California Association of Criminalists


Since 1954
 

Research Project Information

CAC Funded Projects

If you have a project that is currently funded or was previously funded by the CAC, we ask that you share your findings with the rest of the world right here on this web site. If you would like to share your project with the world for review and/or to stimulate ideas and interest, the web site is here to help.

  • Post an abstract of your research paper.
  • Request unusual or difficult-to-obtain specimens for your experiment.
  • Post an idea for the purpose of generating intelligent responses and direction.

Contact the Webmasters to request a posting for any of these reasons.

General Interest Member Research

"Beating the System - A Study of a Creatinine Assay and Its Efficacy in Authenticating Human Urine Specimens"; Vincent Villena
"Sample Handling Considerations for Biological Evidence"; Terry Spear
"Fingerprint Processing and Reagents - Their Effects on PCR Based DNA Typing"; Terry Spear
"Analysis of Old Biological Samples: A Study on the Feasibility of Obtaining Body Fluid Identification and DNA Typing Results"
"Thoughts on blood 'Crystal Testing'... is it necessary?"
"STR Population Data Tool: Simultaneous Calculation of STR Profile Frequencies Using More Than 160 Populations Studies - A Forensic Casework & Research Tool"