Resources
Contents:
Ballistics | Certifications (Digital Forensics) | Crime Scene Investigation |
Criminal Law and Evidence | Digital Crime Investigation | DNA | Documents | Entomology | Fingerprints | Funding | Miscellaneous | Pathology | Security Studies | Societies, Organizations & Associations | Toxicology | Off-campus Resources
- Carpenter's Forensic Science Links
- Crime & Clues
- Investigative Links Directory
- Forensic Science (about LLNL)
- The Forensic Scientist
- Gelman Research Guide
- PBS: Nova Online - Hot Science Library
- The Police Officer's Internet Directory
- Zeno's Forensic Page
Ballistics
- Forensic Technology
- Firearms Identificationa
- Distance Determination (Gunshot Residue Exam)
- Marks Working Group
- Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners (AFTE)
- Firearms Tutorial
Certifications (Digital Forensics)
Crime Scene Investigation
- Chesapeake Bay Division of the International Association for Identification
- Crime Scene Evidence Files
- Crime Scene Investigation
- Training In Crime Scene and Evidence Photography and Crime Scene Investigation
- The International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators (IABTI)
- Evidence Photographers International Council (EPIC)
- Crime & Clues: The Art and Science of Criminal Investigation
- Crime Scene and Evidence Photographer's Guide By Steven Staggs
- The Association of Crime Scene Reconstruction (ACSR)
- International Crime Scene Investigators Association (ICSIA)
- Fred Carter's Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
- Forensic Enterprises, Inc.
- Crime Scene Investigator by H.B. Baldwin
- Crime Scene Processing Protocol by H.B. Baldwin
- Crime Scene Interpretation by H.B. Baldwin
Criminal Law and Evidence
Digital Crime Investigation
- Computer Forensics, Cybercrime and Steganography Resources
- NIJ: Forensic Examination
- NIST SP 800-86 - Guide to Integrating Forensics Techniques into Incident Response
- NIST SP-800-61 - Computer Security Incident Handling Guide
- NIST Computer Forensics Tool Testing
- International High Technology Crime Investigation Association
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences (Digital and Media Division)
- Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams
- Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- The Justice Technology Information Network
- Defense Technical Information Center
Books
- Computer Forensics JumpStart, by Michael Solomon, Neil Broom, & Diane Barrett
- Computer Forensics: Computer Crime Scene Investigation, by John R. Vacca
- Hacking Exposed Computer Forensics: Secrets and Solutions, by Chris Davis, David Cowen, & Aaron Philipp
- Mastering Windows Network Forensics and Investigation, by Steven Anson & Steve Bunting
- Computer Forensics: Principles and Practices, by Linda Volonino, Reynaldo Anzaldua, & Jana Godwin
- Incident Response and Computer Forensics, Second Edition, by Chris Prosise, Kevin Mandia, and Matt Pepe
- Handbook of Digital and Multimedia Forensic Evidence, by John J. Barbara (Editor)
DNA
- Short Tandem Repeat DNA Internet Database
- SEROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- DNA typing in today´s forensic medicine and criminal investigations
- DNA as a forensic instrument
- DNA Forensic Expert Witnesses and Consultants at ExpertPages
- The DNA Files
- Examiner Bias in Forensic RFLP Analysis By William C. Thompson
- People v. Marshall: The Legal Story by William C. Thompson
- DNA TESTING: AN INTRODUCTION FOR NON-SCIENTISTS An illustrated explanation by Donald E. Riley, Ph.D.
