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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Seminar - March 22-23, 2012
- Welcoming Remarks: Judge Barbara Hervey, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
- The Role of Support Groups in Addiction Recovery: Pam Newton, M.S., LCDC, Founding Director of the Betty Ford Center Five Star Kids Program
- Power Point Presentation [pptx]]
- Tom's Story: Thomas Keyser, The Law Offices of Thomas g. Keyser; Allan DuBois, The Law Offices of Allan K. DuBois
- Drug Abuse & Addiction: Current Drug Trends & Cultures: Patrick J. Sammon, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Kentucky
- Handout [pdf]
- The Role of Support Groups in Addiction Recovery: Pam Newton, M.S., LCDC, Founding Director of the Betty Ford Center Five Star Kids Program
- Alcoholics Anonymous: Alcoholics Anonymous, Volunteer
- Austin Alcoholics Anonymous Website: http://austinaa.org/
- Competency in Criminal Proceedings: Judge Andrew Carruthers, Criminal Law Magistrate Judge of Bexar County
- Power Point Presentation [pptx]
- Competency Examinations: Dr. Brian Skop, Forensic and General Psychiatrist
- Power Point Presentation [ppt]
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Rosemary Carr Malone, M.D., CDR, MC, USN, Director of Deployment Health, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
- Power Point Presentation [ppt]
- Stop the Revolving Door - A Civil Approach to Treating Severe Mental Illness: Treatment Advocacy Center
- Video: http://vimeo.com/26171883
- Involuntary Outpatient Commitment: Judge Oscar Kazen, Associate Probate Judge of Bexar County
- Representing the Mentally Ill: Judge Polly Jackson Spencer, Probate Court Number One of Bexar County
- Handout 1 [xls] | Handout 2 [doc]
- Rewriting the Mental Health Code: Dr. Susan Stone, J.D., M.D., Executive Coordinator for the Mental Health Task Force
- Handout 1[pdf] | Power Point Presentation [pptx]
Past Meetings (MP3 Audio Recordings \ Presentations)
- October 7-8, 2010: Texas Forensic Science Seminar - [MP3 Not Available]
- Welcoming Remarks: Judge Barbara Hervey, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
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Texas Legal Standards for Forensic Evidence: Prof. Guy Wellborn, University of Texas School of Law
Power Point Presentation [pptx] | Handout [doc] -
Mock Hearing Demonstration : Cynthia Kent, Retired Smith County District Judge; Sam Bassett, Minton,
Burton, Foster, & Collins, P.C.; and John Bradley, Williamson County District Attorneys Office
Power Point Presentation [ppt] | Handout 2 [pdf] -
Admissibility of Forensic Science Testimony from the Perspective of the Forensic Scientist: Joe Bono,
American Academy of Forensic Science
Handout 1 [pdf] | Handout 2 [pdf] | Handout 3 [pdf] -
Forensic Ethics: Judge Michael Keasler, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; and Charles Mallin, Tarrant County District Attorneys Office
Power Point Presentation 1 [ppt] | Power Point Presentation 2 [ppt] -
Quality Assurance Standards and Laboratory Accreditation Auditorium: Ralph Keaton, ASCLD-LAB; and Pat Johnson, Texas DPS Crime Laboratory
Power Point Presentation 1 [ppt] | Power Point Presentation 2 [pptx] -
Solutions for DNA Backlogs: Dr. Jeff Boschwitz, Orchid Cellmark; and Peter Marone, Virginia Department of Forensic Science
Power Point Presentation [ppt] | Power Point Presentation [ppt] | Handout [pdf] -
The NAS Report: Dr. Jay Siegel, Forensic and Investigative Science Program at Indiana Purdue University
Power Point Presentation [pptx] | Handout [pdf] - The Scientific Method Auditorium: Joe Bono, American Academy of Forensic Science
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Virtual Tour of the Texas DPS Crime Lab
Video -
Eyewitness Identifications & Confessions: Rebecca Brown, The Innocence Project
Power Point Presentation [pptx] -
Flawed Forensics and Wrongful Convictions Finance Room: Edwin Colfax, The Justice Project
Power Point Presentation [ppsx] -
Arson/Fire Investigations: Steve Carman, Retired ATF Agent
Power Point Presentation [ppt] -
Digital and Multimedia Evidence: Jennifer Land, Texas DPS Crime Laboratory
Power Point Presentation [pptx] -
Trace Evidence: Melissa Valadez, Texas DPS Crime Laboratory
Power Point Presentation [ppt] -
Firearms and Toolmarks: Tim Counce, Texas DPS Crime Laboratory
Power Point Presentation [pptx] -
DNA Evidence: Dr. Arthur Eisenberg, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Power Point Presentation 1 [ppt] | Power Point Presentation 2 [ppt] -
Latent Print Evidence: Bryan Strong, Texas DPS Crime Laboratory
Power Point Presentation [pdf] -
Toxicology: Dr. Sarah Kerrigan, Sam Houston State University Regional Crime Laboratory
Power Point Presentation [pdf] -
HGN and DWI Investigations : Lt. Jimmy Jackson, Texas DPS Highway Patrol Division
Power Point Presentation [pptx] - March 26, 2010 - [Not Available]
- November 13, 2009 Arson Presentation
- March 19 & 20, 2009 - [Not Available]
- January 13, 2009 Part 1 [18.6 MB] | Part 2 [7.40 MB]
- October 30, 2008 Part 1 [24.1 MB] | Part 2 [15.0 MB]
- September 25, 2008 Part 1 [22.7 MB] | Part 2 [20.8 MB]
- August 8, 2008 Part 1 [17.2 MB] | Part 2 [1.0 MB] | Part 3 [16.0 MB]
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Updated: 09-May-2012
