August 2014 - Ohio Identification Officers Association

Ohio Identification Officers Association
2014 Annual Fall Training Conference
Holiday Inn, Cleveland-West
Westlake, Ohio 44145
Direct Phone: 440-871-6000
September 10-12, 2014
The OIO Mission:
The Ohio Identification Officers Association strives to be a professional
association for those engaged in investigation, forensic identification and
scientific examination of physical evidence.
Tuesday, September 9th
6:00pm:
Presidents Reception/Early Registration
Wednesday, September 10th
7:00am:
Registration
8:00am:
Welcome, Opening Remarks
8:30am-12:00pm: Shasta Groene Abduction
Under Sheriff Travis Chaney
Kootenai County, Idaho Sheriff’s Office
12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch (on own)
1:00pm-4:00pm: Dennis & Merna Koula Homicide
4:30pm:
Captain Kurt Papenfuss
LaCrosse, Wisconsin Sheriff’s Office
Student Roundtable
Thursday, September 11th
8:00am:
Continental Breakfast, Announcements
8:15am-4:00pm: Workshop Breakout Sessions (morning sessions repeated in afternoon)
12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch (on own)
1:00pm-4:00pm: Lifting From Unusual Surfaces
JoAnn DiPrete, Accutrans
Recovering Human Remains
Chris Garnett, Mike Wisniewski
Outdoor Crime Scene Forensic Light Sources
FBI, Cleveland ERT
Bruising/Strangulation Detection
Ron Almagno, Spex Forensics
Digital Imaging for Latent Prints
Macro Photography
Larry Dow, Foster & Freeman
Decompressing from a Critical Incident
Chaplain Tom Owens, Euclid PD
Crime Scene Photography /HDR & Panoramic King Brown, Dawn Watkins
West Palm Beach PD, Florida
Students need to bring a camera, tripod
and lap top computer
Trace Evidence Collection for Dummies
4:15pm:
Membership Meeting
5:30pm:
Dinner Banquet
Dave Green, Lake County Crime Lab
Friday, September 12th
8:00am-12:00pm: Banita Jacks Murders
Lt. Anthony Haythe
Washington DC Police Department
12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch (on own)
1:00pm-4:00pm: Anthony Kirkland Murders
Hotel $99.00/night
Detective Jennifer Mitsch
Cincinnati Police Department
Members $135.00
Non-Members $155.00
Vendors $250.00
*Conference Agenda is subject to change without notice
August 2014
Message from the President
Greetings All,
The Conference Committee has been very busy putting the final touches on
the itinerary for this year's workshops and case studies. We have outstanding
speakers that will be sharing their case studies and hands on workshops with you
this year. Captain Kurt Papenfuss, of the LaCrosse Wisconsin Sheriff's Office, will
be presenting the Dennis & Merna Koula homicide case. Lt. Anthony Haythe, of
the Washington DC Police Department, will be presenting the Banita Jacks
murders.
A few of the "hands on" workshops are:
**Crime Scene Photography/HDR & Panoramic; presented by King Brown and
Dawn Watkins of the West Palm Beach PD, Florida. (Students need to bring a
camera, tripod and a laptop computer).
**Bruising/Strangulation Detection; presented by Ron Almagno of Spex Forensics.
**Decompressing from a Critical Incident; presented by Chaplain Tom Owens of
the Euclid Police Department. Two other cases studies and five other workshops
will be presented. Go to www.oioa.org for the complete itinerary and details.
If you have not registered or booked your hotel reservation yet, I encourage
you to do so. A new Division T-shirt has been designed and we will have a few of
them for purchase in the hospitality room during the "Presidents Reception". They
will be sold on a first come first serve basis. So, make sure you ask for the
hospitality room number upon check-in. Also, the dinner banquet is on Thursday at
5:30PM. Extra dinner tickets can be purchased for $40.00. You can order tickets
during the registration process or during early registration. Please Note: there will
be a cut off of dinner tickets by Wednesday.