- Books on DNA (Knowledge Solutions)
- FRONTLINE: Barry Scheck on DNA
- DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
- The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence - National Academy of Sciences
- Program in Statistical Genetics Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University
Documents
- American Society of Questioned Documents Examiners (ASQDE) Home Page
- The Forensic Scientist
- Counterfeit U.S. Currency Abroad: Issues and U.S. Deterrence Efforts
- Everson Typography
- SCRIPOPHILY
- Foster & Freeman Home Page
Entomology
Fingerprints
- Latent-prints. com
- Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers (SCAFO)
- The Wisconsin Association for Identification
- Police play it by ear (Earprint Evidence)
- National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Information
- SIRCHIE Finger Print Laboratories, Inc
- Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis, Study and Technology (SWGFAST)
- Ed German's Latent Prints Page
- Center for Forensic Studies (CFS), Texas Tech University
- The Cyanoacrylate Fuming Method
- Ed German's AFIS Links
Funding
Miscellaneous
- John F. Kennedy & Marilyn Monroe Papers
- Books on Pathology & Death Investigation
- Directory of Degrees in Forensic Psychology
Pathology
- High-Technology Medical Awards Announced: National Library of Medicine Supports 24 Next Generation I
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Chengdu, China
- ANIL AGGRAWAL'S POPULAR FORENSIC MEDICINE PAGE
- Homepage of MEDICOLEGAL UPDATE Journal
- College of American Pathologists
Security Studiesr
- Federal Homeland Security Agencies and Organizations
- State Homeland Security/Emergency Management Organizations
- American Society for Industrial Security
- International Association For Counterterrorism & Security Professionals
- International Association of Professional Security Consultants
- International Security Management Association
- International Association of Security and Investigative Regulators (IASIR)
- International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA)
- Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP)
Books
- Introduction to Security, Eighth Edition, by Robert Fischer, Edward Halibozek, and David Walters
- Security Operations Management, Second Edition, by Robert McCrie
- Threat Assessment: A Risk Management Approach, by James T. Turner and Michael Gelles
- Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation, Seventh Edition, by Barry A.J. Fisher and Leroy D. Baca
- The History of Terrorism: From Antiquity to al Qaeda, by Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin
- Origins of Terrorism: Psychologies, Ideologies, Theologies, States of Mind, by Walter Reich and Walter Laqueur
- Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues, by Clarence Augustus Martin
Societies, Organizations and Associations
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
- Forensic Science Society (UK)
- American College of Forensic Examiners (ACFE)
- American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE)
- American Board of Forensic Document Examiners, Inc. (ABFDE)
- American Chemical Society
- AOAC International
- American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- American Association of Blood Banks (AABS)
- The Society of Forensic Toxicologists
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Toxicology
- Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Forensic Drug Samples (SWGDRUG)
- OJP Community Capacity Development Office (formerly Operation Weed and Seed)
- CESAR Drug Information Database (Metnet)
- Drug Reform Coordination Network (RRC Net)
- The Vaults of Erowid - Drug Links
- The Vaults of Erowid: PSYCHOACTIVE PLANTS
- The Vaults of Erowid: MEDICINAL HERBS
- The Vaults of Erowid: GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE (GHB)
- BBC News: UK Date Rape Drug Ban
- MedicineNet Pharmacy
- Drug InfoNet - Newsfeed
- Chemical Online
- Martindale's BioScience & BioTechnology Center
- RxList - The Internet Drug Index
- The Chemist's Creed
- Volatile Organic Compounds In Pharmaceutical Products And Biological Materials (Jan Schuberth)
- DEA Congressional Testimony on Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), Flunitrazepam, Ketamine
- DEA Publications
- National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Canadian Center on Substance Abuse (CCSA)
- Web of Addictions
- Web Sites Related to Addictions
- Ira Wilsker's Law Enforcement Links to Drugs and Narcotics
- DHHS and SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
- Drug Information Association (DIA)
- Healthopedia.com
- AllRefer Health Encyclopedia
Off-campus resources:
- Information Sessions
- Enrollment and Student Services
- USA Jobs: The Federal Government's Official Jobs Site
- International Association of Identification (IAI) Job Listings
- American Academy of Forensic Science (AAFS) Employment Opportunities
- National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) Job Listings
- American Society of Crime Lab Directors (ASCLD) Employment Opportunities
- Association of Forensic Science Students
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Association of Forensic Science Students at GW
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