Blind Testing and Blind Verification in Firearms
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2023-05-26
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Grimaldi, Aimee
Hundl, Callan
Eudaley, Donna
Neuman, Maddisen
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This workshop provides a summary of the Houston Forensic Science Center's blind quality control program, focusing on blind quality control and blind verification in the Firearms section. The presenters will share their experiences- successes and failures- to best inform other laboratories that are interested in starting similar programs. Participants will have the opportunity to process map their case workflow, identify challenges that might arise when implementing blind verifications or blind testing, and discuss options for making the program viable for different laboratories.
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The following was presented at the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) 2023, Austin, Texas, May 21-26, 2023. Posted with permission of CSAFE.