The Canadian Identification Society (CIS) is a bilingual (English- French) professional non-for-profit fellowship of police officers and civilian members who share interests and employment in crime scene investigation. Also known in French as (SCI) The CIS was officially created under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act on November 13, 1977, following the signature of the Letters Patent. The founding members of the CIS were: * Lloyd Dunham * Christopher D. Tiller * Howard Hall * Clayton Bigras * Roger Remillard * Richard Jordon * Allen Wrenshall * Donald Braithwaite * Harold G. Tuthill * Donald Guttman * Ronald Duck Although the Society is mainly a Canadian organization including more than eight hundred (800) members through Canada, it also gathers members of the United States of America, Australia, United Kingdom as well as others international communities.

Mission and goals

The Canadian Identification Society (CIS) is a professional association for those engaged in

forensic identification Forensic identification is the application of forensic science, or "forensics", and technology to identify specific objects from the trace evidence they leave, often at a crime scene or the scene of an accident. Forensic means "for the courts". Hu ...

, investigation, and scientific examination of physical evidence. The CIS supports continuing research in all areas of forensic science and aims to keep members informed and current by providing excellent training opportunities and links to educational resources. It has served its members by encouraging forensic identification specialists to share their knowledge and experience.

President list

* Christopher D. Tiller (1977–1978) * Scott J.J. Raybould (1978–1979) * C.F. Cecil Brown (1979–1980) *Donald Nelson (1980–1981) * William R. Pryde (1981–1982) * Archie G.A. Purgavie (1982–1983) * John E. Duncan (1983–1984) * S.H. Sim Wentzell (1984–1985) * Robert L. Bridgewater (1985–1986) * Kenneth J. Collier (1986–1987) * William Donald Dixon (1987 - +) * Spencer M. Hilton (1987–1988) * Ross E. Reed (1988–1989) * Donald F. Taylor (1989–1990) * H. Gregg McKinnon (1990–1991) *James R. McConnell (1991–1992) * Anthony J. Bouwmeester (1992–1993) * Janet N. Holt (1993–1994) * Ronald E. Yeomans (1994–1995) * Herbert J.M. Durand (1995–1996) * Bryan Amos (1996–1997) * J.D. Bert Hudon (1997–1998) *Robert B. Kennedy (1998–1999) *Brent Walker (1999–2000) *Scott Brown (2000–2001) *

Henry Kinsella Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

(2001–2002) * John P. (Pat) Downey (2002–2003) *

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Mary Beeton Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

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Grant Boulay Grant or Grants may refer to: Places *Grant County (disambiguation) Australia * Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia United Kingdom *Castle Grant United States *Grant, Alabama *Grant, Inyo County, Ca ...

(2005–2006) *Paul Gagnon (2006–2007) *

Shelly Massey Shelly or Shelli may refer to: Places * Shelly, Minnesota, a small city in the United States * Shelly, Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States * Shelly Township, Norman County, Minnesota * Shelly Park, a suburb in Auckl ...

(2007–2008) *

Alexandre Beaudoin Alexandre Beaudoin (born February 16, 1978) is a Quebec fingerprint scientist known for inventing a technique for developing latent fingerprints on dry and/or wet porous surfaces (such as paper and cardboard). Biography Alexandre Beaudoin was b ...

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Matthew Lewandowski Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

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Stuart Wyatt Stuart may refer to: Names *Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Automobile *Stuart (automobile) Places Australia Generally *Stuart Highway, connecting South Australia and the Northern Territory Norther ...

(2010 - 2011) *

Wade Knaap Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, California, a former settlement * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Wade, North Carolina, a town * Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated communi ...

(2011-2012) * Shawna Laird (2012-2013) *John Aitkenhead (2013-2014) + = Deceased while president

Awards

The Tiller Award

Christopher D. Tiller, one of the founding members of the CIS, created the Tiller Award for CIS members who have demonstrated excellence in law enforcement photography. This award is offered on an annual basis. Only members in good standing with the CIS are eligible to apply. Recipients: *Archie G.A. Purgavie *Brian Ward *Angus Noseworthy *Kenneth Lugg *David Zauner *Carey Smith *David Banks *Wayne Harnum *David E. Black *Gary Leydier *Al Misner *David J. Hamer *Alexander D. McMurrich *Douglas Handy *Ronald M. Gilbert *Leonard B. Shaw *Robert B. Kennedy *Joseph Slemko *W. Derrick Swiderski *William B. Benjamin *Suki Thind *Michael Reid *Sharon Smith *John D. Stewart *

