CrimeSceneInvestigation


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Crime Scene Investigation
These forensic disciplines are the backbone of any investigation

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains - no matter how improbable - is the truth." Sherlock Holmes

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	Labs and Demonstrations	Links
1 Case File - the O.J. Simpson trial	Experiments using the Scientific Method Forensic Educational Requirements TV vs Reality Forensic Detectives and Crime Fiction CSI Effect: Juries Want More Evidence	Introduction to the Scientific Method Careers as a Criminalist History of Forensic Science Intro to the Legal System Expert Witnesses Admissibility of Scientific Evidence Under Daubert The Daubert Case The Frye Case
2 Case File: The Martha Moxley murder	Maryland's 'Right to Know' Law NFPA 'Fire Diamond' Biohazards and Universal Precautions Standard Laboratory Precautions First Aid for Lab injuries Identifying and securing the crime scene The role of security at the scene Crime scene search patterns Special searches Measuring and drawing crime scenes	Crime Scene Safety Crime Scene Search Trace Evidence Recovery Guidelines Crime Scene Investigation Crime Scene Measurement Crime Scene Mock Files Crime Team
3 Case file: Who Killed the Black Dahlia?	Basic crime scene photography The 35 mm SLR camera Digital photography Documenting evidence/chain of custody Evidence Collection	Crime Scene Photography Handling Evidence Evidence Collection Guidelines Forensic Photography
4 Case file: Lizzie Borden	Shoe and Tire Impressions Static and Electrostatic Lifters Tool Impressions	Shoeprint & Tire Track Examination Resources
5 Case file: The Green River Killer	Basic Microscopy using the QX-3 Lab Report: QX-3 Enhanced Brightfield Microscopy Darkfield Microscopy Oblique Transmitted Illumination QX-3 Gallery QX-3 Disassembly Virtual Microscopy	Microscope Primer The QX-3 Electronic Microscope The Electron Microscope
6 Case file: Arthur Perry, 1937	Handwriting examination Inks and chromatography Typewriter and printer examination	Questioned Documents
7 Case file: Francesca Rojas, 1892	History/Timeline Bertillonage Inked impressions *Lab Report: Intro to Inked Impressions and Classification* Fingerprint cards Classification: the Henry System *Lab Report: Inked Impressions/The Henry Classification System* AFIS: Automated Fingerprint Identification System	Bertillon Method Bertillon and Ear Prints The Fingerprint System Will and William West Case Do Children's Prints Differ from Adults'? Career: Fingerprint ID Expert
8 Case file: Thomas Jennings, 1910	Latent prints Powder Cyanoacrylate Chemical methods Sticky side tape, Diff-Lift	Lifting latent prints with powder Superglue fuming Latent print sequencing guide Ed German's Fingerprint History Latent Print Reference Grail
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10 Case file: Ludwig Tessnow, 1901	Blood location *Demo: Blood evidence* Blood typing *Lab Report: Blood typing* Blood Spatter Lab Report: Blood Spatter Serology Forensic Serology *Lab Report: Blood type calculation* DNA	Bloodstain Photography Blood Types Blood Types Close Up
11 Case file: Norman Thorne, 1924	Investigation of the Violent Crime Crime Scene Analysis Crime Scene Reconstruction Forensic Pathology Calculating height from bone length *Lab Report: Determining height from bones* Post-mortem changes *Lab Report: Post mortem changes*	Death Investigation Alabama Dept of Forensic Services Network on Death Affairs Death Investigation Checklist NMSOH Homicide Checklist Homicide Trends in US
12 Case file: Mary Blandy, 1751	Poisons Forensic Toxicology	Forensic Toxicology Prof. Anil Aggrawal's Forensic Page
13 Case file: Jeffrey MacDonald, 1970	Trace Evidence Guidelines Trace Evidence Collection Kit Soil WWII Forensic Soil Examination Florescent Examination	Forensic Fiber Examination Guidelines Hair Morphology Ethnic Differences Hair Identification Techniques Identification of Animal Hair Fibers Paint, Polymers, and Adhesives Interpol Soil Guidelines
14 Case file: Sacco and Vanzetti, 1920	Firearms Safety Classes of Firearms Firearms Tutorial Forensic Firearms Identification Muzzle Velocity, Trajectory, Penetration	External Ballistics How Do Bullets Fly? Internal Ballistics Firearm Image Library Terminal (Wound) Ballistics Kentucky State Police firearms exam guidelines
15 Case file: Browne and Kennedy, 1927	Firing Pin, Extractor, and Rifling Markings	Matching Bullets to Guns Weapon Identification
16 Case file: Frederick Small, 1916	Accelerants and Combustibles Detecting Accelerants Evidence Burn Patterns	The Fire Scene as a Crime Scene Anatomy of an Arson Dynamite Black Powder Federal Explosives Law List of Explosive Materials
17 Case file: Charles Sobhraj	Controlled Dangerous Substances Field Testing	Identification of Drugs Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) Drug Slang Drug Lycaeum
18 Notes	Trial and Pre-trial Procedures	Landing a Job Forensic Chemist position Electronic Crime Scene Investigation Cybercrime Investigation
Professional Organizations	Forensic Newsletters	Manufacturers
International Association for Investigation - Chesapeake Division Chesapeake Area Shoeprint and Tire Track (CAST) American Society of Questioned Document Examiners Society of Forensic Toxicologists	*Forensic Data Recovery Newsletter* *The Daily Hound* *OsteoInteractive* Lightning Minutiae	Sirchie Lynn Peavey Lightning Fingerprint Powder Tri-Tech


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