Forensic science : fundamentals & investigations / Anthony J. Bertino, Patricia Nolan Bertino. [print]

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"The Standard in High School Forensic Science"--Back cover.

Chapter 1: Observation Skills

Introduction What is Observation? ; Digging Deeper With Forensic Science eCollection Observations by Witnesses Digging Deeper with Forensic Science eCollection Observations in Forensics Summary Case Studies Carlo Ferrier (1831) ; Three Wrongful Convictions Careers in Forensics: Paul Ekman Chapter 1 Review Activity 1-1 Learning to See Activity 1-2 You're an Eyewitness! ; Activity 1-3 What Influences our Observations?

Chapter 2: Crime-Scene Investigation and Evidence Collection

Introduction Principle of Exchange Types of Evidence The Crime-Scene Investigation Team The Seven S's of Crime-Scene Investigation Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Analyze the Evidence Crime-Scene Reconstruction Staged Crime Scenes Summary Case Studies Lillian Oetting (1960) ; The Atlanta Child Murders (1979-1981) ; Careers in Forensics: Crime-Scene Investigator Chapter 2 Review Activity 2-1 Locard's Principle of Exchange Activity 2-2 Crime-Scene Investigation

Chapter 3: Hair Analysis

Introduction History of Hair Analysis The Functions of Hair The Structure of Human Hair Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Summary Case Studies Alma Tirtsche (1921) ; Eva Shoen (1990) ; Napoleon's Hair Careers in Forensics: William J. Walsh, Chemical Researcher Chapter 3 Review Activity 3-1 Trace Evidence: Hair Activity 3-2 Hair Measurement Activity 3-3 Hair Testimony Essay

Chapter 4: A Study of Fibers and Textiles

Introduction Collecting, Sampling, and Testing Fiber Evidence Evaluating Fiber Evidence Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Fiber and Textile Evidence Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Summary Case Studies The Murder of George Marsh (1912) ; Roger Payne (1968) ; John Joubert (1983) ; Careers in Forensics: Irene Good Chapter 4 Review Activity 4-1 Microscopic Fiber Analysis Activity 4-2 Bedsheet Thread Count Activity 4-3 Weave Pattern Analysis Activity 4-4 Textile Identification Activity 4-5 Burn Analysis of Fibers

Chapter 5: Forensic Botany

Introduction History of Forensic Botany How Forensic Botany is Used to Solve Cases Drowning Victims Information from Gastric Contents The Body Covered by Wilted Sunflowers Secrets From a Grave Botanical Crime-Scene Analysis Searching for and Mapping Botanical Evidence Botanical Evidence Collection Pollen and Spores in Forensics Pollen Producers Spore Producers Pollen and Spore Identification in Solving Crimes Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Summary Case Studies Dr. Max Frei (1960s) ; Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection ; "Otzi the Iceman" (1991) ; Dr. Dalls Mildenhall (1997) ; Dr. Tony Brown (2004) ; Careers in Forensics: Dr. Lynne Milne, Forensic Palynologist Chapter 5 Review Activity 5-1 Pollen Examination: Matching a Suspect to a Crime Scene Activity 5-2 Pollen Expert Witness Presentation Activity 5-3 Botanical Evidence Case Studies Presentation Activity 5-4 Processing a Crime Scene for Botanical Evidence Activity 5-5 Pollen Index Activity 5-6 Isolation of Pollen from Honey

Chapter 6: Fingerprints

Introduction Historical Development What are Fingerprints? ; Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Summary Case Studies Francisca Rojas (1892) ; Stephen Cowans (1997) ; Careers in Forensics: Peter Paul Biro Chapter 6 Review Activity 6-1 Study Your Fingerprints Activity 6-2 Giant Balloon Fingerprints Activity 6-3 Studying Latent and Plastic Fingerpritns Activity 6-4 How to Print a Ten Card Activity 6-5 Is It Consistent? ; Activity 6-6 Fingerprint Analysis Activity 6-7 Using Cyanoacrylate to Recover Latent Fingerprints

