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(Inquire into them, to know what things are true)

 

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Articles and Presentations by Louis L. Akin, LPI

    

   

Presentations:

  • Violent Crimes and Homicide Investigations: Part II, Central Texas Council of Governments, Killen Police Firing Range, October 2006

  • Fingerprint Basics County Court 5, Approved CLE Credit, Austin Bar Association Criminal Law Section, February 2006

  • Blood Spatter Interpretation and Crime Scene Investigation for Medicolegal Investigators, American College of Forensic Examiners International Conference, San Diego, CA Sept 2005

  • Crime Scene Reconstruction for Medicolegal Death Investigators, El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office, El Paso, July 2005

  • Trigonometry at the Scene of the Crime; Austin High School Advanced Placement Seniors; April 2005

  • Survey Fingerprint Course, PI-CEU. On-line Course for continuing education credit with Texas Board of Private Security;

  • Blood Pattern Analysis, PI-CEU. On-line courses for continuing education credit.

  • Blood Spatter and Bullet Trajectory Evidence in Crime Scene Investigation;  El Paso County Public Defender's Office, El Paso

  • CSI for Crime Writers, University of Texas Informal Classes, 2004 -2005

  • Interviews and Interrogations, University of Texas at Dallas, Graduate Forensic Psychology class, Kelly Goodness Ph.D, 2003

  • Child Abuse Death Investigation, Capital Issues Seminar, TCDLA/TDS August 2003

  • Investigative Techniques for Deceptive Business Practices, Wrote Training Manual, Offices of the Attorney General of Texas, 1990

  • Business Practice Investigative Methodology Seminar 8 hours, Texas Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division, Austin, 1988.

  • Nuts and Bolts of Police Misconduct Litigation,  El Paso Bar Association, Seminar, El Paso, Approved for CLE by the Texas State Bar Association, October

  • Report Writing in Business — University of Texas at El Paso, Lois Hobart 1989

  • Domestic Violence Investigations DADDS El Paso 1988

  • Gathering Evidence in Sudden Unexpected Death Cases, El Paso, 1985, Approved for CLE for Criminal Law by TX Board of Legal Specialization.

  • The Job of the Criminal Defense Investigator El Paso Community College, 1984

  • Criminal Defense Investigative Methodology City College San Francisco,—Mark Kaufman, San Francisco CA

Articles:

  • Misidentifying Converging Bullet Trajectories in Shooting Reconstruction, The Forensic Examiner, volume 17, No. 2, Summer, 2008  

  • Directional Analysis of Blood Spatter at Crime Scenes, Agent Magazine, IMA, October/November 07, Vol. 40, Issue 5

  • Blunt Object Injuries Involving Hemorrhage, Texas Investigator, Fall 2007

  • Is Someone Eavesdropping on Your Attorney-Client Conversations? Champion Magazine, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Mar 2007

  • The Detection of Deception, The Texas Investigator, Vol XI, Issue 2, June 2006

  • Who's Deceiving Who? And Who Can Really Tell? A Commentary, The Advocate, Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, Feb/Mar 2006

  • Blood Spatter Evidence for the California Defense Attorney, California Defender Magazine California Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2006

  • Directional Analysis of Blood Spatter at Crime and Accident Scenes for First Responders, Texas Highway Patrol Magazine, Department of Public Safety, Spring 2006

  • Focus on Forensics: An article from: The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin [HTML] Akin, Louis L. Amazon.com, 2005

  • Krimininalistika, Slovenia 343.98, Akin, Louis L. Ministry of Interior, Forensic Laboratory

    a) kriminalistika b) kraj dejanja c) dokazi d) kri e) krvne sledi f) analize g) ZDA COBISS.SI-ID 1415624 http://www.mnz.si/si/upl/sekretariat/knjiznica/junij05.html#t1,

  • Análise de Sangue, Portugal, 2005, Ciência Forense, Recolha da Prova, Louis L. Akin, LPI, Analítico de Periódico, Ministério da Justiça, Centro de Documentação da Polícia Judiciária,

  • Se Requiere Entrenamiento para Colectar Trazas de Sangre, Venezuela
    Un artículo publicado en la revista del Buró Federal de Investigaciones indica que las trazas o gotas de sangre pueden indicar la secuencia de los crímenes, quiénes estaban en la escena, qué armas usaron y qué no utilizaron.  http://www.segured.com

  • Blood Spatter Analysis for Medicolegal Investigators, The Forensic Examiner, The Official Peer-reviewed Publication of the American College of Forensic Examiners,  June, 2005

  • Blood Spatter Analysis for First Responders, Blue Line Magazine, Canada, 2005

  • A Primer on Prints for Defense Attorneys, Voice for the Defense Magazine, June 2005

  • Fingerprint Evidence for PI's, PI Magazine, June 2005

  • Blood Spatter Evidence for the Defense Attorney, The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, April and May, 2005

  • Blood Spatter Interpretation at Crime Scenes; FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, US Dept. of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, March 2005

  • Primer on Prints, The Advocate, ACDLA, February 2005

  • Blood Pattern Analysis, Wikipedia, 2005

  • Directional Analysis of Blood Spatter

    • Florida Association of Licensed Investigators, www.fali.com, May 2006

    • Detektiv Journal, Bundesverband Deutscher Detektive, Germany, March, 2005

    • Servamus Policing Magazine, Dainfern, South Africa, April, 2005

    • API Newsletter, Alberta Association of Private Investigators, Alberta, Canada. 2005

    • The Texas Investigator, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, Sept/Oct 2005

    • The Canadian Investigator, Private Investigators Association of British Columbia. April 2005

    • Arizona Fraternal Order of Police Maricopa Lodge Five, 2005

    • The Connection, Official Newsletter of the Georgia Association of Private Investigators, April and May, 2005

    • Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police Journal, May 2005

    • PISA Newsletter, Private Investigator Security Association in Virginia 2005

    •  Main View Magazine, Maine Licensed Professional Investigator’s Association, Maine, April 2005

    • Newsletter, Private Investigators' Association of Utah, October 2005

    • Newsletter, Michigan Council of Private Investigators 2005

  • Blood Spatter Interpretation for Private Investigators, PI Magazine, August 2004

  • Interpretation of Blood Spatter I, Voice for the Defense magazine, TCDLA, March 2004

  • Interpretation of Blood Spatter II, Voice for the Defense magazine, TCDLA, April 2004

  • Analyzing of Blood Spatter at Crime and Accident Scenes,  American Board of Medicolegal Investigators Newsletter, April 2004

  • Child Death Investigation The Advocate ACDLA 2003

  • Investigation of Deceptive Trade Practices, (Manual) Office of the Texas Attorney General, 1990

  • Wiretap Primer for Lawyers, The Advocate, Vol. 19, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, May 1988

  • Eavesdropping for Fun and Profit Trial Lawyers Forum, Vol. 22, No 3. 1988

  • Crisis for Profit—Tort Reform in Texas, Trial Lawyers Forum, Vol. 21 No.3, 1987

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