October/November 2011 Issue Crime Scene Integrity
Any experienced crime scene officer will tell you that the key to doing the job well is protecting the crime scene.
Windows 7 Registry Forensics: Part 1
While the Windows Registry is forensically important, frequently it is not captured during the triage of a live system. Similarly, it is often overlooked during post-mortem examinations.
Seven Days in Morocco
By Ken Mohr, Lou Hartman, PE, Ben Perillo
We were asked to evaluate a proposed forensic laboratory site in Morocco, develop a program for the agency, test-fit the program into the building’s floor plans, and make a recommendation as to the potential use of the proposed building as a crime lab.
Protecting Workers Pays Off: Part 1
With the new OSHA administration and potential new legislation, taking the risk of non-compliance could prove very costly and a bad business decision.
GSR: How Do You Know You're Right?
Using integrated SEM-EDX technology to provide automatic, rapid, and validated results.
Clandestine Graves: Geophysical Methods Used In Their Discovery and Subsequent Exposure
By James S. Mellett, Ph.D., CPG
Geophysics involves the use of a variety of electromagnetic techniques that can be used to outline, discover, and plan an exhumation.
Observation of a Validation
The Full-Scale Implementation of Automation in a Small Casework Laboratory
Ushering in a New Generation of DNA Analysts
By Arthur Eisenberg, Ph.D., Lisa Lane Schade, MHR, Jaiprkash Shewale, Meredith Turnbough
Establishing the Life Technologies Center for Forensic Excellence
Ted Bundy vs. Arrestee DNA Databasing
By Chris Asplen
It’s more than a little ironic that the week before the DNA of Ted Bundy, one of America’s most notorious serial killers, is entered into a DNA database, the First Appellate Court in California has ruled its arrestee database to be unconstitutional.
Book Review: The Software IP Detective’s Handbook
The primary focus of this book is software Intellectual Property, its authorship and ownership, and the not so commonly known field of Software Forensics.
From The Editor: The Budget Dilemma
With the federal and state governments aggressively cutting budgets across the board, it is no surprise that the biggest concern most of us face is how to do more with less.
