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ANZPAA NIFS

ANZPAA NIFS. REINFORCING, CHALLENGING AND TRANSFORMING OUR FORENSIC SCIENCE THINKING ALASTAIR ROSS AM DIRECTOR, ANZPAA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE 2014. PRESENTATION. QUALITY SYSTEM. INTRODUCTION. INNOVATION. THINKING. ANZPAA NIFS and the Australian context.

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  1. ANZPAA NIFS REINFORCING, CHALLENGING AND TRANSFORMING OUR FORENSIC SCIENCE THINKING ALASTAIR ROSS AM DIRECTOR, ANZPAA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE 2014

  2. PRESENTATION QUALITY SYSTEM INTRODUCTION INNOVATION THINKING ANZPAA NIFS and the Australian context Who is it serving Innovation - research and development Reinforcing, challenging and transforming our thinking

  3. ANZPAA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE Sponsor and support research Functions: Assist with co-ordination of services between jurisdictions Information exchange Support, co-ordinate and conduct training programs Co-ordinate delivery of quality assurance programs

  4. AUSTRALIA COMPARED TO USA

  5. AUSTRALIA’S POPULATION DENSITY

  6. QUALITY SYSTEMS

  7. QUALITY SYSTEMS 1 Accreditation • 2 Certification • 3 Standards • 4 Validation • 5 Cognitive bias

  8. QUALITY SYSTEMS ACCREDITATION Partnership with SMANZFL AND ANZPAA NIFS Joint NATA-ASCLD/LAB accreditation - 1994 CSI from day one ‘One in all in’ Introduction of ISO 17025 (1999-2000) – NATA only All providers accredited (except one)

  9. QUALITY SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION CSI Fingerprint Identification Firearms examination 5 CERTIFICATION RECERTIFICATION Annual recertification with more stringent points-based assessment every 5th year WRITTEN PRACTICAL ORAL

  10. QUALITY SYSTEMS STANDARDS CORE STANDARDS COLLECTION STANDARD ANALYSIS STANDARD INTERPRETATION STANDARD REPORTING STANDARD DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC STANDARDS

  11. THE CORE STANDARD AS 5388 COLLECTION STANDARD ANALYSIS STANDARD INTERPRETATION STANDARD REPORTING STANDARD

  12. QUALITY SYSTEMS VALIDATION Document examination and shoe/tyre impressions Scientifically rigorous and valid studies Common methodology and reporting scales Published for peer review Generic validation model for disciplines where humans are the analytical instrument

  13. QUALITY SYSTEMS COGNITIVE BIAS Recognition and contextualisation National workshops Specialist advisory groups Quality management working group

  14. INNOVATION

  15. INNOVATION CATEGORIES TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION TECHNOLOGY EXTENSION TECHNOLOGY/ KNOWLEDGE CREATION Validation and verification of new forensic techniques and instrumentation Taking new methods and technology from other industries and developing them for forensic science applications Green fields development of new knowledge, technology and methods

  16. INNOVATION ROADBLOCKS Difficulty operationalising research outcomes Funding constraints Time constraints Lack of research expertise Lack of research culture ROADBLOCKS

  17. INNOVATION WAYS FORWARD 1 2 3 4 5 COLLABORATION FUNDING DEGREES PARTNERSHIPS DISGUISING Partnerships with academia and understanding how they work Funding leverage Disguising topics to meet requirements – ‘playing the game’ International and multi-disciplinary collaboration PhD, Masters and Honours levels NATIONAL R&D STRATEGY

  18. THINKING: reinforcing, challenging, transforming.

  19. REINFORCING, CHALLENGING,TRANSFORMING New business and new ways of doing business Expensive services Shrinking budgets THINK…DO EFFICIENCY

  20. WHAT IS EFFECTIVE FORENSIC SCIENCE? INVESTIGATIVE INTELLIGENCE COURTS Single case focus, expert evidence and evidence of fact – default setting Multi-case focus: crime disruption, crime prevention and reduced fear of crime Influence the focus of an investigation BACKLOGS

  21. WHAT IS EFFECTIVE FORENSIC SCIENCE? BUILDING INFORMATION Shoe impressions Fingerprints DNA ANALYSIS AND VALUE ADD SHARING KNOWLEDGE

  22. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS/COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE ? ORGANISED CRIME FORENSIC SCIENCES ARE WE? Flexible, nimble, efficient, innovative, collaborative, networked and global Flexible, nimble, efficient, innovative, collaborative, networked and global

  23. THE END-TO-END PROJECT 1 2 3 4 5 Australian jurisdictions Burglary cases Cases overall DNA and fingerprints Crime Scene Attendance Evidence submission Analysis of evidence Identification Investigation 8,000

  24. THE END-TO-END PROJECT CONTINUED

  25. THE END-TO-END PROJECT CONTINUED

  26. THE END-TO-END PROJECT FINDINGS 1 100% scene assessment not attendance • 2 • 6 At-scene or rapid triage Once only DNA testing • 3 • 7 Global IT- once only data entry Follow the links! • 4 CSI rosters reflecting peak crime times Electronic fingerprint capture, submission and analysis • 5

  27. “ Take appropriate steps to prevent the collision between quality and efficiency …Mireille Hulshof ”

  28. QUALITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK LAYER LAYER LAYER LAYER LAYER LAYER LAYER

  29. Accreditation: we must do what we say we do “ ”

  30. GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT Quality system Value-add

  31. EFFICIENCY and EFFECTIVENESS Beware the collision between efficiency/effectiveness and: Increased sensitivity Risk Appetite/Culture

  32. SENSITIVITY 1 New 21 Loci DNA profiling system • 2 New genetic analysers • 3 New DNA mixture interpretation software

  33. SENSITIVITY BRANCH Be careful what you are given!

  34. GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT Sensitivity Value-add

  35. RISK APPETITE Investigation SCENE ATTENDANCE Intelligence Cultural tension Court F/Prints - electronic capture submission and comparison ANALYSIS EFFICIENCY VS RISK APPETITE Cultural tension Test – once DNA At scene triage COLLECTION AND SUBMISSION Cultural tension Robot ready samples Courier delivery

  36. GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT Risk Appetite/ Culture Value-add

  37. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS/COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE ? ORGANISED CRIME FORENSIC SCIENCES ARE WE? Flexible, nimble, efficient, innovative, collaborative, networked and global Flexible, nimble, efficient, innovative, collaborative, networked and global

  38. alastair.ross.nifs@anzpaa.org.au Thank you

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