Thursday: 28 October 2010:
Criminal investigations and DNA course at ADP concluded
The training course of criminal investigations and DNA at ADP GHQ was concluded on Thursday. The course was organized by the Department of Forensic evidence in collaboration with ADP Center for Security Research and Studies, in the presence of Colonel Abdul Rahman Al Hamadi, Director of Forensic Evidence and Richard Morrissey, attorney General of American Denver County who delivered lectures during the five-day course.
Al Hamadi affirmed that the course was organized due to the importance of criminal investigations and DNA in solving crime mysteries in a scientific way. The course dealt with old cases which were kept and then dealt with them again through the use of DNA. He lauded the efforts of the lecturer Morrissey in presenting important scientific and forensic information, in addition to practical demonstrations, and detection of mysterious cases through the DNA.
The lecturer delivered a lecture about looking for the Family DNA in Databases partly or completely matched Databases. He presented examples of crimes committed by persons who were not in the DNA Databases, but they were relatives of persons who were in the Database, in US, UK and New Zealand.
Persons who were relatives the results of their DNA there would be similarities between their DNAs.
He reviewed to look for the family DNA in the database and investigation in cases where the DNA results partially or semi-c0mpletely match.
He delivered a number of lectures, including “The DNA from crime scene to the court room”, where he explained the use of the DNA evidence recovered from the crime scene in US Justice System to detect crimes, punish criminals and exonerate innocent people.
He also talked about the (Codes) which depends on scientific technologies to analyze the DNA within US DNA Database. He explained the steps of expanding databases.
During the second lecture he stressed the basic scientific principles of understanding the DNA and submitting it to jury panel in US Judicial System. He also mentioned the possibilities of its success as tangible evidence in sexual assaults.
He referred to a number of cases solved through the use of the DNA and its importance in arresting criminals in cases of serial crimes, Denver police project of DNA regarding thefts, and the reduction in the numbers of these crimes.
At the end of the course the lecturer and his assistants were honored and given mementos.