mike Barber spends a week with the Albanian police to support development of their DNA quality standards, facilities and services. This work was conducted in conjunction with our partners SCJS (Sustainable Criminal Justice Solutions) and OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation Europe).

The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) has been providing Latin American and Caribbean Member States with technical assistance to improve capabilities for small arms control, including law enforcement training to combat illicit trafficking, legal reforms, stockpile management and the destruction of obsolete and confiscated weapons and ammunition. As part …