Introduction to the Forensic Sciences: Laboratory Manual - Couverture rigide

Sawyer M-ABFE, Dr. Samantha J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 13 : 9798332856143

Editeur : Independently published, 2024

Synopsis

"Introduction to the Forensic Sciences Laboratory Manual Second Edition" is designed to introduce first year forensic science students and college students taking forensic science as a general education requirement to the various fields of Forensic Science. Inside is fourteen laboratory assignments with pre laboratory reading and assessment along with post laboratory questions to stimulate students critical thinking on each topic. Each lab is designed to take approximately 50 minutes at minimum. This manual is not stand alone and can accompany most general forensic science textbooks or lecture material. This text is not targeted for high school instruction.

Each lab is focused on teaching students the basic science behind various fields of forensics while providing necessary contextual and ethical discussions into the limitations of Forensic Science in the criminal justice system. Laboratory topics include exploring the scientific method through presumptive testing, packaging and storage of physical evidence, fingerprinting, unknown inks and substances, soil science, necropsy, entomology, DNA extraction and electrophoresis, anthropology, and forensic reconstruction. This second addition introduces three new labs in addition to refinement of labs carried over from the first edition

While many of the topics are covered in many traditional introduction forensic science classes, this manual takes a deeper and more practical approach in forensic science. For example, students will package bloodied material in different packaging methods following standards set forth by OSAC. Weeks later, students will extract DNA from both samples and conclude which storage method is required for wet evidence (especially those that will be tested for DNA).

Dr. Samantha J. Sawyer is a board-certified member of the American Board of Forensic Entomology. Dr. Sawyer serves as an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Forensic Science at Curry College in addition to serving as a private consultant in cases of neglect, abuse, and unattended death. Since her start with forensic casework in 2017 she has worked with law enforcement at local, state, and federal levels in addition to veterinarians and attorneys. Dr. Sawyer got her bachelors of Science in Biology and took additional courses in Anthropology including Biological, Medical, and Forensic Anthropology courses at Bridgewater State University before getting her PhD in Entomology at Texas A&M University. At Texas A&M, she served as a teaching assistant for numerous classes in the Forensic Science program including Crime Scene Investigation, Impression Evidence, Forensic Microscopy, Forensic Soil Science, Forensic Entomology, and more. Her research pertains to decomposition ecology and forensic entomology. Dr. Sawyer brings her experience in research and during her trainings into this laboratory manual with the intention of students bridging the basic and applied aspects of forensic science.

Laboratory Topics
1. Laboratory Safety
2. The Scientific Method
3. Packaging Evidence
4. Forensic Microscopy
5. Unknown Inks
6. Forensic Chemistry: Unknown Substances
7. Environmental Forensics
8. Forensic Reconstruction: Ballistics
9. Fingerprinting
10. DNA Extraction
11. DNA Fingerprinting
12. Forensic Pathology
13. Forensic Entomology
14. Forensic Anthropology

Since this text is self-published to limit the costs students pay for manuals, please contact Dr. Sawyer for teaching notes if you plan to use this in your classroom outside of Curry College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798332856143
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 179
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