Thursday, March 24, 2005

Meeting - start time 7pm

Tour and Presentation

March 24th 7pm

Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement's Orlando Regional Crime Laboratory

500 West Robinson Street, Orlando, FL 32801

Topic: The topic will be "The Importance of Quality in Forensic Investigations".  As our law enforcement organizations engage in the business of solving crimes and apprehending criminals,  one of the important departments that contributes their specific expertise is the Forensic Department. In addition to accurate analysis of evidence connected to crimes, Quality plays an important role in their accreditation process.   

Our host will be James McNamara, Chief Forensic Scientist, for FDLE's Orlando Regional Crime Laboratory. The presentation will be followed by a tour of the Crime Labs.   Come be part of this unique opportunity to have a behind the scenes look of the world of Forensics!

Note: Dinner will not be served at this meeting. There will be no charge

Admittance: You MUST RSVP for the meeting as we must provide a roster of attendees to FDLE.   There are no other special security requirements necessary.   When you call the RSVP line, please state your name clearly and please spell your name to help us in putting together an accurate Roster.

Follow instructions on map for parking.   Identify yourself as attending the ASQ meeting when you enter the building. See MAP to FDLE

Speaker: Jim McNamara is the Chief of Forensic Services for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Orlando Regional Operations Center.

Jim has responsibility for forensic services provided in the region’s two forensic laboratories in Orlando and Daytona Beach. The region receives and completes approximately 28,000 submissions from law enforcement agencies, not only from the nine counties in the region, but also from agencies throughout the State of Florida.

Jim’s 27 years with FDLE included work as a case working analyst in the Biology discipline, supervising that section as well as Microanalysis and Crime Scene, and as lab director since 1989. He has testified in county, state, and federal courts as an expert witness in forensic serology. He completed police minimum standards in 1989.

Jim has a Bachelor’s Degree in Forensic Science and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, both from the University of Central Florida, as well as a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Rollins College. He is a member of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) and served on its Board of Directors from 1995-1998.

Jim is a laboratory inspector in the ASCLD’s crime laboratory accreditation program and has inspected several laboratories throughout the country. He is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the Southern Association of Forensic Scientists, the Central Florida Criminal Justice Association, and Florida’s Forensic Advisory Committee. He is an adjunct instructor in forensic science and criminal justice.