Founded in 2011, the Cold Case Society (CCS) at Western uses students and faculty from across multiple disciplines to analyze unsolved crimes and other failed investigations with fresh eyes, doing so through the lens of new technology and emerging investigative methodologies. The CCS has always epitomized applied forensic research in the public interest, and we are now officially partnered with the Murder Accountability Project in Metropolitan Washington DC, a consortium of subject matter experts from across North America and a leading nonprofit think tank where I serve as co-director. Boasting the most sophisticated homicide database in the world, we are now using the Murder Accountability Project's serial offender algorithm to identify and crowdsource new cases while matching students to investigative leads in over 200,000 unsolved murders still on the books.
In addition to my think tank at Western, I've now also partnered with industry leading and community focused Ellipsis Digital to offer a corporate workshop version of my groundbreaking Cold Case Society - one geared to both private and public sector innovators. The training, interactive team building and problem solving, as well as the development of transferrable hard and soft skills for new and experienced employees alike are all second to none. The cases and the results of the participants' efforts are also very real.
I am currently looking to mine the best and brightest minds from the technology, corporate, hospitality, and civil service sectors for both customized retreats, as well ongoing weekly sessions offered in ten week intervals.
If you want to learn more, or to enrol as an individual or corporation, please review the full description and list of conditions HERE.
Joan Swart
I am currently developing several new television crime series with respect to both scripted and unscripted projects. Contact my office regarding development, writing, or production inquires.
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Below is a sampling of outlets where I've recently been featured as a guest expert, interviewee, or panelist.
I've been retained to consult on-site for a wide range of clients across multiple sectors, including media outlets such as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), government and NGO entities from the Province of Ontario to health care organizations, as well as industry leaders in risk detection like CarProof Vehicle History Reports. I also provide investigative training, interviewing strategies, and statement analysis for some of the leading corporate investigation firms in North America. Please use the Contact section for a full list of services and/or a case assessment.
The following courses reflect current or historical offerings through my innovative criminal humanities curriculum at Western University, now also the basis for an international academic book series.
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