Chapter 7: DNA Profiling

Introduction What is DNA? ; Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Collection and Preservation of DNA Evidence Forensic DNA and Personal Identification Early DNA Fingerprinting Using Gel Electrophoresis Short Tandem Repeats (STRs) ; DNA STR Profiles Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Y STR and mtDNA Analyses Romanov Family Case Study Linking History and Forensics Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection DNA and Forensic Science Summary Case Studies Colin Pitchfork (1987) ; Tommie Lee Andrews (1986) ; Ian Simms (1988) ; Kirk Bloddsworth (1984) ; Grim Sleeper Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Careers in Forensics: Kary Banks Mullis, Nobel Prize-Winning Biochemist Chapter 7 Review Activity 7-1 Simple DNA Extraction Activity 7-2 The Break-In Activity 7-3 Anna Anderson or Anastasia? STR Analysis Activity 7-4 STR Identification of a September 11 Victim Activity 7-5 Identification of the Romanovs Using STR Profiling

Chapter 8: Blood and Blood Splatter

Introduction History of the Study of Blood Composition of Blood Blood-Splatter Patterns Crime-Scene Investigation of Blood Summary Case Studies Ludwig Tessnow (1901) ; Graham Backhouse (1985) ; Careers in Forensics: Bloodstain Pattern Analyst Chapter 8 Review Activity 8-1 A Presumptive Test for Blood Activity 8-2 Creating and Modeling Blood-Splatter Patterns Activity 8-3 Blood-Splatter Analysis: Effect of Height on Blood Drops Activity 8-4 Area of Convergence Activity 8-5 Blood Droplet Impact Angle Activity 8-6 Area of Origin Activity 8-7 Crime-Scene Investigation

Chapter 9: Forensic Toxicology

Introduction Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Heavy Metals, Gases, Posions, and Toxins Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Summary Case Studies Mary Ansell (1899) ; Radium Poisoning (1924) ; The Death of Georgi Markov and the Attack on Vladimir Kostov (1978) ; Tylenol Tampering (1982) ; Careers in Forensics: Dr. Con Catlin, Pharmacologist and Founder of Sports Drug Testing Chapter 9 Review Activity 9-1 Drug Analysis Activity 9-2 Should Medical Marijuana be Legalized? ; Activity 9-3 Drug Spot Test

Chapter 10: Handwriting Analysis, Forgery, and Counterfeiting

Introduction Early Forensic Handwriting Analysis Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Handwriting Characteristics Handwriting Analysis Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Forgery Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Counterfeiting Summary Case Studies John Magnuson (1922) ; The Hitler Diaries (1981) ; Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Careers in Forensics: Lloyd Cunningham, Document Expert Chapter 10 Review Activity 10-1 Handwriting Analysis Activity 10-2 Analysis of Ransom Note and Report to Jury Activity 10-3 Examination of U.S. Currency: is it Authentic or Counterfeit?

Chapter 11: Forensic Entomology

Introduction How is Forensic Entomology Used? ; History of Forensic Entomology Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Insects and Decomposition Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Estimating Postmortem Interval Processing a Crime Scene for Insect Evidence Summary Case Studies Where's the Body? ; Paul Catt's Case of the Massive Maggots: Effect of Cocaine on Maggots Casey Anthony Murder Trial Chigger Bites Link Suspect to a Crime Scene Career in Forensics Chapter 11 Review Activity 11-1 How to Raise Blowflies for Forensic Entomology Activity 11-2 Mini-Projects for Forensic Entomology Activity 11-3 Observation of Blowflies or Houseflies Activity 11-4 Factors Affecting Postmortem Interval Estimates and Accumulated Degree Hours

Chapter 12: Death: Manner, Mechanism, Causes

Introduction Manner of Death Cause and Mechanism of Death Body Changes After Death Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Postmortem Changes in the Eye Stages of Decomposition Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Summary Case Studies David Hendricks (1983) ; Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman (1994) ; Careers in Forensics: Michael Baden Chapter 12 Review Activity 12-1 Calculating Postmortem Interval Using Rigor Mortis Activity 12-2 Calculating Postmortem Interval Using Algor Mortis Activity 12-3 Tommy the Tub Activity 12-4 Analysis of Evidence from Death Scenes

Chapter 13: Soil Examination

Introduction History of Forensic Soil Examination Soil Composition Sand Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Soil Evidence Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Summary Case Studies Enrique "Kiki" Camarena (1985) ; Matthew Holding (200), South Australia Janice Dodson (1995) ; Careers in Forensics: Forensic Geologists Chapter 13 Review Activity 13-1 Examination of Sand Activity 13-2 Soil Evidence Examination Activity 13-3 Chemical and Physical Analysis of Sand

