Forensic Chemistry

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Current Stories and Reports

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General Information

Forensic Science Technician
Guide to forensic science and criminal justice programs: search 170+ forensic science colleges - [e]

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Lecture Notes, Tutorials

Forensic Analytical Chemistry
Lecture notes - [e]

Forensic Chemistry
Lecture notes. HSC, Australia - [e]

Forensic entomology
The ultimate guide to forensic entomology - [e]

Forensic Medicine for Medical Students
This subject is now rarely taught at undergraduate level (particularly in the UK) and so this site provides a unique resource for clinical forensic medicine, legal medicine and forensic pathology - [e]

Forensic science
This site has incorporated a variety of user friendly features to help people of different ages and backgrounds learn about the science of forensics. Think Quest - [e]

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Analysis and Determination

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Tutorial
Examination of the shapes, locations, and distribution patterns of bloodstains, in order to provide an interpretation of the physical events which gave rise to their origin - [e]

Mitochondrial DNA Analysis
... at the FBI Laboratory - Format: PDF - [e]

STADNAP
Standardization of DNA Profiling Techniques in the European Union; SMT4 CT97-7506. University of Mainz - [e]

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Data and Databases

Forensic Pathology Index
A series of images demonstrating gross and microscopic pathologic findings, as well as some diagrams - [e]

Mitomap
A compendium of polymorphisms and mutations of the human mitochondrial DNA - [e]

STRBase - Short Tandem Repeat DNA
These data are intended to benefit research and application of short tandem repeat DNA markers to human identity testing. NIST Standard Reference Database SRD 130 - [e]

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Software and Programs

Bloodspatter Analysis with Computers
Directional Analysis of Bloodstain Patterns Found at Crime Scenes - [e]

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Journals

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
... features original articles on new examination and documentation procedures, as well as provocative discussions of the forensic pathologist's expanding role. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - [e]

Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal
... is published quarterly and is devoted to the publication of original papers, comments and reviews in the various branches of forensic science. CSFS - [e]

Forensic Science Abstracts
Excerpta Medica Abstract Journal. The journal aims to provide its readers with a swift, yet complete, current awareness service. Elsevier - [e]

Forensic Science Communications
... is a peer-reviewed forensic science journal published quarterly by FBI Laboratory personnel. It is a means of communication between forensic scientists. FBI - [e]

Forensic Science International
... publishes original contributions in the many different scientific disciplines pertaining to the forensic sciences. Fields include forensic pathology and histochemistry, chemistry, biochemistry and toxicology (including drugs, alcohol, etc.), biology (including the identification of hairs and fibres), serology, odontology, psychiatry, anthropology, the physical sciences, firearms, and document examination, as well as investigations of value to public health in its broadest sense, and the important marginal area where science and medicine interact with the law. Elsevier - [e]

International Journal of Drug Testing
... is a multidisciplinary, refereed Journal devoted to the publication of scientific research, technical applications, policy, and other issues pertinent to the use of various biological specimens for evaluating exposure to psychoactive drugs - [e]

International Journal of Legal Medicine
... aims to improve the scientific armamentarium used in the elucidation of crime and related forensic applications at a high level of evidential proof. The journal offers review articles tracing development in specific areas, with up-to-date analysis; original articles discussing significant recent research results; case reports describing interesting and exceptional examples; letters to the editors; and technical notes, which appear in a section originally created for rapid publication of data in the dynamic field of DNA analysis. Springer - [e]

Journal of Forensic Sciences
... provides the latest information on the many disciplines represented in forensic sciences. ASTM/Blackwell - [e]

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Organisations

ABFT
American Board of Forensic Toxicology is a non-profit organization incorporated in the District of Columbia - [e]

American Academy of Forensic Sciences
As a professional society dedicated to the application of science to the law, the AAFS is committed to the promotion of education and the elevation of accuracy, precision, and specificity in the forensic sciences - [e]

American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
ASCLD is a nonprofit professional society of crime laboratory directors and forensic science managers dedicated to promoting excellence in forensic science through leadership and innovation - [e]

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
ACFE is a not-for-profit, independent, scientific and professional society - [e]

BKA
Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office - [d, e, f, ...]

