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Accidents Anthropology Bloodstain Patterns Clandestine Laboratories Coroner / Coronial Crime Scene Investigation Death Investigation DNA Profiling Document Examination Drugs Entomology Evidence Explosives Fingerprints Fire Investigation Firearms Knots Legislation - New Zealand Legislation - United Kingdom Linguistics Resources Literature Odontology Physical Evidence Shoe Tyres
Case Studies in Use of DNA Evidence This 1996 report is the result of a US National Institute of Justice project commissioned to encourage discussion of the challenges to the scientific and justice communities presented by DNA evidence.
Coronial process in Victoria, Australia
Forensic Science Portal Established by Ben Joseph, a practicing Forensic Toxicologist in Canada, to assist in the sharing of new developments in forensic science, interactions amongst professionals and exchanging of ideas
Forensic Science Resources An extensive collection of links to a variety of forensic resources.
Forensic Science Resources in a Criminal Fact Investigation Index Bibliography and refrence guide to the forensic sciences.
Forensic Science Society Journal Bibliography - Literature Search Access to the Forensic Science Society's Journal Bibliography for Journal of the Forensic Science Society and Science & Justice (name changed in 1995). It also includes some references to other journals, abstracts from which have been published in Science & Justice, plus some forensic science books and publishers.
Forensim Simulation tools and statistical methods developed by forensic scientists for forensic scientists as freeware for others to use.
Google Calculator Function To use Google's built-in calculator function, simply enter the calculation you'd like done into the search box and hit the Enter key or click on the Google Search button. The calculator can solve math problems involving basic arithmetic, more complicated math, units of measure and conversions, and physical constants.
Human Genome Project Information
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) National and international clearinghouse for the exchange of information in the criminal justice area for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the research and development agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. See the NCJRS Abstracts Database.
National Coroners Information System Managed by the Monash University National Centre for Coronial Information (MUNCCI)
National Institute of Forensic Science - Research Projects Searchable Database This database contains information on current and completed research projects undertaken in the field of forensic science. For each project the following information can be viewed: organization; contact; status; completion date; abstract (if available).
Reddy's Forensic Home Page
Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence (pdf)
World Criminal Justice Library (Electronic) Network
Zeno's Forensic Page Substantial page of well organised links to forensic science resources.
Accidents
TARO - The Traffic Accident Reconstruction Origin Devoted to matters relating to traffic accident reconstruction. Links to the TARO Journal.
Anthropology
Forensic Anthropology Center, University of Tennessee Home of the "Body Farm".
Bloodstain Patterns
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Associations and companies concerned with the analysis of bloodstain patterns.
International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis The IABPA is an organization of forensic experts specializing in the field of bloodstain pattern analysis.
Clandestine Laboratories
Drug Enforcement Agency. Guidelines for Law Enforcement for the Cleanup of Clandestine Drug Laboratories. 2005 Edition.
Crime Scene Investigation
Crime Scene Investigation Collection of resources relating to crime scene investigation. Includes crime scene photography, guidelines, preservation of evidence and training.
Handbook of Forensic Services Handbook published by the FBI to provide guidance and procedures for safe and efficient methods of collecting and preserving evidence and to describe the forensic examinations performed by the FBI Laboratory.
Forensic Services Guide Washington State Patrol Forensic Laboratory Services Bureau. "This bureau provides a wide range of forensic science expertise to city, county, and state law enforcement officers, assisting agencies at crime scenes, preparing evidence for trial, and providing expert testimony".
Death Investigation
NecroSearch International A non-profit organization that specializes in the search for clandestine gravesites. The NecroSearch mission is to assist law enforcement agencies by providing applied research, training, and on-site investigations. NecroSearch scientists and investigators work on a volunteer basis.
DNA Profiling
Criminal Law Resources: DNA Post-Conviction Resources An article contains a collection of recent and representative web-based materials concerning DNA technology developments and legal research on the impact of wrongful convictions and DNA exonerations on the justice system.
Document Examination
Iron Gall Ink This 2002 article by Lois Fruen accompanies the textbook The Real World of Chemistry 6th ed by Lois Fruen Kendall/Hunt Publishing ISBN 0-7872-9677-5.
Drugs
Drug Classification under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (Nov 2003) New Zealand Parliamentary research paper.
Guidelines for Law Enforcement for the Cleanup of Clandestine Drug Laboratories - 2005 Edition Available from the site as a 5MB pdf file. From the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): "In 1990, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in cooperation with the Environmental protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Coast Guard (collaborately known as the Joint Federal Task Force), published the Guidelines for the Cleanup of Clandestine Drug Laboratories, known by those in the industry as "The Redbook." It was developed following the enactment of Section 2405 of the 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act. Now with more than a decade of experience, DEA, along with the assistance of the EPA, has updated the book to reflect the vast base of knowledge obtained since the first publication."
Street Terms : Drugs and the Drug Trade From the United States government, the Street Terms database contains over 2,300 street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug activity. The database is used by police officers, parents, treatment providers and others who require a better understanding of drug culture.
Entomology
Forensic Entomology This page was created in order to assist in the education of crime scene technicians, homicide investigators, coroners, medical examiners, and others involved in the death investigation process.
Evidence
Australian Criminal Justice Statistics
Explosives
Blackpowder to Pyrodex and Beyond An essay by Randy Wakeman on the origins and history of gunpowder / blackpowder.
Fingerprints
Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems
Fire Investigation
FIREDOC A fire research bibliographic database. The database reflects the 55,000 holdings (published reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and audiovisual items) of the Fire Research Information Service. Each reference has complete bibliographic information including the title, author, journal, book, or conference identification, keywords, identifiers, and abstract (if available).
FireNet : Fire Investigation : Electronic pages for the British Fire Service
Firearms
Centerfire Cartridges Headstamp Identification Listings by country (as well as a Commonwealth listing), of headstamps, the companies which used them, and the years they were in business.
Legislation - New Zealand
Legal Citations of Aotearoa New Zealand (LCANZ) "provides guidance on the citation of all major New Zealand legal journals and law reporting series. More than 120 law journals and law reporting series are searchable by either title or abbreviation. Examples of citations provided for all entries are in accordance with the New Zealand Law Style Guide."
Arms Act (consolidated) Copyright Act (consolidated) Coroners Act 2006 Crimes Act (consolidated)
Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995
Crown Research Institutes Act 1992
Evidence Act 2006 Explosives Act (consolidated) (repealed 2001)
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (consolidated)
Misuse of Drugs Acts (consolidated)
Toxic Substances Act (consolidated) (repealed 2001)
Legislation - United Kingdom
UK Legal - The Crime Site Collection of U.K. legal resources.
Linguistics Resources
Centre for Forensic Linguistics at Aston University Research centre at Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Literature
Science and Technology Resources on the Internet: Forensic Science Resources on the Internet by Cynthia Holt, Science & Engineering Librarian, The Gelman Library, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Odontology
Worldwide Forensic Odontology Contacts A list of contacts to be used by Dental DVI (Disaster Victim Identification) Teams, or other authorities when requiring antemortem dental information.
Physical Evidence
How Things Work Created by Louis A. Bloomfield, Professor of Physics, The University of Virginia, to encourage people to learn about the physics and science of the world around them by providing answers to questions posted online.
Officer's Evidence Handbook From the Washington State Patrol.
Shoe
C. A. S. T. Website: Shoe Print and Tire Track impression examination resources
Tyres
Chemistry Subject Librarian with related programmes: Food Science, Forensic Science, Polymers and Coatings Science, and Wine Science - Sonya Donoghue
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