Forensic
Webinar
Series
foster+freeman would like to invite you to join us to learn about our latest forensic innovations for crime scene and laboratory applications.
On this page you can register your place on upcoming webinars and view or share our extensive archive of on-demand content.
Forensic Webinar Series
foster+freeman would like to invite you to join us to learn about our latest forensic innovations for crime scene and laboratory applications.
On this page you can register your place on upcoming webinars and view or share our extensive archive of on-demand content.
Upcoming Webinars
Webinar – Grounded in Truth: Using ground truth studies and validation data
March 29, 2023
This webinar will explore how ground truth studies and data can be used to help improve results, both in the laboratory and at the crime scene.
Webinar – New Frontiers in Document Examination
April 26, 2023
In this webinar we will be exploring the latest techniques and technology used by immigration staff and questioned document examiners for the forensic analysis of travel and identity documents.
Latest Webinars
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Webinar – Victim First Forensics: Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week
February 22, 2023
For Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week we are exploring the methods by which forensic practitioners are able to gather evidence of sexual abuse and violence.
Webinar – Solution Focussed Forensics
January 25, 2023
In this webinar we will explore how the latest generation of forensic science instruments is improving the way we search for, detect and examine evidence.
Webinar – Learn from the the Experts: Esther Neate, Digital Fingermark Imaging Pioneer
June 22, 2022
Join this webinar for an exclusive interview with an internationally-renowned expert in forensic digital photography, Esther Neate. Specifically, we will be focusing on our own comprehensive imaging system for the detection, capture and enhancement of fingerprints, the DCS 5. Within forensics, there are continuously new techniques being developed, to which forensic photographers' experiment with, to achieve the best fingermarks possible.
Webinar Highlights: Crime-lite Range
Our market-leading Crime-lite range has become ubiquitous for performance and quality. These robust, innovating products are renowned across the forensic science community as essential tools for the crime scene, laboratory and beyond. Whether you already own a Crime-lite and are looking for tips on how to get the most from it, considering adding a device to your arsenal, or simply interested, our Crime-lite webinars are a great resource.
Webinar – Victim First Forensics: Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week
For Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week we are exploring the methods by which forensic practitioners are able to gather evidence of sexual abuse and violence ...
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Webinar – Solution Focussed Forensics
In this webinar we will explore how the latest generation of forensic science instruments is improving the way we search for, detect and examine evidence ...
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Webinar – Latent prints: Can we really develop marks without chemical treatment?
The webinar will focus on the processes which can be used within the forensic field to detect and capture latent fingermarks without using any chemical treatment ...
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Webinar – Detect More Evidence: Top Tips to get the most out of your forensic light source
Crime-lites and other forensic light source are the go-to tools for crime scene and forensic examiners seeking to reveal evidence that would otherwise remain invisible to the naked eye. But, there’s a lot more to using a Crime-lite than just pointing it in the right direction (although that does help!). In this webinar, our team will discuss the best tips and techniques that will enable you to get the most out of your forensic light source and potentially detecting more evidence at the crime scene. Through a mix of live demonstrations and presentations, we’ll be demonstrating which wavelengths are best ...
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Webinar – Detection and Analysis of Drugs of Abuse – From Crime Scene to Laboratory
It is well-known within forensics that there is a close relationship between drug abuse and crime. When analysing drugs of abuse within a criminal case, forensic examiners must ensure they are using the correct solution to identify, analyse and interpret the correct drug used at the time of the crime. In this week’s webinar, we take a look into the workflow of searching for drugs from the use of forensic light sources, through to analytical tools for the interrogation and identification of substances ...
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Webinar – Advances in Forensic Technology: Disaster Victim Identification
Disaster Victim Identification can appear a lengthy process for forensic experts. The identification of a victim during a mass disaster is rarely possible via visual recognition, and specific evidence types such as fingerprints, dental records and DNA samples are required for a conclusive identification. In this webinar, we use case studies to examine a range of different scenarios to see how advances in technology allow the identification of victims which were previously impossible ...
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Webinar – Achieving maximum visibility in a dark environment at the Crime Scene
Forensic examiners at a crime scene are often required to search for evidence in the dark when using a forensic light source to locate fluorescent evidence. When conducting these investigations, it’s recommended for the examiner to be fully dark adapted to ensure no evidence is missed – but how do they do this? ...
