To facilitate communication between scientists and attorneys through the development of training tools and the creation of fora for ongoing interactive discourse.

To encourage the development, validation and implementation of new scientific methods and technologies so the criminal justice system is continually provided with the necessary tools to ensure that justice endures.

Services:

• Provide facilitation for the development of consensus- based training tools for the criminal justice community
• Provide pre-trial preparation and litigation support for cases involving complex scientific evidence
• Provide assistance in coordinating access to federal funding to support forensic DNA initiatives such as cold case squads
• Provide guidance on strategy to get laws passed/amended to expand the scope of state DNA database laws
• Provide assistance in strategic planning (short term and long term) to maximize the investigative value of forensic DNA evidence including coordination among police agency, crime laboratory, courts, jails and probation/corrections/parole
• Serve an advisory function to state and/or local entities considering obtaining 'directed' funds
• Provide DNA consultation for criminal, civil and paternity cases
• Provide process mapping assistance for federal, state and local crime laboratories
• Provide training on DNA,other forensic science topics and courtroom testimony to law enforcement, attorneys, forensic scientists and other criminal justice professionals (e.g.,SANE, victim/witness coordinators, physicians)

Anjali R. Swienton, is the President and CEO of SciLawForensics, Ltd. a scientific and legal consulting firm located in Germantown, Maryland that specializes in training and education across numerous aspects of the criminal justice system in various areas of forensic science. Ms. Swienton's clients have included the Forensic Science Division of the Office of Science and Technology of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice), the National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC), the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Office of Law Enforcement Standards (NIST/OLES), the West Virginia University Forensic Science Initiative, and the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and Law at Stetson University College of Law. Projects include the facilitation of the development of assorted training and education tools for the criminal justice community such as an interactive CD-Rom on Digital Evidence, another on DNA technology for officers of the courts, and a searchable information database of forensic technologies, two best recommended practices guides on high technology digital evidence, and several National Conferences on Science, Technology and Law.

Prior to launching SciLawForensics, Ltd, Ms. Swienton worked as a Senior Forensic Analyst for ACS Defense, Inc., in Alexandria, Virginia, where she was assigned as a Contractor to NIJ in Washington, D.C., in the Office of Science and Technology, Investigative and Forensic Sciences Division. At NIJ she assisted with developing best recommended practices guides through NIJ's Technical Working Group (TWG) model for Crime Scene Investigation, Fire and Arson Investigation, Digital Evidence in the Courtroom, and Training and Education in Forensic Science. She also served as a subject matter expert on the crime scene working group of the Attorney General's National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence, a Commissioner on the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission, and a coordinator for NIJ's four annual DNA and National Conferences on Science and the Law. Previous to her position with ACS and NIJ, Ms. Swienton worked as a staff DNA analyst at Cellmark Diagnostics, Inc., in Germantown, Maryland, for seven years where she conducted RFLP DNA testing on convicted offender database samples, as well as forensic PCR DNA testing for criminal and civil cases. In addition to her laboratory work at Cellmark, she provided expert testimony in the area of forensic DNA identification in about 100 criminal trials across the country. She holds a B.A. degree in Molecular Biology from The Johns Hopkins University, an M.F.S. degree in Forensic Science from The George Washington University, and a J.D. degree from the American University, Washington College of Law. Ms. Swienton is an active member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American Bar Association.

For a complete CV, see here.