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• Professional Orientation School - Option 1

  • Start
    02 May 2016
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  • End
    25 May 2016
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  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Online Workshop - Connection Information Provided
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Professional Orientation School for New Crime Laboratory Scientists

  Instructor:      John M. Collins Jr. MA, SHRM-SCP

  The Professional Orientation School for Crime Laboratory Scientists is an intensive 4-Week orientation for new crime laboratory scientists.  It is designed to supplement a laboratory’s initial onboarding and professional orientation of forensic science employees.  Ideally, our students are working or training in accredited forensic science laboratories and will be competency tested in a particular forensic science laboratory discipline.  This workshop is also appropriate for college graduates who are in the process of seeking employment in the forensic laboratory sciences.

  The primary objective of our school is to prepare crime laboratory scientists for the rigors, challenges, and rewards of forensic science. Laboratory administrators should give serious consideration to placing new employees, when possible, in our school within the first days or weeks of employment.

  Learning Objectives:

  • Learn the origins of crime laboratories and accreditation in the United States
    
  • Know how health and safety are managed in crime laboratories
    
  • Be better prepared to recognize and mitigate health and safety threats
    
  • Understand the history of forensic science and where it is today
    
  • Think differently about forensic science and its role in our criminal justice system
    
  • Be familiar with the most pivotal U.S. Supreme Court cases affecting forensic science experts
    
  • Understand the difference between laboratory documents and laboratory records
    
  • Appreciate laboratory information management systems and how they function
    
  • Understand the difference between customers, consumers, and stakeholders of crime laboratories
    
  • Be able to explain how ethics and integrity influence the practice of forensic science
    
  • Know the value of personality diversity in the workplace
    
  • Have strategies for better managing biases, attitudes, and thinking patterns
    
  • Appreciate the importance and complexity of professional responsibilities in forensic science
    
  • Feel motivated and energized to elevate their performance and professionalism
    
  • Demonstrate their acquired knowledge through the completion of a final examination
    

   

   
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Professional Orientation School - Option 2

  • Start
    10 May 2016
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  • End
    02 Jun 2016
  •  
  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Online Workshop - Connection Information Provided
  • Spaces left
    18

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  Professional Orientation School for New Crime Laboratory Scientists

  Instructor:      John M. Collins Jr. MA, SHRM-SCP

  The Professional Orientation School for Crime Laboratory Scientists is an intensive 4-Week orientation for new crime laboratory scientists.  It is designed to supplement a laboratory’s initial onboarding and professional orientation of forensic science employees.  Ideally, our students are working or training in accredited forensic science laboratories and will be competency tested in a particular forensic science laboratory discipline.  This workshop is also appropriate for college graduates who are in the process of seeking employment in the forensic laboratory sciences.

  The primary objective of our school is to prepare crime laboratory scientists for the rigors, challenges, and rewards of forensic science. Laboratory administrators should give serious consideration to placing new employees, when possible, in our school within the first days or weeks of employment.

  Learning Objectives:

  • Learn the origins of crime laboratories and accreditation in the United States
    
  • Know how health and safety are managed in crime laboratories
    
  • Be better prepared to recognize and mitigate health and safety threats
    
  • Understand the history of forensic science and where it is today
    
  • Think differently about forensic science and its role in our criminal justice system
    
  • Be familiar with the most pivotal U.S. Supreme Court cases affecting forensic science experts
    
  • Understand the difference between laboratory documents and laboratory records
    
  • Appreciate laboratory information management systems and how they function
    
  • Understand the difference between customers, consumers, and stakeholders of crime laboratories
    
  • Be able to explain how ethics and integrity influence the practice of forensic science
    
  • Know the value of personality diversity in the workplace
    
  • Have strategies for better managing biases, attitudes, and thinking patterns
    
  • Appreciate the importance and complexity of professional responsibilities in forensic science
    
  • Feel motivated and energized to elevate their performance and professionalism
    
  • Demonstrate their acquired knowledge through the completion of a final examination
    

   

   
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Evening Workshop for Trial Attorneys - Experts and Scientific Evidence

  • Start
    01 Jun 2016
  •  
  • End
    15 Jun 2016
  •  
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

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  Evening  1— The Confidence Method

  Changing of the Guard—The New Expert

  Commonalities Among all Expert Witnesses

  Forensic Science in Criminal Cases

  Biases and Preconceived Notions

  Expert Personality Traits

  Psychological and Emotional Interferences

   

  Evening 2—The Confidence Grid

  Contemporary Reflections on the Frye Standard

  The Federal Rules of Evidence

  The Daubert Trilogy

  About the Confidence Grid

  Understanding the Basis of all Specialized Opinions

  Applying the Confidence Grid in Litigation

   

  Evening 3—Case Scenarios

  Eliminating all Fear of Experts

  Expert Evidence Typologies and Approaches

  Expert Credentials and Qualifications

  Case Scenarios and Discussions

  Likely Sources of Errors and Omissions

   

