#ForensicScienceWeek

The Fingerprint Operation Branch provides full laboratory latent print services including processing evidence, comparing fingerprints and palm prints, conducting AFIS searches, and providing courtroom testimony. #forensicscienceweek

It's the first day of our #ForensicScienceWeek takeover! Today we are following our Uniformed Division’s Crime Scene Search Unit, which provides forensic investigation capabilities for any Secret Service office, as well as the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

CSSU provides forensic investigations assistance in the following areas: photography, collecting & processing, or prepare for processing at an appropriate facility, all physical & latent evidence &/or items pertaining to incidents involving UD & the rest of the Secret Service.

The UD Crime Scene Search Unit will also provide assistance, upon request, and on a case by case basis, to other law enforcement agencies. Learn more: #ForensicScienceWeek

Happy Forensic Science Week! This week we especially want to thank all forensic professionals who are making a difference in our communities. Thank you! #forensics #forensicscienceweek

Composite artists in the Graphic Design Branch have trained and worked with @missingkids in the past and are available to assist as needed. Artists are often called to assist with local and state partners. #forensicscienceweek

We're passing the phone to our dedicated colleagues at the North Central Laboratory. #DEAForensics #ForensicScienceWeek @TheJusticeDept

The Evidence Management Team is responsible for maintaining strict control of all physical evidence shipped to the Forensic Services Division from Headquarters, field offices and other law enforcement agencies. #ForensicScienceWeek

This #ForensicScienceWeek, we’re celebrating the dedicated professionals of the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab—and a major milestone for our new state-of-the-art facility in Marlborough.🔬 Learn more:

Do You Have What It Takes to be a #Fingerprint Examiner? Take our #quiz and find out! #forensicscienceweek

This #ForensicScienceWeek, attend the inaugural Cold Case Symposium to support families. This year’s event, co-hosted by @ASUNewCollege and @PurdueAg, will be held on the ASU campus with a virtual option. @VFJPod @PleaseHelpFind4 @libertyg_sister

This week is #ForensicScienceWeek & our forensic scientists are taking over our social media accounts. Follow along this week to learn more about our Forensic Services Division! Tomorrow we'll kick off the week with our Crime Scene Search Unit. Learn more:

Check out this @FARO_HQ laser scan of a #NCIS crime scene reconstruction in which a bullet was found inside a house by the homeowner. Using these scans, forensic scientists can accurately analyze line of sight, blood spatter, and bullet trajectories. #forensicscienceweek

We are one of very few agencies to have a Vacuum Metal Deposition chamber, specialized equipment for the most challenging cases. It’s a highly sensitive method that works on porous, non-porous, and semi-porous items. #forensicscienceweek

It uses silver, gold and zinc to develop latent prints in a vacuum environment and is a good option for cold cases when other processes have been exhausted. #forensicscienceweek

Happy #ForensicScienceWeek! Today we’re featuring Spl/Sgt. Ken Binder, who works in the Latent Print Unit at the MSP Bridgeport Laboratory. Spl/Sgt. Binder explains the process of obtaining and processing evidence from a crime scene. Watch here -->

This week is #ForensicScienceWeek! Forensic Science Week is an opportunity to acknowledge the importance of forensic science in criminal justice and the hard work and dedication of our forensic professionals at the Sacramento Police Department. Our forensics section comprises three teams: Crime Scene Investigation, Evidence Lab, and Latent Print Identification. It has 30 members that provide 24/7 forensic services across the City. The teams use various tools and techniques to search for and identify evidence, such as oblique lighting, metal detectors, and laser scanning to capture crime scenes 3-dimensionally. Evidence collected is preserved and packaged to prevent contamination and processed using physical and chemical techniques for fingerprints and DNA. They also analyze, process, and input firearm, casing, and fingerprint information into various databases to assist in investigative leads. The field of forensics has seen incredible advancements in recent decades. Today and every day, we want to thank our forensic investigators for their valuable contributions to the department. #ForensicScience #PoliceForensics #Forensics #Fingerprints #SacPD

It's day 2 of our #ForensicScienceWeek takeover! Today we are following our Evidence Management section.

Evidence Team staff advise on evidence-related matters as the subject matter experts for our agency as well as advise on policy for storing, tracking, and auditing all evidence. #ForensicScienceWeek

The Orange County Crime Lab was integral in freeing a man who wrongly served a 16-year prison sentence for the 1979 attempted murder of his wife and the second-degree murder of their unborn baby. #ForensicScienceWeek #OCCrimeLab Read more:

The Evidence Management Team is responsible for it maintaining strict control of all physical evidence shipped to the Forensic Services Division from Headquarters, field offices and other law enforcement agencies. #ForensicScienceWeek

It's day 4 of our #forensicscienceweek social media takeover! Today we are following our Questioned Document branch.

Our Questioned Document Branch has long been recognized as one of the world's foremost questioned document labs. All examiners receive 2+ years of intensive specialized training, to ensure that the quality of the product will be maintained for years to come. #forensicscienceweek

48 hours to identify the evidence? Special Testing turns the science up louder! Watch the science in action and see how forensic analysis turns evidence into answers. #DEAForensics #ForensicScienceWeek @TheJusticeDept