Overview
Designed to accompany textbooks in forensic science, this workbook provides a series of practical experiments that can be carried out with a minimum of lab equipment in the field or laboratory. Exercises are featured for such topics as scientific measurement and error, identification and individualization, using a compound microscope, fingerprints, trace evidence collection, etc. There are lists of equipment and supplies, a guide to general lab safety rules, and a bibliography, but no index. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, ORAn ideal laboratory companion to the Forensic Science: Scientific and Investigative Techniques textbook, this concise manual also serves as an excellent stand-alone workbook. Unlike other forensic science laboratory manuals, this one 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. Experiments for impression evidence such as fingerprints, shoes, and firearms are also covered, as well as the use of photography and basic microscopy.