DNA Mixtures & Criminalistics
October 30 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
An intermediate course on evidence of criminalistics tests and DNA mixtures. This training is expected to cover preliminary screening versus confirmatory testing for blood, saliva, and other biological substances, as well as DNA tests and mixture interpretation by analysts, likelihood ratios, probabilistic genotyping mixture analysis (e.g., STRmix, TrueAllele), problematic expert testimony, and litigation tips and challenges, and will go in-depth on explaining likelihood ratios to judges and juries.
All attendees are encouraged to watch our 2023 DNA 101 training on our MyGideon page for Past Trainings.
Faculty
- Joanna Arkema, CPCS Public Defender Division, Pittsfield
- Jessica Hart, Adept Forensic Consulting and former MSP DNA Analyst and Criminalist
- Jill Tessier, CPCS Innocence Program, Boston
- Ira Gant, CPCS Forensic Services
- 3 CLE credit for: YAD Trials & Appeals, Adult Post Conviction, Criminal Defense Trial