Further Reading

Chapter One:

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States:  A Path Forward:  https://www.nap.edu/read/12589/chapter/1

Forensic/Crime Lab Accreditation:

https://www.anab.org/forensic-accreditation

National Academy of Sciences:  http://nasonline.org

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST):  https://www.nist.gov

American Academy of Forensic Sciences:  https://www.aafs.org

National Association of Medical Examiners:  https://www.thename.org

American Board of Pathology:  http://www.abpath.org

American Board of Criminalistics:  http://www.criminalistics.com

Chapter Two:

Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc:  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/509/579.html

Federal Rules of Evidence:  https://www.rulesofevidence.org

Frye v. United States:  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/dc-court-of-appeals/1199052.html

Deductive Reasoning vs. Inductive Reasoning:  https://www.livescience.com/21569-deduction-vs-induction.html

A Simplified Guide to Forensic Evidence Admissibility & Expert Witnesses:  http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/legal/index.htm

Chapter Three:

NIJ – A Guide to Death Scene Investigation:  Evaluating the Scene:  https://www.nij.gov/topics/law-enforcement/investigations/crime-scene/guides/death-investigation/pages/evaluate.aspx

The International Association for Identification:  https://www.theiai.org
NIST:  Crime Scene Investigation – A Guide for Law Enforcement:  https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/documents/forensics/Crime-Scene-Investigation.pdf
Forensic Magazine:  https://www.forensicmag.com
Evidence Technology Magazine: http://www.evidencemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=26

Chapter Four:

International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts:  http://www.iabpa.org/

Scientific Working Group on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis:  http://www.swgstain.org/

A Simplified Guide to Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: 

http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/blood/

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Video Collection:  https://www.ameslab.gov/mfrc/bloodstain-pattern-analysis-video-collection

Bloodstain Pattern Analyst Certification: 

https://www.theiai.org/certifications/bloodstain/index.php

Chapter Five:

National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME):  http://www.thename.org/

American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators:  http://www.abmdi.org/

Coroners vs. Medical Examiners:  https://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/galleries/cases/examiner.html

The American Board of Pathology:  http://www.abpath.org

Scientific American – “Virtues of the Virtual Autopsy:”  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/virtues-of-the-virtual-autopsy/

Chapter Six:

Learn Essential Principles of Toxicology:  https://toxtutor.nlm.nih.gov/index.html

Society of Forensic Toxicologists, Inc:  http://www.soft-tox.org/

Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs:  http://www.swgdrug.org/monographs.htm

Drug Enforcement Agency:  https://www.dea.gov

A Simplified Guide to Toxicology:  http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/tox/how.html

Chapter Seven:

The American Board of Forensic Anthropology:  http://theabfa.org

NecroSearch International:  http://www.necrosearch.org

Investigation Forensics – Forensic Anthropology:  http://www.sfu.museum/forensics/eng/pg_media-media_pg/anthropologie-anthropology/

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History – Forensic Anthropology:  https://anthropology.si.edu/writteninbone/forensic_anthro.html

American Academy of Forensic Sciences:  https://www.aafs.org

Chapter Eight:

North American Forensic Entomology Association:  http://www.nafea.net

Forensic Entomology – Explore the Science:  http://www.forensic-entomology.com

American Board of Forensic Entomology:  https://forensicentomologist.org

The Use of Insects in Forensic Investigations: An Overview on the Scope of Forensic Entomology:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296382/

Department of Medical Entomology:  http://medent.usyd.edu.au/projects/maggott.htm

Chapter Nine:

National Center for Forensic Science – Biological Evidence:  https://ncfs.ucf.edu/research/biological-evidence/

Forensic Resources:  http://www.ncids.com/forensic/serology/serology.shtml

Serology:  Bodily Fluids:  http://www.exploreforensics.co.uk/serology.html

New Jersey State Police –Forensic Serology Unit:  https://www.njsp.org/division/investigations/forensic-serology.shtml

Bodily Fluids Analysis:  https://aboutforensics.co.uk/bodily-fluids-analysis/

Chapter Ten:

Association of Forensic DNA Analysts and Administrators:  http://afdaa.org/2013/

FBI – Combined DNA Index System (CODIS):  https://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/biometric-analysis/codis

Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM):  https://www.swgdam.org

NIST – Short Tandem Repeat DNA Internet Database:  https://strbase.nist.gov

NIJ – Forensic DNA:  https://www.nij.gov/topics/forensics/evidence/dna/pages/welcome.aspx

Chapter Eleven:

DEA – Controlled Substances:  https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/orangebook/e_cs_sched.pdf

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism – Alcohol Overdose:  The Dangers of Drinking Too Much:  https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/alcoholoverdosefactsheet/overdosefact.htm

Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs:  http://www.swgdrug.org

United States National Library of Medicine – Pillbox:  https://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/pillimage/search.php

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction – Drug Profiles:  http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/drug-profiles

Chapter Twelve:

National Fire Protection Association:  http://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Resources/Fire-investigations

NIST – National Fire Research Laboratory Fire Science Videos:  https://www.nist.gov/el/fire-research-division-73300/national-fire-research-laboratory-73306/videos