I also want to encourage you to get involved in the organization. We need
members to run for Executive Board positions. You do not need to be "certified" in
the field. You just have to be willing to meet a few times a year, (we meet in
Mansfield, Ohio) and be willing to perform your assigned duties. Our board
members have been able to work efficiently together throughout the years and
welcome new membership.
Again, if you have not registered, please do so. Tell your co-workers about
the Conference and others in our field. I'd love to see you all there.
Respectfully,
Mil Morris
President O.I.O.
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I.A.I. News
Our European members have been trying to organize their division for the
last several years. This effort has finally come to fruition. At the recent Mid-Year
board meeting, the Board of Directors has voted to accept and welcome the new
European Division.
The Association will be known as the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
FOR IDENTIFICATION EUROPEAN DIVISION, and has been incorporated in
the Netherlands. The Association has its registered office in The Hague, The
Netherlands, and will be governed by Dutch Law. As with all our other divisions,
the European Division is a non-profit association. IAI Board member, Aldo Mattei,
has been very instrumental in helping to establish the new division. The formal
presentation of their charter will take place during the annual meeting in
Minneapolis.
News from Members
I wanted to share some information about a class I recently attended. The
class was "Understanding Sufficiency and Exclusion Decisions" taught by Glenn
Langenburg and John Black through Ron Smith and Associates. The Tucson Police
Department hosted the class and it was the first of its kind.
As I learned throughout the week, many latent print examiners struggle with
this topic of sufficiency and exclusion decisions. Basically, how much is enough to
make the call? We, as examiners, are repeatedly taught and get trained on how to
make identifications. Not as much emphasis is put on how to make exclusions.
Sometimes the decision of exclusion is by default. What I mean is if you don't
make an identification, then by default, it is an exclusion. Is that the proper way to
make an exclusion? Another topic that we explored is the decision on when to use
inconclusive. Are you using inconclusive appropriately or are you "hiding" behind
it not wanting to "pull the trigger" as we say.
This class was an excellent beginning to open the dialogue surrounding the
sufficiency and exclusion decisions. The instructors knowledge on this topic was
outstanding and it pushed me as an examiner to properly explain my conclusion. In
other words, what did I see that was NOT in agreement even when similar points
were present? It is certainly not a new decision, when to exclude, but one that gets
less attention than identification. We are all focused on making the ID. We get
excited about it. Sometimes, even get rewarded for it. Do you get the same feeling
when you exclude?
We all know one of the worst errors we can make is an erroneous
identification. We are constantly reminded of the consequences of this type of
error. But, think about erroneous exclusion. Does it carry the same feeling? In
other words, if you miss it, is that handled the same as the erroneous ID? Why?
If you are thinking about taking a class, I would highly recommend this one.
It will enhance your skills as a latent examiner. It combines lectures with actual
practice comparisons and provides discussion about your conclusions.
When I returned to my desk after a week in the Arizona heat, I found I was
applying some of the strategies we discussed in class. I was able to better articulate
my conclusions. This also will help when it comes time to testify. It is easy to
explain to another examiner what you see or didn't see. We understand these terms
like ridge path or pore placement. But will a jury?
We are tasked with providing answers to the agencies we serve as well as
the victims. Wouldn't you want answers if you were a victim? This class will give
you some answers.
Shelby Vernick
Cleveland Police Department
**Shelby is a long time member of the 010 and presently serves on the Executive Board as our Student
Liaison.**
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News about Members
I have some news about some very important OIO members. I may be just a
"tad" late because I failed to include this in the last Newsletter BUT
congratulations should be shouted out to Colin Rose. Colin retired from the Bryan
Police Department with over 29 years under his belt. Colin is also a long time
member of the 010, served several years on the Executive Board, was a Past
President (1999) and hosted a Conference in Bryan, Ohio a few years ago. Colin is
an all around "good guy" and l have been assured that he will remain active in the
OIO.
