INTRODUCTION

TO

FORENSIC SCIENCE

Summer 2006

Glossary
Careers

Links 

Ch. 1 Introduction to Forensic Science Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources: The Scientific Method Steps in the Scientific Method Labor Market Info: Criminalists Careers in Forensic Science The Legal System How Lawyers Use Expert Witnesses Frontline:The Case for Innocence Frontline:What Jennifer Saw
Ch. 2 and 3 The C rime Scene/Physical Evidence Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources: The Daubert Case Trace Evidence Recovery Guidelines Crime Scene Investigations Crime Scene Measurement Crime Scene Photography Crime Scene Evidence Files
Ch. 4 Glass and Soil Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources:
Ch. 5 Organic Analysis Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources: Animated GC Movie HPLC The Poisoned Needle Electrophoresis GC/MS For Chromatographers Animated GC/MS Movie Mass Spec Tutorial
Ch. 6 Inorganic Analysis Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources: Forensic Paint Analysis and Comparison Guidelines Neutron Activation Analysis JFK Assassination Research Materials
Ch. 7 The Microscope Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources: Microscope Primer The Electron Microscope Arson -Homicide Cases Study
Ch. 8 Hairs, Fibers, and Paint Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources: Forensic Fiber Examination Guidelines Hair Morphology Ethnic Differences Identification of Animal Hair Fibers
Ch. 9 Drugs Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources: Identification of Drugs Tobacco & Crime Lycaeum
Ch. 10 Toxicology Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources: Forensic Toxicology
Ch. 11 Arson and Explosives Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources: Alfred Nobel Black Powder Federal Explosives Law List of Explosive Materials
Ch. 12 Serology Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources: Bloodstain Photography Blood Types Blood Types Close Up
Ch. 13 DNA Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources: DNA FIngerprinting DNA From the Beginning Introductory Statistics What the Heck is PCR PCR Graphic VNTR's RFLP Analysis DNA Untwisted Exonerated By Science DNA Revolution
Ch 14 Fingerprints Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources: Fingerprints
Ch. 15 Firearms and Tool Marks Lecture Notes	Supplementary Sources: External Ballistics How Do Bullets Fly? Internal Ballistics Matching Bullets to Guns Weapon Identification Shoeprint & Tire Track Examination Resources Forensic Firearms Identification Firearms Tutorial Firearm Image Library The Smoking Gun
Ch. 16 Document and Voice Examination Lecture Notes
Email:sdiab@stfrancis.edu Forensic Cases (Videos) The Case of Roy Criner: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/case/etc/video.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/case/cases/ The Case of Shawn: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/juvenile/four/shawn.html Check this one out: 38-year old court appointed defense attorney Lisa Medeiros juggles a dozen cases a day. This is about one of them--a man charged with trespassing and larceny on a university campus in Boston. The accused has at least four times failed to appear for trial so the judge is forced to require a $500 bond before release-which the man is too poor to pay. So defense attorney Medeiros is trying to make the man understand that either he'll have to sit 28 days in jail awaiting a trial or, he can plead guilty and try to get probation. In his earlier appearance before the judge, the man had refused a plea. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/bostonda/etc/video.html HBO Autopsy Files http://www.hbo.com/autopsy