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Webinar – Connecting Crime-lites – New Forensic Illumination Technology
20-years ago, foster+freeman pioneered the use of LEDs in handheld forensic light sources. Today, our current range of light sources are once again redefining end-user expectations. In this webinar, we examine the new advances in forensic light source (ALS) technology that might just revolutionise the way that criminal investigators examine a crime scene ...
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Webinar – Evidence Search and Detection: Which Forensic Light Source should I use? Improve your evidence yield
This week's webinar topic will cover the importance of broadening the use of multiple wavelengths when searching for evidence with a light source both within the crime scene and laboratory. The importance of forensic training will be highlighted from experts within specific areas of forensics to discuss the advantages of implementing training to ALS Users and the benefits it can achieve when detecting evidence ...
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Webinar – Crime-lite AUTO-Motive – US Webinar
Join us for this 30 minute informational webinar where we will utilize the Crime-lite AUTO to conduct a full vehicle search from start to finish. Combining the latest forensic imaging technology with high intensity multi-spectral illumination, the new new Crime-lite AUTO is a complete solution for the search, detection and capture of evidence ...
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Webinar – How we work with Crime-lites to find Semen
Following the success of last year's Forensic Light Source Symposium, foster+freeman hosted another Crime-lite focused event which guest speakers from UK organizations shared the latest research in the use of forensic light sources. A great success, the symposium was attended by a global audience of 300 forensic professionals. All presentations given during the day are now available to access on-demand ...
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Webinar – Comparison of Crime-lite 82S, Polilight PL400 and Polilight PL500 for the Detection of Semen and Saliva Stains
Following the success of last year's Forensic Light Source Symposium, foster+freeman hosted another Crime-lite focused event which guest speakers from UK organizations shared the latest research in the use of forensic light sources. A great success, the symposium was attended by a global audience of 300 forensic professionals. All presentations given during the day are now available to access on-demand ...
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Webinar – Longwave Reflected UV imaging of Cyanoacrylate developed fingermarks
Following the success of last year's Forensic Light Source Symposium, foster+freeman hosted another Crime-lite focused event which guest speakers from UK organizations shared the latest research in the use of forensic light sources. A great success, the symposium was attended by a global audience of 300 forensic professionals. All presentations given during the day are now available to access on-demand ...
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Webinar – Skin Deep Forensics
Throughout the webinar, we'll be using our range of Crime-lites to explain the theory and techniques that enable forensic examiners to reveal vital traces of evidence in cases of sexual and physical assault, not to mention the countless other crimes that may require the human body to be investigated as a crime scene in its own right ...
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Webinar – Forensic LASER Examinations – Crime-lite LASER
For the detection and examination of every last trace of forensic evidence; the new Crime-lite LASER provides intense, ultranarrowband LASER illumination from a truly portable light source ...
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Webinar – Full-Spectrum Forensics
The climax of our Summer Webinar Series, foster+freeman hosted a free-to-attend symposium during which guest speakers from UK organizations shared the latest research in the use of forensic light sources. A great success, the symposium was attended a global audience of more than 500 forensic professionals. All presentations given during the day are now available to access on-demand ...
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Webinar – Location of semen on items submerged in water using Crime-lites
The climax of our Summer Webinar Series, foster+freeman hosted a free-to-attend symposium during which guest speakers from UK organizations shared the latest research in the use of forensic light sources. A great success, the symposium was attended a global audience of more than 500 forensic professionals. All presentations given during the day are now available to access on-demand ...
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Webinar – Blood patterns on dark fabrics
The climax of our Summer Webinar Series, foster+freeman hosted a free-to-attend symposium during which guest speakers from UK organizations shared the latest research in the use of forensic light sources. A great success, the symposium was attended a global audience of more than 500 forensic professionals. All presentations given during the day are now available to access on-demand ...
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Webinar – Introducing the latest range of Crime-lite search tools
The climax of our Summer Webinar Series, foster+freeman hosted a free-to-attend symposium during which guest speakers from UK organizations shared the latest research in the use of forensic light sources. A great success, the symposium was attended a global audience of more than 500 forensic professionals. All presentations given during the day are now available to access on-demand ...
