Daryl W. Clemens, Editor
From the Editor
Well fall is
officially here, and
winter is just
around the corner.
We've already seen
snowflakes flying
here in Michigan.
Now if someone would
just tell the
criminals that
shooting season is
over, we'd be all
set.
Meanwhile, ICSIA is
busy, busy getting
ready for the spring
conference. We'd
love to see each and
everyone of you
there. Hayden could
also really use a
hand, see his letter
below for details.
It's also a great
time to start
thinking about next
year, and The
Examiner will need
another batch of
articles and photos.
This is your
opportunity to share
that interesting
case, or useful
technique with your
colleagues around
the world.
Daryl
Got comments/questions or
want to submit an article
for The Examiner? e-mail
me: Daryl
W. Clemens
President's Message
Greetings!
The Holiday season is
upon us. We at ICSIA
wish everyone the best
the holiday season can
bring.
We are growing and need
your help. We need a
person to run the
membership applications,
certificates, and
renewals. This would
mean you would respond
to emails, approve
membership applications,
validate their
registration process,
send out notices for
renewal and keep a
database of members.
Most of this is done
electronically and all
done through emails. 2
hours a week should be
available to you to send
out the certificates.
Emails would need to be
answered on a daily
basis. Any volunteers?
We also need volunteers
for the conference next
year. If you plan on
attending please let us
know if you are
available to assist us
in various aspects of
registration,
hospitality room,
speakers assistance,
reading the rooms for
the presenters, running
errands, etc. I am
guessing at this point
but 20 volunteers may be
needed.
We will be finalizing
the speakers and
conference agenda after
the first of the year.
If you wish to give a
presentation or do a
workshop please let us
know soon.
Stay safe!
Hayden B. Baldwin,
Executive Director
International Crime Scene
Investigators Association (ICSIA)
http://www.icsia.org
hbb@icsia.org
CSI training in Laos
by Crispian Barlow
I
have been in Law Enforcement
for over 30 years. 13 years
with the Royal Hong Kong
Police, 17 years as a
protection and enforcement
game ranger in South Africa,
and the last five years as a
technical advisor to the
various agencies that run
national parks in four South
East Asian countries of
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and
Thailand.
Part of my duties are to
write Law Enforcement
Strategies for the
parks, design minimum
standards for patrol
coverage, design
Enforcement
effectiveness protocols,
and conduct training
needs analysis (TNA)
based upon the
Association of South
East Asian Nations
(ASEAN) Standards for
Protected Area (PA)
Staff. However, having
found out that the
rangers are not trained
adequately, it’s also up
to me to train them!
Photographing Fingerprints on a
Mirror.
by Hayden Baldwin
Photographing
a fingerprint on a mirror has
its own challenges. There is
more than one way of
accomplishing this one of them
was by using axial lighting
discussed in the previous issue
of The Examiner. See that
article here: Axial
Lighting
Another way is by controlling
direct lighting. The camera with
macro lens is positioned so it
is parallel to the mirror. If
the camera is not perfectly
parallel you will see an offset
image (double images) of the
fingerprint caused by the
reflection. Once the camera is
set properly then the lighting
is held as close to the camera
as possible to shine on the
object, this is direct lighting.
Side lighting will not work as
well.
Read more
ICSIA’s CSI Conference
Education, Training and
Technology, May 13-15, 2014,
Wyndham Riverfront Hotel,
North Little Rock, Arkansas
More details coming
soon- Keep checking our
Conference Page for
the latest.
On the Web-
By Daryl Clemens
Investigating Sexual
Violence: Emerging Solutions
and Best Practices from
NIJ and RTI International
(sign-in required, free for
law enforcement personnel).
Familial DNA Searching:
Issues and Answers
(Audio File) from NIJ
Developing Prints with Super
Glue YouTube video from
Make magazine. This is a
good, simple video, useful
for new investigators, or
for sharing with a group if
you are explaining the
process.
New Board Member
ICSIA is pleased to
welcome Steven W.
Hulsey to the Board
of Directors.
Detective/C.S.I.
Steven W. Hulsey
is an 18 year
veteran of the
Washington
County Sheriff’s
Office, located
in Fayetteville
Arkansas.
Detective Hulsey
is currently
assigned to work
major crimes,
and conduct
crime scene
investigations.
Det. Hulsey
started his
career in the
uniform division
of the
Washington
County Sheriff’s
Office Detention
Center.
Steve's full bio
is Here
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