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Forensic Investigation, It's Not Just for Big Cities

1. Police Chief Magazine, April 2004, Volume 70, Number 4, International Association of Chiefs of Police
2. Virginia Community Policing Institute Newsletter, (Article Summary), Fall of 2004, Volume 5, Number 3, pp.4-5

Small Police Department Forensics and DNA

1. Chesapeake Examiner, Fall 2003, Volume 41, No. 2, pp. 10-16, Chesapeake Bay Division, IAI
2. The Print, Nov/December 2003, Volume 19, Issue 6, pp. 1-6, Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers
3. The Criminalist, Autumn 2003, pp. 6-9, 15-17 New Jersey Division, IAI
4. Gazette, (Article Summary), Volume 65, No. 3, pp. 23, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, French & English, Ottawa, Canada
5. Examiner, Winter 2004, pp. 3-14 Pacific Northwest Division, IAI
6. The California Identification Digest, January/February 2004, pp. 5-11, California Division, IAI
7. The Identifier, January 2004, Volume 2004, Issue 1, pp. 14-22, South Carolina Division, IAI
8. Silver State, Journal of Forensic Identification, Jan - Mar 2004, Volume 7, Issue 1, pp. 2-10, Nevada Division, IAI
9. Georgia Forensic News, February 2004, Volume 34, Number 1, pp. 6-11, 17, Georgia Division, IAI
10. W. A. I. NEWS, March 2004, Volume 39, Issue 1, pp. 7-14, Wisconsin Division, IAI
11. FDIAI NEWS, January - March 2004, pp. 6 - 12 Florida Division, IAI
12. GO4Identification, July 2004, Article Selections, pp. 3, Minnesota Division, IAI
13. CSI-Supply LLC Newsletter, Issue 1, September 2004, pp. 16 - 24, http://www.CSI-Supply.com; First Internet Publication
14. Dakotas Spring Newsletter, April 2005, pp 6-16, Dakotas Division, IAI
15. The Evidence Log, April 2005, Volume 2005, Number 1, pp. 11-12,14,16,19-21,23,27-28,33,36, International Association for Property and Evidence, Inc.
16. Forensic News, Summer 2005 Issue, Volume 5, pp. 5-12, Arizona Identification Council, Arizona Division, IAI.
17. The Scene, October-December 2005, Volume11, Issue 4, pp. 5-14, Journal of The Association For Crime Scene Reconstruction

Paper Presentation List

New England Division, International Association for Identification, Annual Education and Training Conference, November 2003, Manchester, NH.
University of Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute, Crime Scene Processing Course, December 2003, Little Rock, AR

Processing Scenes for DNA, too Expensive for Many Agencies

Evidence Technology Magazine, Internet Magazine Only, July-August 2010 Issue.

"The Assessment Team was most impressed with the Forensic Unit, under the direction of Sgt. Ralph Barfield. We found it to be a truly state of the art facility with proven track record. It is a shinning example to other police departments of what a Forensic Unit should be."

"The Charlottesville, Virginia, Police Department has had dramatic success with DNA, the DNA Data Bank, and clearing cold cases through DNA. Since October 1999, the department has received 34 DNA Data Bank hits, 20 of which have resulted in arrests and convictions. Since Virginia statistics have proven burglaries are where most of the violent offenders begin, the unit aggressively processes routine burglaries. The department has routinely utilized DNA and DNA elimination in investigations and prosecutions since 1995. The forensic unit has developed a national and now international reputation because of its success with DNA."

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