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Webinar – The effect natural weather conditions have on the persistence of spermatozoa on cotton fabric buried underground
The climax of our Summer Webinar Series, foster+freeman hosted a free-to-attend symposium during which guest speakers from UK organizations shared the latest research in the use of forensic light sources. A great success, the symposium was attended a global audience of more than 500 forensic professionals. All presentations given during the day are now available to access on-demand ...
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Webinar – Is fluorescence an appropriate method for fire investigation?
The climax of our Summer Webinar Series, foster+freeman hosted a free-to-attend symposium during which guest speakers from UK organizations shared the latest research in the use of forensic light sources. A great success, the symposium was attended a global audience of more than 500 forensic professionals. All presentations given during the day are now available to access on-demand ...
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Webinar – Arson Investigation Techniques – Detecting and Examining Evidence Following a Fire
A demonstration of how forensic light sources and the foster+freeman family of fingerprint examination systems may be used to investigate arson scenes ...
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Webinar – Crime-lite Forensic Light Sources – For the Detection and Examination of Body Fluids
This webinar will include comprehensive demonstrations of our latest range of high-intensity narrowband forensic light sources for the detection of body fluids including semen, saliva, sweat and vaginal fluids at the crime scene and in the laboratory ...
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Webinar – Full-Spectrum Forensics – Search for, detect, and examine evidence at the crime scene and in the laboratory
In order to detect the maximum amount of evidence, it is essential that examiners utilise the full 'forensic' spectrum of illumination. In this webinar, we will demonstrate the benefits of searching for and examining evidence using both visible and non-visible wavelengths of illumination ...
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Webinar – Crime-lite X – The Future of Handheld Forensic Illumination
At the crime scene or in the forensic laboratory, the Crime-lite X provides up to 175x wavebands of intense illumination for the detection and examination of physical evidence. A complete ALS kit in a single light source, the Crime-lite X includes White, UV, Violet, Blue, Blue/Green, Green, Orange, Red and Infrared LEDs ...
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Webinar – Crime-lite AUTO – For the Detection and Imaging of Evidence at the Crime Scene
With the weight and feel of a high-quality DSLR camera, the Crime-lite AUTO is a fully-integrated search and with Crime-lite narrowband illumination. Simply operated via an integral touchscreen, the compact device is ideal for the search, detection, and photography of body fluids (fluorescence and IR examination), fragments of trace evidence, and treated fingerprints ...
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Webinar Archive
With an archive of almost 100 webinars on a wide range of subjects, you are sure to find something of interest.
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Webinar – Victim First Forensics: Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week
For Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week we are exploring the methods by which forensic practitioners are able to gather evidence of sexual abuse and violence.
Webinar – Solution Focussed Forensics
In this webinar we will explore how the latest generation of forensic science instruments is improving the way we search for, detect and examine evidence.
Webinar – Latent prints: Can we really develop marks without chemical treatment?
The webinar will focus on the processes which can be used within the forensic field to detect and capture latent fingermarks without using any chemical treatment.
Webinar – VSC: Detecting Counterfeits and Frauds
The increasing use of fraudulent or counterfeit passports has been described as an epidemic with the estimated number of fake passports in issue growing exponentially year-on-year.
So, how do you fight back against fraudulent documents?
In this webinar, we will be looking at the way in which document examiners use VSC document examination workstations to interrogate suspect travel and identity documents to reveal counterfeits and evidence of tampering.
Webinar – Anti-Terror Forensics: Investigation and Identification in the event of a Terrorist Attack
Anti-Terror forensics has become an increasing demand as terrorism persists to be a global threat to hundreds of countries everyday. The webinar will include information on the basics of anti-terror forensics and the evidence surrounding this topic, bringing in a recent product innovation which can develop fingermarks on explosive devices; a fingerprint technology exclusive to foster+freeman.
Webinar – Detect More Evidence: Top Tips to get the most out of your forensic light source
Crime-lites and other forensic light source are the go-to tools for crime scene and forensic examiners seeking to reveal evidence that would otherwise remain invisible to the naked eye. But, there’s a lot more to using a Crime-lite than just pointing it in the right direction (although that does help!).
In this webinar, our team will discuss the best tips and techniques that will enable you to get the most out of your forensic light source and potentially detecting more evidence at the crime scene. Through a mix of live demonstrations and presentations, we’ll be demonstrating which wavelengths are best suited to various evidence types as well as walking you through the latest features that have been added to the Crime-lite range.