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• Evening Workshop for Trial Attorneys - Experts and Scientific Evidence

  • Start
    11 Jul 2016
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  • End
    25 Jul 2016
  •  
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

  Register

  Evening  1— The Confidence Method

  Changing of the Guard—The New Expert

  Commonalities Among all Expert Witnesses

  Forensic Science in Criminal Cases

  Biases and Preconceived Notions

  Expert Personality Traits

  Psychological and Emotional Interferences

   

  Evening 2—The Confidence Grid

  Contemporary Reflections on the Frye Standard

  The Federal Rules of Evidence

  The Daubert Trilogy

  About the Confidence Grid

  Understanding the Basis of all Specialized Opinions

  Applying the Confidence Grid in Litigation

   

  Evening 3—Case Scenarios

  Eliminating all Fear of Experts

  Expert Evidence Typologies and Approaches

  Expert Credentials and Qualifications

  Case Scenarios and Discussions

  Likely Sources of Errors and Omissions

   

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• Professional Orientation School - Option 3

  • Start
    20 Jul 2016
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  • End
    12 Aug 2016
  •  
  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Online Workshop - Connection Information Provided
  • Spaces left
    20

  Register

  Professional Orientation School for New Crime Laboratory Scientists

  Instructor:      John M. Collins Jr. MA, SHRM-SCP

  The Professional Orientation School for Crime Laboratory Scientists is an intensive 4-Week orientation for new crime laboratory scientists.  It is designed to supplement a laboratory’s initial onboarding and professional orientation of forensic science employees.  Ideally, our students are working or training in accredited forensic science laboratories and will be competency tested in a particular forensic science laboratory discipline.  This workshop is also appropriate for college graduates who are in the process of seeking employment in the forensic laboratory sciences.

  The primary objective of our school is to prepare crime laboratory scientists for the rigors, challenges, and rewards of forensic science. Laboratory administrators should give serious consideration to placing new employees, when possible, in our school within the first days or weeks of employment.

  Learning Objectives:

  • Learn the origins of crime laboratories and accreditation in the United States
    
  • Know how health and safety are managed in crime laboratories
    
  • Be better prepared to recognize and mitigate health and safety threats
    
  • Understand the history of forensic science and where it is today
    
  • Think differently about forensic science and its role in our criminal justice system
    
  • Be familiar with the most pivotal U.S. Supreme Court cases affecting forensic science experts
    
  • Understand the difference between laboratory documents and laboratory records
    
  • Appreciate laboratory information management systems and how they function
    
  • Understand the difference between customers, consumers, and stakeholders of crime laboratories
    
  • Be able to explain how ethics and integrity influence the practice of forensic science
    
  • Know the value of personality diversity in the workplace
    
  • Have strategies for better managing biases, attitudes, and thinking patterns
    
  • Appreciate the importance and complexity of professional responsibilities in forensic science
    
  • Feel motivated and energized to elevate their performance and professionalism
    
  • Demonstrate their acquired knowledge through the completion of a final examination
    

   

   
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Evening Workshop for Trial Attorneys - Experts and Scientific Evidence

  • Start
    04 Aug 2016
  •  
  • End
    18 Aug 2016
  •  
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

  Register

  Evening  1— The Confidence Method

  Changing of the Guard—The New Expert

  Commonalities Among all Expert Witnesses

  Forensic Science in Criminal Cases

  Biases and Preconceived Notions

  Expert Personality Traits

  Psychological and Emotional Interferences

   

  Evening 2—The Confidence Grid

  Contemporary Reflections on the Frye Standard

  The Federal Rules of Evidence

  The Daubert Trilogy

  About the Confidence Grid

  Understanding the Basis of all Specialized Opinions

  Applying the Confidence Grid in Litigation

   

  Evening 3—Case Scenarios

  Eliminating all Fear of Experts

  Expert Evidence Typologies and Approaches

  Expert Credentials and Qualifications

  Case Scenarios and Discussions

  Likely Sources of Errors and Omissions

   

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• Evening Workshop for Trial Attorneys - Experts and Scientific Evidence

  • Start
    18 Oct 2016
  •  
  • End
    01 Nov 2016
  •  
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

  Register

  Evening  1— The Confidence Method

  Changing of the Guard—The New Expert

  Commonalities Among all Expert Witnesses

  Forensic Science in Criminal Cases

  Biases and Preconceived Notions

  Expert Personality Traits

  Psychological and Emotional Interferences

   

  Evening 2—The Confidence Grid

  Contemporary Reflections on the Frye Standard

  The Federal Rules of Evidence

  The Daubert Trilogy

  About the Confidence Grid

  Understanding the Basis of all Specialized Opinions

  Applying the Confidence Grid in Litigation

   

  Evening 3—Case Scenarios

  Eliminating all Fear of Experts

  Expert Evidence Typologies and Approaches

  Expert Credentials and Qualifications

  Case Scenarios and Discussions

  Likely Sources of Errors and Omissions

   

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