Many of the designations by manufacturers and seller to distinguish their products are claimed as
trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and the publisher was aware of a
trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial caps or all caps.
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Syllabi vi
Basic Laboratory Exercises for Forensic Science: Aids, Helpful Hints, and Answers x
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Chapter 2: The Crime Scene 11
Chapter 3: Physical Evidence 20
Chapter 4: Crime scene Reconstruction: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis 26
Chapter 5: Death Investigation 37
Chapter 6: Fingerprints 47
Chapter 7: Forensic Biometrics 57
Chapter 8: The Microscope 67
Chapter 9: Firearms, Tool Marks, and Other Impressions 76
Chapter 10: Matter, Light, and Glass Examination 89
Chapter 11: Hairs and Fibers 100
Chapter 12: Drugs 109
Chapter 13: Forensic Toxicology 124
Chapter 14: Metals, Paint, and Soil 135
Chapter 15: Forensic Serology 146
Chapter 16: DNA: The Indispensable Forensic Science Tool 155
Chapter 17: Forensic Aspect of Fire and Explosion Investigation 164
Chapter 18: Document Examination 176
Chapter 19: Computer Forensics 183
Chapter 20: Mobile Device Forensics 192
Test Bank 201
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, To the Instructor
Each chapter of the instructor’s manual to accompany the 11 th edition of Criminalistics
includes the following support materials for instructors:
Chapter overview of the main topics presented in the text
Learning objectives from the main text
Lecture outline with teaching notes
Additional assignments and class activities
o Demonstrations and lecture-starters
o Questions (and answers)
Suggested answers to end-of-chapter assignments in the main text, namely the Review
Questions, Inside the Science, Application and Critical Thinking, and Case Analysis
MyCJLab assignments online
Students should become familiar with the organization and capabilities of their state and
local forensic laboratories. Usually this can be accomplished through brochures and pamphlets
that are prepared by these facilities. The instructor may want to arrange a class tour of one of
these laboratories, or perhaps engage the cooperation of a forensic laboratory in order to prepare
a PowerPoint presentation showing pertinent sections of the installation.
Students should be encouraged to become familiar with Reddy’s Forensic Home Page
and Zeno’s Forensic Site. These pages contain detailed listings of Web pages relevant to forensic
science. Students should also be encouraged to explore the Police Officer’s Internet Directory.
This directory encompasses many of the Web pages relevant to the criminal justice field and of
interest to police officers.
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