Chapter 14: Forensic Anthropology

Introduction Historical Development Characteristics of Bone Bones and Biological Profiles Skeletal Trauma Analysis Skeletal Evidence Collection and Examination Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Summary Case Studies Captain Bartholomew Gosnold (2003) ; African Burial Ground in New York City (1991) ; The Romanovs (2006) ; Careers in Forensics: Dr. Clyde Snow: The Bone Digger Chapter 14 Review Activity 14-1 Determining the Age of a Skull Activity 14-2 Bones: Male or Female? ; Activity 14-3 Identifying the Romanovs--an Internet Activity Activity 14-4 Estimation of Body Size from Individual Bones Actiivty 14-5 What Bones Tell Us Activity 14-6 Height and Body Proportions

Chapter 15: Glass Evidence

Introduction What is Glass? ; Types of Glass Properties of Glass Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Collection and Documenting Glass Evidence Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Summary Case Study Susan Nutt (1987) ; Wrong Place, Right Time (2006) ; Careers in Forensics: Criminalist Chapter 15 Review Activity 15-1 Glass Fracture Pattern Analysis Activity 15-2 Glass Density Activity 15-3 Approximating the Refractive Index of Glass Using a Submersion Test Activity 15-4 Determining the Refractive Index of Liquids Using Snell's Law

Chapter 16: Casts and Impressions

Introduction Shoe and Foot Impressions Tire Treads and Impressions Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Dental Impressions Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Summary Case Studies Gordon Hay (1967) ; Theodore Bundy (1978) ; Lemuel Smith (1983) ; Tire Evidence Solves a Murder (1976) ; Shoe Print on Forehead Leads to Arrest (2010) ; Career in Forensics: Before CSI, There Was Quincy; Before Quincy, There Was Thomas Noguchi Chapter 16 Review Activity 16-1 Making a Plaster of Paris Cast Activity 16-2 Shoe Size, Foot Size, and Height Activity 16-3 Tire Impressions and Analysis Activity 16-4 Vehicle Identification Activity 16-5 Dental Impressions

Chapter 17: Tool Marks

Introduction Tools and Crime Scenes Tool Marks Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Tool Surface Characteristics Tool Mark Evidence Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Analyzing Tool-Mark Evidence Summary Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Case Studies Richard Crafts (1986) ; William Maples's Dead Men Do Tell Tales (1995) ; Credit Union Break-in (New York State, 2011) ; Careers in Forensics: Dr. David P. Baldwin and Colleagues, Forensic Scientists and Tool-Mark Experts Chapter 17 Review Activity 17-1 Tool Marks: Screwdrivers and Chisels Activity 17-2 Hammers and Hammer Impressions Activity 17-3 Casting Impressions of Hammer Strikes on Wood in Silicone

Chatper 18: Firearms and Ballistics

Introduction History of Gunpowder and Firearms Long Guns and Handguns Firearms and Rifling Bullets and Cartridges Evidence from Bullets and Cartridges Evidence from Spent Bullets and Wounds Trajectory Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Databases Digging Deepper with Forensic Science e Collection Ballistics Evidence Standards Summary Case Studies Sacco and Vanzetti (1920) ; Lee Harvey Oswald (1963) ; John Muhammad and lee Malvo (2002) ; Careers in Forensics: Firearms Examiner Chapter 18 Review Activity 18-1 Bullet Trajectory Activity 18-2 Firing Pin Analysis Activity 18-3 Describing Spent Projectiles Activity 18-4 How Good is Your Aim?

Capstone Projects

Project 1: Physical Evidence Case Studies Project 2: Personal Evidence Portfolio Project 3: How Reliable is the Evidence? ; Project 4: Landmark Cases in Acceptance of Evidence Project 5: Analysis of a Forensic Science TV Show Episode Project 6: Forensic Dumpster Diving-- What Garbage Can Tell Us Project 7: Forensic Science Career Exploration Project 8: Mock Crime-Scene Development and Processing Project 9: How to Read Calipers Project 10: Gravesite Excavation

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