Essentials of forensic interpretation<\/p>\n
March to September 2016<\/p>\n
Target audience<\/p>\n
Practitioners of all forensic disciplines \u2013 including reporting officers, lawyers, accreditation bodies \u2013 having a University degree (at least BSc) or an equivalent degree of a higher education programme. The course is given in English. For exercises, discussions and one-to-one tutorials, English, German or French are available as further languages.<\/p>\n
Introduction<\/p>\n
Given by recognized specialists in the field, this online course covers the essentials of forensic interpretation applied to the solution of inferential problems in forensic science and in the administration of justice. It is designed to make practitioners at ease with a probabilistic approach to the evaluation and interpretation of forensic findings. The content focuses on the so-called likelihood ratio, a measure that is supported by the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes and the UK\u2019s Association of Forensic Science Providers due to its qualities such as coherency and transparency. The course is based on research that has been described as providing the essential building blocks for the proper assessment, understanding and communication of findings in the NAS report \u201cStrengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward\u201d.<\/i><\/p>\n
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The course lasts 6 months with a workload per week of\u20093 hours on the online platform and 1.5 to 2 hours of personal work (in total around 150 hours training).<\/p>\n
The course team also offers further online short courses for practitioners who wish to specialize in\u00a0DNA interpretation<\/a>, or\u00a0Bayesian networks.<\/a><\/p>\n In addition to these short courses, a\u00a0Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Statistics and the Evaluation of Forensic Evidence<\/a>\u00a0is proposed to forensic practitioners willing to acquire a comprehensive training (around 470 hours, 18 months in total).<\/p>\n Objectives<\/p>\n Topics<\/p>\n Instructors<\/p>\n The instructors have theoretical and practical experience with evaluation and interpretation from laboratory to courtroom. They have published over the years numerous scholarly papers and textbooks on the subjects of evaluation and statistics in forensic science.<\/p>\n Consultants:<\/b><\/p>\n Organisation<\/p>\n Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration, University of Lausanne, Switzerland<\/a><\/p>\n Certification<\/p>\n Certificate of attendance, 5 ECTS<\/p>\n Course venue<\/p>\n Online course<\/p>\n Registration<\/p>\n Send your CV and a duly filled in registration form to Formation Continue UNIL-EPFL.<\/p>\n Course fee:<\/b>\u00a03\u2019500.- Swiss Francs<\/p>\n Registration deadline:\u00a0 February 15th, 2016<\/b><\/p>\n Contacts<\/p>\n For academic questions:<\/b>\u00a0sefe@unil.ch<\/a><\/p>\n For administrative questions:<\/b><\/p>\n Ms. Mary-Claire Andr\u00e9 Mollet<\/p>\n\n
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