Canadian Society of Forensic Science
CSFS is a non-profit professional organization incorporated to maintain professional standards, and to promote the study and enhance the stature of forensic science - [e]

Forensic Science Society
FSSoc is the professional body for forensic practitioners and those working in related fields and provides the professional voice for forensic professionals in the UK and internationally - [e]

German Society of Legal Medicine
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin, DGRM - [d]

International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators
The IABTI is an independent, non-profit, professional association formed for countering the criminal use of explosives - [e]

International Association of Forensic Toxicologists
TIAFT members come from the police force, medical examiners and coroners' laboratories, horseracing and sports doping laboratories, hospitals, departments of legal medicine, pharmacology, pharmacy and toxicology - [e]

International Society for Forensic Genetics
ISFG is an international association promoting scientific knowledge in the field of genetic markers analyzed for forensic purposes - [e]

Joint Pathology Center
JPC is the federal government's premier pathology reference center supporting the Military Health System (MHS), DoD and other federal agencies - [e]

Society of Forensic Toxicologists
SOFT is an organization composed of practicing forensic toxicologists and those interested in the discipline for the purpose of promoting and developing forensic toxicology - [e]

Society of Toxicological and Forensic Chemistry
Gesellschaft für Toxikologische und Forensische Chemie. GTFCh, Germany - [d]

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Information Centres

Abarbour.net
Alan Barbour's Forensic Toxicology Page is a Noncommercial Guide to Experts, Laboratories and Forensic Toxicology Links - [e]

Forensic Mathematics
The mathematics of DNA identification. Paternity testing, kinship, DNA databases, matching probabilities, mixed stains. Software: DNAVIEW for DNA analysis, PATER for paternity reports, serological calculations. Hillblom and Jefferson stories. STR utility. Mutations in DNA identification - [e]

Forensic Toxicology
A World Wide Web Virtual Library - [e]

Forensic-Evidence
An information center in forensic science, law and public policy for lawyers, forensic scientists, educators, and public officials - [e]

Other notes:

Related Books and Scientific Literature: Forensic Chemistry:

Javed Khan, Thomas J. Kennedy, Jr., Donnell Christian

Basic Principles of Forensic Chemistry

Basic Principles of Forensic Chemistry aims to provide the eager student with a clear and concise understanding of forensic chemistry. Leading experts in the field contribute general examination techniques, followed by more specific application models. Beginning with reviews of the basic principles of chemistry such as atomic structure and expanding through molecules and into organic chemistry, the detailed chapters also serve as an introduction to the tools used by all examiners, provide insight into the job at hand, specifically the different types of controlled substances encountered by the forensic drug chemist, and illustrate the most challenging portion of a forensic drug chemist's job: clandestine laboratory operations. In addition to the theoretical, the inclusion of the Forensic Chemistry Laboratory Manual, on CD-ROM, allows the theoretical principles explained in the book to come to life with a collection of practical exercises promoting valuable hands-on experience while adding clarity and continuity to the lecture topics.

Essential and comprehensive, Basic Principles of Forensic Chemistry imparts the fundamental knowledge required for the rewarding journey into the field of forensic chemistry.

Humana Press; 2008

Cathy Cobb, Monty L. Fetterolf, Jack G. Goldsmith

Crime Scene Chemistry for the Armchair Sleuth

Chemists and science authors Cathy Cobb and Monty L. Fetterolf have teamed up with Jack G. Goldsmith, fellow chemist and reserve police officer, to create another intriguing trek through the science of chemistry, this time using the fascinating field of forensic chemistry as their framework. All new hands-on demonstrations and fictional minute mysteries illustrate chemical concepts as the authors present the science--and the realities--of forensic chemistry in a narrative style that makes this timely topic accessible to the nonchemist. The authors lead you through actual and simulated forensic techniques such as · presumptive and confirmative drug testing · body fluid identification including luminol testing · DNA analysis · trace fiber and gun shot residue analysis · latent fingerprint development and collection · forensic soil analysis Through more than twenty-five demonstrations, using ordinary household products and items, you can become familiar with the basics of forensic chemistry and gain insights into the painstaking work that goes into criminal investigations that is rarely seen on TV.

If you're a fan of true-crime stories or mystery fiction, or interested in the science behind dramas like CSI, this informative and entertaining book is a must-have addition to your library.

Prometheus Books; 2007