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ACFEI provided well-timed opportunities.(Letters to Editor)(Letter to the editor)

Jun 22, 2008; Schwartz, Janet M. ... Dear Editor, Today, I write with a heart filled with gratitude. When I initially joined ACFEI in 1995, I had no idea that the organization would provide me with the leadership opportunities and collegial support that would greatly enhance both my professional ...

Florida board approves ABPS credential.(ACFEI News)(American Board of Psychological Specialties )(Brief article)

Jun 22, 2008 ... The American Board of Psychological Specialties (ABPS) is proud to announce that after its persistent petitioning and having met the required standards, the Florida Board of Psychology has granted our institution the authority to credential our qualifying Florida members with the honor of ...

Best friends to the lost: search and rescue dog teams should be activated sooner in most searches.(Giving Back)

Jun 22, 2008; Lechliter, John ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In March of 2007, a Boy Scout wandered away from his troop and began a 4-day trek through the wilderness in the rugged mountain-country of North Carolina. Searchers looked frantically for the 12-year-old boy using hundreds of volunteers and ...

The truth in a Nutshell: the legacy of Frances Glessner Lee.(Forensic Science Traditions)(Biography)

Jun 22, 2008; Ramsland, Katherine ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Although the past century in forensic science has yielded many innovations, few women have been credited with advancing the field. A notable exception is Frances Glessner Lee, daughter of John Jacob Glessner and heir to the International Harvester fortune ....

Forensic science in San Diego! National Conference features serious science in a paradise setting.

Jun 22, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Serious forensic science and paradise--they'll go together at the 2008 National Conference of the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute. The San Diego venue offers warm beaches, vibrant nightlife, and resort accommodations that will ...

Welcome new ACFEI members!(New Members, Diplomates, Fellows, and Life Members)

Jun 22, 2008 ... Iqbal Ahmed Timothy Harold Akers Victor U. Akuchie Salem Saeed Nasser Aleisayi Richard K. Allen Roselyn Morgan Allred Christian Anderson Mont R. Anderson Nancy L. Anderson Anthony A ....

The Big 'R': A Forensic Accounting Action Adventure.(Book review)

Jun 22, 2008 ... The Big 'R': A Forensic Accounting Action Adventure: Second Edition. By D. Larry Crumbley, Doug Ziegenfuss, John O'Shaughnessy Although the anthrax scare is not new in novels, an educational novel entitled The Big R: A Forensic Accounting Action Adventure by three ...

Beating the Devil's Game: A History of Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation.

Jun 22, 2008 ... Beating the Devil's Game: A History of Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation By Katherine Ramsland The O.J. Simpson trial was not only a groundbreaking case for the justice system, but it garnered interest from the general public who were curious to learn more ...

The methadone poisoning "epidemic": increasing use of methadone as a pain killer may be fueling a disturbing increase in deaths related to this potent drug.

Jun 22, 2008; Lipman, Jonathan J. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Death and morbidity associated with methadone treatment has increased dramatically in recent years, largely in the population prescribed this drug for pain control rather than addiction maintenance. Inadvertent overdose is becoming increasingly common, ...

The battle of accounting expert witnesses: judges can be harsh.

Jun 22, 2008; Crumbley, D. Larry ... Thick skin can be an asset for expert witnesses dealing with the harshness of some judges. Judges can make negative comments about an expert in the courtroom, which can hurt an expert's reputation. For example, a judge in Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal said the following about ...

Caretaker cruelty: Munchausen's and beyond.(Case Study)(Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Munchhausen)(Disease/Disorder overview)

Jun 22, 2008; Gross, Bruce ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Born in 1720, Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Munchhausen, spent his youth as a page to Anthony Ulrich II, the Duke of BrunswickLuneburg ("Munchhausen," 2008). Munchhausen moved to Russia with Ulrich, and both served in the Russian cavalry: Ulrich ...

Assessing patients during a mass casualty: the need for clinical laboratory services.

Jun 22, 2008; Montoya, Isaac D. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] History has recorded many natural epidemics. By World War 1, scientists had established germ theory by studying natural epidemics and learned how to use dais knowledge for biological sabotage. On September 11 2001, the United States experienced a terrorist ...

Bullet trajectories: misidentifying converging bullet trajectories in reconstruction.

Jun 22, 2008; Akin, Louis L. ... Pythagora's Theorem is the basis for establishing the area of origin in blood pattern analysis and is commonly used in shooting reconstruction for establishing bullet trajectories. In part, this method of triangulation works well in blood pattern analysis, because a specific blood pattern ...

A tale of two countries: international fraud-detection homicide.

Jun 22, 2008; Perri, Frank S. ... In contrasting the American murders with the former Soviet Republic murders, a strong inference can be made from the facts that these foreign murders were committed solely on a contract basis, also known as murder-for-hire. The former Soviet Republic murderers had the markings of skilled ...

ACFEI's daily connection to fascinating forensics news.(ACFEI NEWS)

Jun 22, 2008 ... The Forensic Examiner is scouring the Internet every day to bring you the latest information relating to forensic science. The Forensics in the News Web site, www. forensicsinthenews.com, features links selected by Examiner editors to provide a concise look at news involving ...

Falsely accused: prosecutor, forensic experts take heat for Mississippi 'Disaster'.(Case Study)

Jun 22, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kennedy Brewer and Lavon Brooks are free men today, and now it's the turn of the prosecutor and expert forensic witnesses who convicted them to draw fire. The Mississippi criminal justice system is on trial, with some activists calling for the ...

Litigation support and the forensic accountant: assembling a defensible report.

Jun 22, 2008; DiGabriele, James ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Forensic accountants are frequently retained to provide litigation support services. These services provide assistance for accounting and financial matters in existing or pending litigation. Within the scope of each service the role of the forensic ...

ACFEI launches online version of popular CFC course.(ACFEI News)

Jun 22, 2008 ... For years, Marc Rabinoff has been wowing students at annual ACFEI conventions through his lectures in the Certified Forensic Consultants (CFC) course. Now Rabinoff teaches CFC students 24 hours a day, wherever they may be around the world. The CFC course is online, ...

The many cases for quality certifications.(Commentary)

Jun 22, 2008; Lechliter, John ... In 1982, author and futurist John Naisbitt predicted in his best-selling book, Megatrends, that the world was being transformed from an industrial to an information society. He also accurately forecast the shift toward economic globalism and the growth of diversity in the United States. ...