*Bruce Hamblin *Grant Boulay

The Edward Foster Award

This award is named after Edward Foster, the founder of the fingerprint system in Canada, and is intended to encourage CIS members to conduct research that shall benefit the Forensic Identification profession. This award point out the great contribution of the recipient to Forensic Identification field in his career. Recipients: * Brian E. Dalrymple *Harold G. Tuthill *Robert A. McPherson *Jack Milligan *Maurice E. Wolff *Paul Morin * David Ashbaugh *Robert B. Kennedy *Pat Laturnus *Maurice Nadeau *

*Della Wilkinson

The William Donald Dixon memorial research and essay Awards

William Donald Dixon, one of the founding members of the Canadian Identification Society, created two research awards, each in the amount of $500.00 (Canadian), for individuals engaged in forensic research. Recipients: *John Badowski (1989) *Byron Ferguson (1990) * David Ashbaugh (1991) *Ron Yeomans (1994) *Tara Nicholls (2000) *Zain Bhaloo (2009) *Requell Weisbrod (2011)

The Michael J. Cassidy Award

Michael J. Cassidy made significant contributions to footwear comparison and identification. This award is intended to encourage professionalism and innovation in footwear evidence recovery and identification, by recognizing excellence in footwear comparison. Only members in good standing with the CIS are eligible to apply. Recipients: *Wayne Harnum *Don Hulsman *Rob Gervais *Shelly Massey *Bruce Hamblin

The Jack Milligan achievement Award

Jack Milligan is one of the early founding members of the Canadian Identification Society. Three awards, in the amount of $500.00, $300.00 and $200.00 (Canadian), are available for CIS members that have been recognized by their peers for their outstanding achievements in the field of fingerprints. The award can be cash, a voucher, or can be put toward a sponsorship to attend a future Annual Educational CIS Conference. Recipients: *RCMP – Ottawa Latent Fingerprint Bureau *Bradley J. Butler *CIS Friction Ridge Certification Committee (John Aitkenhead, Shawna Laird, Jean Séguin, Ralph Gutoskie) Identification Canada Journal. 30(3) 2007 pp120

Journal

The organisation's quarterly publication, Identification Canada, is a peer-reviewed 40-page colour Journal. This journal is, for the most part, bilingual. It is a means of distributing findings on hi-tech methods and ideas from both technological and scientific fields of the forensic sciences, as well as, a venue for communicating training opportunities and the business of the Society. Editors * Lloyd Dunham (1977–1978) *Ivan Brown (1978–1979) * L.M. Schulhauser (1979–1981) * Jack Milligan (1981–1989) * Neala Taylor (1989–2002) * Della Wilkinson (2002-2012) *

(2012 -)

Annual Educational Conference

Each year, the Canadian Identification Society provides a venue which brings together persons in the forensic professions. This Annual Educational CIS Conference is held by police forces of a different city in Canada. *1978 – Ottawa – Royal Canadian Mounted Police/Canadian Police College *1979 – Regina – Regina Police Service *1980 – Peterborough - Peterborough Police Department *1981 – Vancouver – Vancouver Police Department *1982 – Montreal – Service de police de la Ville de Montréal *1983 – Calgary – Calgary Police Service *1984 - St-John's – Royal Newfoundland Constabulary *1985 – Winnipeg –

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*1986 – Burlington – Halton Regional Police Service *1988 – Toronto Metro – Toronto Police Service *1989 – Edmonton – Edmonton Police Service *1990 – Capital Region - 9 Dept's *1991 – Saint John - Saint John Police Department *1992 – Hamilton - Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Service *1993 – Vancouver – Vancouver Police Department *1994 – Windsor - Windsor Police Department / Michigan-Ontario Identification Association *1995 – Halifax – Royal Canadian Mounted Police *1996 – Orillia – Ontario Provincial Police *1997 – Edmonton – Edmonton Police Service *1998 – Kitchener –

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*1999 – Fredericton – Royal Canadian Mounted Police *2000 – Vancouver - Delta Police Department *2001 – Ottawa – Ottawa Police Service *2002 – Mississauga –

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*2003 – Ottawa - Canadian Identification Society / International Association for Identification *2004 - St-John's – Royal Newfoundland Constabulary *2005 – Calgary – Calgary Police Service *2006 – Windsor – University of Windsor / Canadian Society of Forensic Science / Canadian Identification Society *2007 – Montreal – Sûreté du Québec *2008 – Halifax – Atlantic Canada Death Investigators / Canadian Society of Forensic Science / Canadian Identification Society *2009 - Vancouver - British Columbia Institute of Technology /

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*2010 - Orillia – Ontario Provincial Police *2011 – Ottawa – Royal Canadian Mounted Police *2012 - Calgary - Calgary Police Service *2013 – Richmond, B.C. - Canadian Identification Society *2014 – Toronto - Canadian Identification Society

References

*Identification Canada Journal. 30(3) 2007 pp120 *Triplett M, ''Fingerprint Dictionary'', Two Rings Publishing, Bellevue, Washington, 22. *Canadian Identification Society Website

External links

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