Abstracts Sought for Upcoming Evidence Symposium

December 29, 2011

The National Institute of Justice is seeking presentation abstracts for its 2012 Impression and Pattern Evidence Symposium, to be held August 6-9, 2012, in Clearwater, Florida. The deadline for submitting abstracts is January 15, 2012. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, new trends/information on traditional topics, novel research, methods and materials, analysis of atypical materials, and case studies.

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