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| Since its inauguration
in the fall of 2000, the Wecht Institute has hosted
an Annual Conference that convenes local and national
figures from a wide variety of disciplines in an
effort to shed greater light upon a particular set
of issues. |
| Where Fact
Meets Fiction: A National Symposium on the Intersection
of Forensic Science and Pop Culture: the
8th Annual Forensic Science and Law Conference.
Held April 3-5, 2008. Power Center Ballroom, Duquesne University. Conference website. |
Preserving
Evidence, Saving Lives: The
Roles of Forensic Science, Medicine and the
Law in Mass Disaster Response The
7th Annual Forensic Science and Law Conference,
Preserving Evidence, Saving Lives, was held
March 29-Saturday, March 31, 2007.
Learn
more about the Preserving Evidence, Saving Lives
Conference » |
Justice
for All
The sixth Annual Conference, Justice for All:
A National Symposium on the Role of Forensic
Science in the Evolution of Criminal Justice
Reform in the United States was held April
20-22, 2006.
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Learn
more about the Justice for All Conference » |
Tracking Terrorism in the
21st Century
The fifth
Annual Conference, Tracking Terrorism in the 21st
Century: A National Symposium on the Roles of
Science and Law in Preventing, Investigating
and Prosecuting Political Violence was held
October 21-23, 2004. |
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Solving the Great American Murder Mystery
Last year's conference, the Solving the Great American
Murder Mystery: A National Symposium on the 40th
Anniversary of the JFK Assassination, convened the
nation's top investigators and independent researchers
from the fields of law, medicine, forensic science,
government and academia in an effort to clarify
and advance our collective understanding of this
nation's 35th president. |
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Law, Family and Violence
Law, Family and Violence: A Multidisciplinary
Symposium, held in 2002, featured experts in law,
forensic science, medicine, law enforcement and
public policy exploring many of the legal and scientific
topics surrounding the perennial issues of child,
domestic and elder abuse, as well as a special panel
discussion on the clergy's role in reporting and
preventing abuse. |
| Learn
more about Law, Family and Violence » |
Previous Conferences
Previous conferences have focused on DNA and the
Law and on introducing the Western Pennsylvania
community to the exciting and diverse world of Forensic
Science and the Law. |
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DNA
and the Law |
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Forensic
Science and the Law |
