Forensic science laboratory equipment manual and workbook

Unlike other forensic science laboratory manuals, Forensic Science Laboratory Experiment Manual and Workbook provides many experiments suitable for non-science majors and attainable for departments with small budgets. Most of the exercises can be conducted with materials that are either readily available in chemistry and biology departments or can be purchased without significant expenditure. The experiments cover all the typical trace evidence tests including body fluid, soil, glass, fiber, ink, and hair. The book also includes experiments for impression evidence, such as fingerprints, shoes, and firearms, as well as the use of photography and basic microscopy. An ideal laboratory companion to the Forensic Science: Scientific and Investigative Techniques textbook, this concise manual also serves as an excellent stand-alone workbook.

General forensic laboratory safety rules Equipment list Forensic laboratory experiment instructions Experiments:Scientific Measurements and Errors: Determination of the Density of Glass Understanding Elements of Identification and Individualization Alignment and Practice in the Use of the Compound Microscope The Stereomicroscope and Firing Pin Impressions (Tool Marks) Fingerprinting: Obtaining and Classifying Inked Prints and Lifting Latent Prints Identification and Matching of Fingerprints Cyanoacrylate "Super Glue" Fuming for Fingerprint Development Crime Scene Investigation: Safeguarding, Searching, Recognition, Documentation, Collection, Packaging and Preservation of Physical Evidence Found at the Scene of the Crimes Trace Evidence Collection Sample Preparations for Microscopic Examination Examination of Human Hair Examination of Mammalian Hair Measurement with the Microscope Examination of Synthetic Fibers Basics of Photography Basic Black and White Photography Collection of Footwear Evidence Identification and Matching of Footwear Evidence Tool Mark Examination Glass Fractures and Direction of Force Thin Layer Chromatography: Separation of Dyes in Ballpoint Inks Resource Bibliography