National Forensic Science Technology Center Inc

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2010

Signed

Nov 7, 2011

Return Version

2010v3.4

Gross Receipts

$24,701,409

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

National missing and unidentified persons system (namus)namus.gov is the one place where everyone interested in solving missing and unidentified persons cases - law enforcement, medical examiners and coroners, victims advocates and families - can enter and share information to help solve these heartbreaking cases. Launched in january 2009, this national institute of justice program is an online, searchable system that provides access to a national database of records for missing and unidentified persons. The system reaches between different law enforcement professions and beyond state and municipality borders, and allows the general public to become actively involved. (nij award #2007-ij-cx-k023)namus had another year of tremendous growth in 2010, its second year of full operation. By year end, more than 100 cases had been resolved with the assistance of namus, a remarkable milestone for such a young program. Fueled by the efficient work of seven dedicated nfstc staff and a team of nine highly experienced forensic services contractors, the namus program helped resolve numerous challenging cases, some of which had been open for decades. To raise awareness of the benefits of namus and assist in case management, the namus team reached out to more than 1,400 law enforcement and medical examiner/coroner agencies across the country. Adding to its growing list of awards and recognition, namus was nominated in 2010 for a laureate award from the computerworld honors program for its use of information technology to benefit society. Namus continued to gain interest around the nation through a variety of news stories that helped raise awareness of the unique benefits of the namus system. This attention helped boost user registrations 42% for the missing persons database and 20% for the unidentified persons database. 2010 namus highlights:55 case resolution assists in 201097% increase in missing person cases23% increase in unidentified person cases147,571 unique visitors for 2010

Activity 3

Training - national forensic science technology science technology center, inc. (nfstc) provided a wealth of training opportunities to members of law enforcement, the military and the medical examiner communities in 2010. More than 30,000 training hours were delivered to 753 trainees from agencies across the country, providing theoretical and practical knowledge across a diverse range of forensic disciplines and sciences. To ensure our trainees receive knowledge that meets the highest standards, we took additional steps to align programs with industry-standard certifications.in 2010, participants in the latent print examiner program demonstrated how well their training prepared them for real-world evidence analysis by sitting for a mock certification exam that approximated that of the international association for identification (iai). Our entry-level trainees performed remarkably well, especially considering examiners must have two or more years of field experience before sitting for the iai certification exams. Participants posted scores exceeding iai requirements in two of the three sections, posting average grades of 86.4% on the written test, 98.4% on pattern recognition and 76.8% on the comparison exam. (nij award #2008-dn-bx-k186)a new nij program, essentials of crime scene investigation, leveraged the skills of nfstc's instructional design unit to develop and deliver a blended learning program for entry-level crime scene examiners. With 16 hours of online training and three days of hands-on, scenario based instruction, this blended learning program was successfully delivered in 16 sessions to 231 participants from 40 states in just eight months. (nij award #2008-dn-bx-k201)

Filer

EIN

59-3348101