Next on the list is a man that will be real hard to replace. I'm sure you all
know Jay Barnes. Jay retired from the Gates Mills Police Department a few years
ago but remained very active with the OIO after he retired. Jay is also a long time
member of the OIO, was a Past President (2009) and was a long time, valued
member on the OIO Executive Board. Jay was part of the "'Conference
Committee" of the OIO for many years and worked tirelessly on constructing the
best conferences around for the best price. Well, this past month, Jay decided that
he had had enough cold, snowy winters and "took his talents" to Florida. LeBron
did not help with his decision. Jay and his lovely wife, Nancy, will be sorely
missed up here but they promised to keep in touch.
Good Luck Jay ..... We miss ya Buddy!
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Holiday Inn, Cleveland -West
September 10-12, 2014
Early registration and President's Reception is September 9
2014 Conference
The annual OIO Educational Conference is being held at the Holiday Inn Westlake on
September 10th -12th. We secured a great room rate of $99.00 per night which includes a hot
breakfast buff et each morning. Our room block is filling fast so make your reservations as soon
as possible.
We have a great line-up of presentations this year that include the Shasta Groene
Abduction case from Kootenal County Idaho, Koula Homicide Investigation from Lacrosse
County Wisconsin, the Banita Jacks Murders from Washington DC and the Anthony Kirkland
Murders from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Our "hands on" workshops include Lifting from Unusual Surfaces, Recovering Human
Remains from an Outdoor Crime Scene, Bruising/Strangulation Detection, Digital
Macrophotography, Decompressing from a Critical Incident, Crime Scene/Panoramic and HDR
Photography and Trace Evidence Collection.
We have always strived to keep the cost of attending our conferences as reasonable as
possible. The cost of attendance is #$135.00 for members and $155.00 for non-members.
***This includes the cost of the workshops, hospitality room and the banquet.***
Where, but the OIO, can you get such quality training for a very reasonable amount of money.
We now accept Pay Pal online and credit cards on site for the conference. For
additional information about the 010 and annual conference, including registration, visit
our website at www.oioa.org
As many of you may be aware, our annual conferences have been organized and planned
by a committee of board members. Jay Barnes has been an integral part of that committee,
however, Jay and his wife, Nancy, have decided that they have had enough of snow and have
recently moved to Florida. Jay will be sorely missed and we wish him and his family well.
Shelby Vernick has graciously stepped up to the plate to take over for Jay this year and
will be taking over as the Conference Committee Chair in 2015. Shelby has done an outstanding
job so far and I know that she will continue on to plan and organize some outstanding
conferences in the future. I thank Shelby for taking on this challenge!
Ray Jorz
Conference Committee Chair
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We received sad news from the International Association for Identification regarding the
passing of former IAI President, Charles Illsley in January of this year in Utah. Charles was IAI
President in 1998 and was a life member, joining the IAI in 1978. He was also the recipient of
the "Good of the Association" award in 1999. Charles Illsley was born in Salt Lake City and
earned two undergraduate degrees, "Police Science" at Weber State and "Communication" at
BYU. He is survived by his beloved wife of 31 years, Valeen, and a son from a previous
marriage, Peter, an aeronautical engineer who once worked for NASA.
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Ohio Identification Officers Association
(Ohio State Division of the I.A.I)
International Association for Identification
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Return application to:
Joseph Masilonis, Treasurer *10830 Johnson Drive Parma, Ohio 44130 * 440-888-7561
I hereby make application for ___ active ___associate membership in the Ohio Identification Officers Association, in
accordance with its Constitution and By-laws, and agree to be bound therewith. All applications must be
accompanied by $25.00, which includes the first year’s annual dues upon membership acceptance
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Active: Shall consist of Chiefs of Police, Chiefs of Detectives, Heads of Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation,
Sheriffs, and all other persons who are employees of and are receiving salaries from Nations, State, County and Municipal
governments, or sub-division thereof, and who are actively engaged in the practice of this profession.
Associate: All reputable persons wholly or partially engaged in any the various phases of the science of identification and
who are not qualified for active membership, are eligible to become Associate Members. They shall in all respects be subject
to the same rules, duties, and charges and entitled to the same rights and privileges as active members, except they shall not
be entitled to vote or hold office.
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You must mail this application with the $25.00 application fee to the address listed
above. We are unable to take a credit card payment for a new member application.