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Introduction and contents
This page provides information about selected forensic resources and
topics. It is supplemental material for forensic classes that Dr. Reid
teaches at North Carolina State University.
Updated — June 2005
The "links" page provides links to other selected technical
and professional information (see contents).
Contents
- Geology
- Soils
- Concrete
- Forensic dentristry (odontology)
- Analytical instruments
- Polarized light microscopy (petrographic microscope)
- Forensic geology at N.C. State University
- Forensic teaching resources
- Law school libraries (selected)
- Federal rules of evidence and criminal procedure
- Mock trial guidance
- Court appointed scientific experts (CASE)
— Handbooks for judges and experts
- U.S. Code — Title 30 — Mineral lands
and mining
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) — Selected links (many
are pdf documents)
- Crime
scene
- Crime
scene search and processing
- Crime
scene investigation: A guide for law enforcement (PDF)
- Crime
scene search
- Crime
scene safety
- Evaluation
of fire scene contamination using positve-pressue ventilation fans
(arson-related)
- Evidence
examinations 1 (crime scene related)
- Evidence
examinations 2 (crime scene related)
- Explosives
residue: Origin and distribution
- Famous
cases (see related cases)
- FBI laboratory:
Investigative and prosecutive graphic unit (crime scene reconstructions
- FBI laboratory:
Evidence response team unit (collection, preservation, crime
scene investigation and search, photography, latent fingerprints,
crime scene management and documentation)
- FBI laboratory:
Explosives unit (accelerants, bombing crime scene investigations,
searches, etc.)
- FBI laboratory:
Firearms-Toolmarks unit
- FBI laboratory:
Special photographic unit (crime scene and evidentiary photography)
- FBI laboratory:
Major cases (1999)
- FBI laboratory: Structural
design unit (building structures and blast damage)
- Firearms
- Firearms
and toolmarks 2
- Firearms
and toolmarks 3
- Glass
— Distribution of refractive index values in sheet glasses
- Guidelines
for field applications of imaging technologies by the Scientific
Working Group
- Hairs,
fibers, crime and evidence, Part 1
- Hairs,
fibers, crime and evidence, Part 2
- Hairs,
fibers, crime and evidence, Part 3
- Hair
evidence
- Hair
evidence 1
- Latent prints
- Paint
examinations
- Polarizing
light microscope
- Shoe
print and tire
- Tool
marks
- Trace
evidence recovery guidelines by SWGMAT evidence committee
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) —
Forensic Science Communications
- DNA — Canadian National DNA databank
(included case histories and glossary)
- U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Crime analysis and crime mapping clearinghouse
(U.S. Department of Justice)
- Maps, imagery, geological resources
- Selected forensic related links
- Geochemistry resources
- Professional geological organizations
- Forensic psychiatry and law
- Security and crisis management planning
- Advocacy related links
- Safety related links
- Professional organizations
- Scientific working groups — National
Institute of Justice (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
Geology
Soils
Concrete
Forensic dentistry
Law school libraries (selected)
Federal rules of evidence and criminal procedure
Mock trial guidance
Court appointed scientific experts (CASE) — Handbooks for judges
and experts
U.S. Code — Title 30 — Mineral lands and mining
- Chapter
3A — Leases and prospecting permits (Subchapter IV —
Oil and gas)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) — Forensic Science Communications
DNA — Canadian National DNA Databank Website
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Analytical instruments
Polarized light microscopy (petrographic microscope)
Forensic Geology at N.C. State University
Forensic teaching resources
Crime analysis and crime mapping information clearinghouse (U.S.
Dept. of Justice)
- Newsletters
— Many cases and applications are provided
- Products
— Summarizes products produced in conjunction with the Police
Foundation
Training and educating forensic scientists (National Institute of
Justice)
Maps, imagery, geological resources
Selected forensic related links
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
(AAFS)
- American Associate
for the Advancement of Science -- CASE program (Court Appointed
Scientific Experts) [includes handbooks for judges and expert witnesses]
- American Board of Forensic
Anthropology (ABFA)
- American Board of Forensic Document
Examiners (ABFDE)
- American Board of Forensic Odontology
(ABFO)
- American Board of Forensic Toxicology
(ABFT)
- American Society of Crime Lab Directors
(ASCLD)
- American
Society of Forensic Odontology
- American Society of Questioned Document
Examiners (ASQDE)
- Association of Firearm
& Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE)
- Association of Forensic Quality
Assurance Managers (AFQAM)
- Australian Institute of Criminology
- Canadian Society of Forensic
Sciences (CSFS)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Search
- Federal Bureau
of Investigation - Handbook of Forensic Services
- Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
and Law, Expert Witness (Forensic Psychiatry and law)
- Forensic
Science Communications — FBI
- Forensic Laboratory
and Legal Medicine
- Handbook
of Forensic Services — FBI
- International Association for Identification
(IAI)
- International Association of Forensic
Toxicologists (TIAFT)
- Journal
of Forensic Science
- Kruglick's Forensic
Links
- Michigan
State Police Forensic Science Division
- National Association of Medical
Examiners (NAME)
- National DNA Data
Bank (Canada) [see also more detail above]
- National Forensic Science Technology
Center (NFSTC)
- National Center of Forensic
Science (NCFS)
- Paladin International,
LLC. (Security services)
- RCMP - GRC (Royal Canadian
Mounted Police)
- Rocky Mountain Mineral Law
Foundation (links to numerous government agencies [federal, state
and international], colleges and universities, information resources,
international research, professional and educational organizations,
public interest/environmental groups, and search engines)
- Southern Association
of Forensic Scientists (SAFS)
- The Canadian Society of Forensic
Science
- The Royal Society of Medicine
- Victoria Institute of Forensic Pathology
- Zeno's Forensic Site
Geochemistry resources
Professional geological organizations
Forensic psychiatry and law
Security and crisis management planning
Advocacy related links
Safety related links
Professional organizations
Scientific working groups — National Institute of Justice (U.S.
Dept. of Justice)
- Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM), "Training
Guidelines," Forensic Science Communications 3(4),
2001
- Scientific Working Group on Imaging Technologies (SWGIT), "Guidelines
and Recommendations for Training in Imaging Technologies in the Criminal
Justice System," Forensic Science Communications,
4(2), 2002
- Scientific Working Group on Materials Analysis (SWGMAT), "Trace
Evidence Quality Assurance Guidelines," Forensic Science
Communications 2(1), 2000
Additional contact information
For additional information contact Dr. Jeff Reid, P.G., CPG, President,
ForensicGeology, Inc., 8401 Summerspring Lane, Raleigh, North Carolina,
27615. His telephone number is 919.618.0810. His ForensicGeology, Inc.
e-mail is jreid@forensicgeology.com.
Students (NCSU university classes only) should contact me by e-mail
at jreid@jeffreycreid.com.
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