Welcome to the 2022 Annual Symposium of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD)
Find our booth (#23) in the exhibit hall to talk 1:1 and get free resources.
CSAFE Presentations
CSAFE will be giving the following presentations at the 2022 ASCLD Annual Symposium.

Jeff Salyards
CSAFE Research Scientist

Alicia Carriquiry
CSAFE Director
CSAFE Project update & ascld FRC collaboration
Wednesday, April 27, 3–3:30 p.m.
Presenters: Jeff Salyards and Alicia Carriquiry
Drs. Salyards and Carriquiry will cover the following topics in their presentation:
- Review the CSAFE portfolio of research projects.
- Highlight the numerous training opportunities that are freely available to the forensic science community.
- Present opportunities for ASCLD laboratories to participate in on-going research.
Improving the black box:
How do we meet the call for better validation studies?
Thursday, April 28, 9:30–10 a.m.
Presenter: Alicia Carriquiry
Dr. Carriquiry will review some of the black box studies that have been conducted in the past few years, with an emphasis on their design, findings, and the wording of the conclusions drawn by investigators. She will propose a protocol for conducting black box studies in the future that relies on the same long-standing statistical ideas that provide the foundation for studies of this type in other scientific disciplines.
CONTINUE YOUR LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE REST OF 2022 WITH FREE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CSAFE!
Forensic Statistics
Learning Opportunities
Our learning opportunities help amplify existing knowledge and build new competencies
- Learn statistical concepts as they apply to the evaluation of pattern and digital evidence
- Discuss challenges and how to overcome them in your daily work
Statistical Thinking for Forensic Practitioners
Three-part course covering the laws of probability and their application in forensic settings. Topics are illustrated with examples drawn from forensic science and relevant legal cases.
Dates:
- Friday, June 3, 10:00 a.m. – Noon CT
- Friday, June 10, 10:00 a.m. – Noon CT
- Friday, June 17, 10:00 a.m. – Noon CT
Led by Hal Stern
University of California, Irvine
Participants who complete a full course receive a Certificate of Completion through the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence
Modeling And iNventory of Tread Impression System (MANTIS): The development, deployment and application of an active footwear data collection system
Date:
- Thursday, March 24
11 a.m. – Noon CT
Shining a Light on Black Box Studies
Date:
- Thursday, April 22
11 a.m. – Noon CT
Extracting Case-Specific Information from Validation Studies
Date:
- Tuesday, May 10
11 a.m. – Noon CT
Every month, CSAFE condenses recent publications to two-page digests, designed specifically to enable forensic examiners to stay up-to-date, take actionable steps, or gain informed knowledge. Download Insights from CSAFE’s website at your leisure.