June/July 2010 Issue Crime Scene Kits
By Dick Warrington
In this article, I’ll give you an overview of the basic crime scene equipment that every scene officer should have available for every investigation, and then I’ll point out some items you may want to consider for special situations.
“Lift”-ing the Standards: Forensic Vehicle Bay Design
By Susan Halla, Cy Henningsen
Forensic facilities often contain vehicle exam areas. A car may be dusted for fingerprints, paint from a hit and run may be sampled, or biological evidence may be collected. Vehicle exam spaces require planning and design to be most effective in supporting this collection of evidence.
Triage A Computer
By John J. Barbara
Triaging a computer allows investigators to gather volatile data that would be lost by pulling the plug on a live system.
Building Green is in the LEED
By Vince McLeod, CIH
Building green is gaining more and more momentum. So, what does this mean for the forensic facility manager? This column will give you a brief overview of LEED, planting the seed for your next renovation or construction project so you can go green.
High Definition Laser Scanning Takes Forensic Geosciences to a New Level
By Jacob Dabrowski
Using High Definition Laser Scanning, an entire crime scene can be thoroughly documented making it possible to revisit the scene as the evidence is analyzed.
Collecting EDR Data for Crash Investigations
By William Rosenbluth
The Electronic Control Unit, or Event Data Recorder, in modern vehicles saves crash data that can later be accessed in forensic investigations.
LABRADOR: New Alpha Dog in Human Remains Detection?
By Douglas Page
The newest advance in clandestine grave detection may come from a handheld device, not from the next generation of human remains detection dogs.
An Open Letter to the Honorable Luis Moreno Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court
By Chris Asplen
Gender based sexual violence, genocide, sexual slavery, human trafficking, and the trafficking of human body parts are only a few areas in which DNA technology could begin to save untold lives in Africa.
Seventeen months, Seventeen resolved cases
By Peter Loomis
The National Missing and Unidentified Person System (www.namus.gov) has aided in solving an average of a case per month since its launch in January 2009.
