{"id":58229,"date":"2016-04-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/crime-lab-director-wakefield-resident-named-to-r-i-criminal-justice-hall-of-fame\/"},"modified":"2016-04-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T00:00:00","slug":"crime-lab-director-wakefield-resident-named-to-r-i-criminal-justice-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2016\/04\/crime-lab-director-wakefield-resident-named-to-r-i-criminal-justice-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime lab director, Wakefield resident named to R.I Criminal Justice Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April, 8 2016 \u2013 From fire debris to paint chips and breathalyzer evidence to a study of baseballs, Dennis Hilliard has done just about everything a forensic scientist can do. Throughout his career and as the director of the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory at the 溏心vlog免费B站, Hilliard has assisted in the training of nearly 2,000 police officers in scientific investigation during the past 39 years.<\/p>\n


\nBecause of his service to the law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in Rhode Island, he will be inducted into the Rhode Island Criminal Justice Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe induction ceremony will be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Warwick on Tuesday, June 14 at 6 p.m. For tickets, call Alison L\u2019Heureux at 401-274-4400 or email ricjhof@gmail.com. Tickets are $30 each. Table sponsorships (10 guests) are also available for $300. Checks should be made payable to Rhode Island Criminal Justice Hall of Fame and sent to Rhode Island Criminal Justice Hall of Fame, PO Box 6751, Providence, RI 02940-6751.<\/p>\n


\n\tJoining Hilliard in the hall\u2019s Class of 2016 are: Col. Brendan Doherty, Rhode Island State Police (retired); Capt. Thomas Dolan, Johnston Police Department; the Honorable Alice Gibney, Rhode Island Superior Court presiding justice; the Honorable Joseph Rogers, Rhode Island Superior Court (retired) and Randy White, Rhode Island assistant attorney general (retired.<\/p>\n


\nHilliard has worked in the forensic science field since 1980. He was appointed acting director of the State Crime Laboratory in 1992, and was appointed director in 1995. Hilliard has also been an adjunct assistant professor of biomedical sciences in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of Pharmacy since 1994.

\nHilliard was nominated for the honor by Mike Clancy of the Rhode Island State Fraternal Order of Police and retired detective from the Warren Police Department. <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI met Dennis back in the 90\u2019s and he has always been a fantastic man, dedicated to his profession in the crime lab,\u201d said Clancy. \u201cHe has a passion for his work in the crime lab and strives to be the best. He provides the facts and is a balanced scientist,\u201d Clancy said. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cIt is an honor to be selected to join such an elite group of people,\u201d said Hilliard, the first forensic scientist to be elected to the Hall of Fame. He is also the first inductee from 溏心vlog免费B站 and the state crime lab.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThey say that when you wake up in the morning and you\u2019re excited to go to work, it\u2019s not considered a job; and that\u2019s exactly how I feel,\u201d said Hilliard. \u201cSometimes I can\u2019t believe that I have been doing this job for 36 years. This job is not routine and every case is completely different. That is why I love what I do,\u201d Hilliard said.<\/p>\n


\nIn addition to his work with police officers, Hilliard has been awarded numerous grants to upgrade technology in the crime lab. He has also spearheaded novel programs to combat domestic violence and train police and firefighters in a joint crime scene investigation drill at the Union Fire District\u2019s training complex in South Kingstown.<\/p>\n


\nHilliard and two other 溏心vlog免费B站 professors founded the Forensic Science Partnership in 1999, one of the oldest continuously running cross-disciplinary academic partnerships at the University. The partnership has offered a spring and fall series of seminars on forensic science for 17 years, which has brought several nationally and internationally recognized forensic investigators to 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n


\nThe forensic science partnership has led to an expansion of forensic science research at the University, including, the departments of chemistry and computer science and statistics; in the College of Arts and Sciences; the College of Engineering; and the department of textile, fashion merchandising and design. <\/p>\n


\nDominick LaFerrera, an intern in the marketing and communication department, and a communication studies major wrote this release. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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