Crime and Clues

Due to the recent bankruptcy of @Home, and the current outage of the mail server at the company which hosts Crime & Clues, any mail sent to the site for the last 3-4 weeks has been lost. Given that I haven't had any response yet from the support department at the hosting company, I've begun looking for a new host. In the meantime I apologize if you have sent mail and had it bounce. For now please address any email to dclemens7@attbi.com.

There is an article about new research in lie detection using biometric methods: "Facing the Truth: A New Tool to Analyze Out Expressions". I'm thinking we are going to be seeing alot more work in this area, as well as the ability to identify potential suspects from video streams.

There have also been several additions to the training calendar.

For information on Forensic Science in Australia, including upcoming conferences and workshops, visit the National Institute of Forensic Science

Thoroughly researched and engagingly written, this book is sure to appeal to people in the fingerprint profession, and to those who love history. The book centers around "The Shocking Tragedy at Deptford", the murder case which became the first in the United Kingdom which was solved through the use of fingerprint evidence.
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UniFold Shelters offers collapsable plastic shelters for emergencies and disaster relief. The shelters can also be ordered without floors, which could make them useful for crime scenes in inclement whether.

There is another new site devoted to criminal profiling at criminalprofiling.com (wonder why that web address wasn't latched onto sooner).

In the last update, I mentioned that there is a new forensic science program at Nebraska Wesleyan. A newspaper article about the program can be found Here.

Nebraska Wesleyan University is offering a new Masters Program in Forensic Science. Read the news release Here.

Imprimus Forensic Services, LLC offers consulting and training on crime scene investigation topics. Their site offers details of upcoming courses and background on the instructors. A number of documents are available for download in Adobe .pdf format.

Vaughn Bryant, author of "Forensic Palynology, a New Way to Catch Cooks" has provided another article on the subject. We have also added some links to other sites with information on this topic. Check out our Palynology Page.

We would like to welcome Dr. Anil Aggrawal, who has agreed to join Crime and Clues as Associate Editor for our Death Investigations page.

Investigative Training Group Inc. has provided a list of upcoming courses in Crime Scene Investigation, several dates have been added to the Training Calendar.

FAQ's
Q. What schools offer programs in Forensic Science?
A. There is a list of schools with forensic programs on Reddy's Forensic Page at: http://www.forensicpage.com/new05.htm

Q. How do I become a Crime Scene Investigator?
A. There are a couple of sites which talk about how to get started.
The first is sponsored by the International Crime Scene Investigators Association and is located at: http://icsia.com/faq.html
The second is at crime-scene-investigator.net
http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/becomeone.html

The University of Arkansas, Forensic Sciences Education Center, provides training free of charge to Arkansas Law Enforcement, and will soon begin offering courses to those outside the state for a fee. Information about the center, and several good articles can be found on the site.

For those interested in Serial Crime and Profiling, try The Criminal Profiling/Serial Killer Info Site. Parts of the site are still under construction, but it looks like it will provide some valuable information. Profiling is a controversial field (to say the least) and the site recognizes this, and attempts to provide balanced information.

Things on the web move frequently, and sometimes disappear altogether. Crime and Clues had developed a number of bad links, for which I apologize. I've managed to track down and re-link most of the material. A couple of sites appear to be gone for good.

For those interested in Forensic Art, check out http://www.forensicartist.com/ which looks to be one of the best sites on the subject.

Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology is an excellent site with articles from authors around the world.

The FBI has posted a guide covering the various methods of fingerprint processing.
Processing Guide for Developing Latent Prints