Media Advisory:
Thursday, Sept. 15
Note to editors and news directors:
For insights into the advancement of DNA analysis as a crime-solving
tool, media representatives are welcome to attend the
10th Annual DNA Awareness Educational Forum and Awards Luncheon at
California State University, Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept. 15.
Sponsored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office,
the event will be held in Cal State L.A.’s Golden Eagle Ballroom.
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., the forum’s sessions will cover such topics as “DNA:
From ‘The Blooding’ to the Grim Sleeper,” “Let’s Talk C.H.O.P
(Cold Hit Outcome Project),” “Crime Scene DNA: Swabbing for
Answers,” “A Double Twist of Fate: DNA Evidence and the Westside
Rapist,” “John Doe Warrants: Putting a Face to a Profile” and
“Learned Lessons from O.J.”
During the luncheon, the
California Forensic Science Institute (CFSI) at CSULA
will be presented the forum’s 2011 DNA Awareness Institutional
Achievement Award for its remarkable efforts in advancing DNA
understanding. Other honorees include the L.A. Police Department’s
(LAPD) Registration Enforcement and Compliance Team, and LAPD’s
Detective Rick Jackson of the Robbery-Homicide Division.
Led by Executive Director Rose Ochi, the CSFI seeks to bridge the gap
between scientific advancements and their effective use in crime
laboratories by providing in-service training, and serving as a public
education arm of the L.A. Regional Crime Laboratory. Housed in the
Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center (HDFSC), the institute serves as
a vital resource for law enforcement and an advocate for the interests
of public safety. It also seeks to supports career development and
forensic research.
The HDFSC was established in 2007 through a joint powers authority with
CSULA, the LAPD, the L.A. Sheriff’s Department (LASD), the City of L.A.,
and the L.A. County. Along with the University’s School of Criminal
Justice and Criminalistics, the state-of-the-art facility also features
classrooms and teaching laboratories, opportunities for research and
student internships, employment networks, public education programs, and
the crime labs of the LAPD and LASD. WHAT:
10th Annual DNA Awareness Educational Forum and Awards Luncheon.
WHEN:
Thursday, Sept. 15, 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Sessions start at 8:30 a.m. Luncheon begins at noon.
WHERE:
Golden Eagle Ballroom, on the Cal
State L.A. campus. The University is located at the Eastern Avenue
exit, San Bernardino (I-10) Freeway, at the interchange of the 10 and
710 Freeways. To arrange for media parking, call the CSULA Public
Affairs office at (323) 343-3050. For campus map:
http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/maps/cslamap.php.
DETAILS:
For other details or registration info, go to
http://da.lacounty.gov/cji/dna091511.htm or call the L.A. District
Attorney’s Criminal Justice Institute at (213) 893-2222.
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Crime scene DNA, forensic evidence, criminal profiling
to be addressed at annual forum
2011 DNA Awareness Educational Forum to honor
the California Forensic Science Institute at CSULA
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