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives:  https://www.atf.gov/arson/atf-fire-research-laboratory

National Center for Forensic Science – Ignitable Liquids Database:  http://ilrc.ucf.edu/

U.S. Fire Administration:  https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/

Chapter Thirteen:

International Society of Explosives Engineers:  https://www.isee.org

The World of Explosives:  https://explosives.org

FBI’s Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC):  https://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/tedac

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives – U.S. Bomb Data Center:  https://www.atf.gov/explosives/us-bomb-data-center

ATF United States Bomb Data Center (USBDC) Explosives Incident Report (EIR) 2014:  https://www.atf.gov/explosives/docs/report/2014-usbdc-explosive-incident-report/download

Chapter Fourteen:

The International Association for Identification:  www.theiai.org

FBI – Fingerprints and Other Biometrics:  https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/fingerprints-and-other-biometrics#Fingerprints

NIST – Latent Print AFIS Interoperability Working Group:  https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/latent-print-afis-interoperability-working-group

Scientific American – “The Hidden Data in Your Fingerprints:” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-hidden-data-in-your-fingerprints/

Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis, Study and Technology (SWGFAST):  http://clpex.com/swgfast/

Chapter Fifteen:

ATF – National integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN):  https://www.atf.gov/firearms/national-integrated-ballistic-information-network-nibin

ATF – Automated Firearms Ballistics Technology:   https://www.atf.gov/firearms/automated-firearms-ballistics-technology

IAI – Firearms/Tool Mark Examination:  https://www.theiai.org/disciplines/firearms_toolmark/

The Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners:  https://afte.org

NIJ – The Science Behind Firearm and Tool Mark Examination:  https://nij.gov/journals/274/Pages/firearm-toolmark-examination.aspx

Chapter Sixteen:

Scientific Working group for Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence:  https://www.swgtread.org/footwear/make-model-determination

The SoleMate Database:  http://www.fosterfreeman.com/trace-evidence/357-sicar-6-solemate-2.html

Tire Guides Inc:  https://www.tireguides.com

FBI Forensic Science Communications – “The Forensic Analysis of Footwear Impression Evidence:”  https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/about-us/lab/forensic-science-communications/fsc/july2009/review/2009_07_review02.htm

Shoeprint and Tire Track Collection Guide:  https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/bca-divisions/forensic-science/Documents/Shoeprint%20and%20Tire%20Track%20Collection%20Guide.pdf

Chapter Seventeen:

Scientific Working Group for Gunshot Residue (SWGGSR):  www.swggsr.org

American Society of Trace Evidence Examiners (ASTEE):  http://www.asteetrace.org

FBI Trace Evidence:  https://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/scientific-analysis/trace-evidence

NIJ – Trace Evidence:  https://www.nij.gov/topics/forensics/evidence/trace/Pages/welcome.aspx

NIST – Forensic Database Trace Evidence Table:  https://www.nist.gov/oles/forensic-database-trace-evidence-table

Chapter Eighteen:

The American Society of Questioned Document Examiners:  http://www.asqde.org

American Board of Forensic Document Examiners:  https://www.abfde.org

U.S. v. Paul:  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-11th-circuit/1054790.html

Scientific Working Group for Forensic Document Examination:  http://swgdoc.org

NIJ – Questioned Documents:  https://www.nij.gov/topics/forensics/evidence/questioned-documents/Pages/welcome.aspx

Chapter Nineteen:

National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE):  https://www.nafe.org

National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB):  https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/default.aspx

“Making Sense of Disasters:  Forensic Engineering Certificate First in Canada:”  https://www.forensicmag.com/news/2016/12/making-sense-disasters-forensic-engineering-certificate-first-canada

NIST – Final Reports from the NIST World Trade Center Disaster Investigation:  https://www.nist.gov/engineering-laboratory/final-reports-nist-world-trade-center-disaster-investigation

Scientific American – “Twin Towers Forensic Investigation Helps Revise Building Codes, Despite Critics:” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/twin-towers-forensic-investigation-revise-building-codes/

Chapter Twenty:

NIST – Digital and Multimedia Evidence:  https://www.nist.gov/topics/digital-multimedia-evidence

NIST – Computer Forensics Tool Catalog:  https://toolcatalog.nist.gov/index.php

NIST – Computer Forensics Tool Testing Program (CFTT):  https://www.cftt.nist.gov/index.html

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – Cyber Security Division:  https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/cyber-security-division

NIJ Cybercrime Publications:  https://www.nij.gov/publications/pages/publication-list.aspx?tags=Electronic%20Crime%20-%20Cybercrime

Chapter Twenty-One:

FBI’s National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC):  https://www2.fbi.gov/hq/isd/cirg/ncavc.htm

FBI – Criminal Investigative Analysis:  https://leb.fbi.gov/articles/featured-articles/criminal-investigative-analysis-practitioner-perspectives-part-one-of-four

FBI – History of the Unabomber Case:  https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/unabomber

American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL):  http://www.aapl.org

American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP):  http://aafpforensic.org