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  1. BASIC FORENSIC SCIENCE REFERENCE LIBRARY

    1. Forensic Science Applications to the Investigation and Preparation of a Criminal Case

      2. Giannelli & Imwinkelried, Scientific Evidence, ( Michie Co., Charlottesville, VA: 1993)

      Moenssens, Inbau & Starrs, Scientific Evidence in Civil and Criminal Cases (Fourth Edition), ( Foundation Press, Mineola, N.Y.: 1993)

    2. Forensic Medicine and Pathology

      3. Adelson, The Pathology of Homicide, (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1974)

      Curran, McGarry & Petty, Modern Legal Medicine, Psychiatry and Forensic Science, (F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia: 1980)

      Spitz & Fisher, Medicolegal Investigation of Death: Guidelines for the Application of Pathology to Crime Investigation, (3rd Edition) (Charles Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1993)

      DiMaio, Gun Shot Wounds, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FA, 1992)

      The Johns Hopkins Atlas of Human Functional Anatomy, (Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore: 1977)

    3. Criminalistics: Questioned Documents; Physical Anthropology; Odontology; Engineering Sciences

      4. Saferstein, Forensic Science Handbook. Vols I. II & III, (Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: 1982, 1988, 1994)

      Wecht, Forensic Sciences, Vols. 1-3, ( Matthew Bender, New York: 1995)

    4. Crime Scene Search and Investigation

      5. Svensson, Wendel & Fisher, Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation, (Fifth Edition) ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1992)

      Swanson, Chamelin, and Territo, Criminal Investigation, (Sixth Edition) (McGraw Hill Co., New York: 1996)

      Handbook of Forensic Science, ( Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C.: 1990)

      Fox & Cunningham, Crime Scene Search and Physical Evidence Handbook, ( U. S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C.: 1985)

    5. Behavioral Science: Psychiatry and Psychology

      6. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (Fourth Edition), ("DSM IV") (American Psychiatric Association, Washington, D.C.: 1994)

      Kaplan & Sadock, The Comprehensive Text Book Of Psychiatry, (Fifth Edition) (Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore: 1989)

      Ziskin, Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony, (Third Edition) (Law & Psychology Press, Venice, CA: 1981)

    6. Forensic Chemistry; Toxicology; Pharmacology

      7. Baselt, Disposition of Toxic Drugs & Chemicals in Man, (Fourth Ed.) (Chemical Toxicology Institute, Foster City, CA: 1995)

      "Drug and Chemical Blood-Level Data", (Fisher Scientific, Cincinnati, OH: 1985)

      Ellenhorn and Barceloux, Medical Toxicology: Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Poisoning, (Elsevier Press, New York: 1988)

      Karachi, The Pathology of Drug Abuse, (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1993)

      Mills, Price & Roberson, Instrumental Data For Analysis, (Elsevier Press, New York: 1982)

      Physicians Desk Reference - 1995, ("PDR") (Medical Economics Co., Oradell, N.J.: 1994)

      PDR For Non-Prescription Drugs - 1995, (Medical Economics Co., Oradell, N.J.: 1994)

  2. FORENSIC SCIENCE REFERENCES (Note: This is not a list of everything published by any means. It is strongly recommended that one consult indices to forensic science journals.)

    1. EVIDENCE BASED ON PHYSICAL SCIENCES

      2. see also, American Board of Criminalistics Study Guides for bibliographic information

      1. Questioned Documents

        2. Brunelle & Reed, Forensic Examination of Ink and Paper, (Charles Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1984)

        Hilton, Scientific Examination of Questioned Documents, (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1992)

      2. Firearms Identification and Comparative Micrography

        3. Bearse, Sporting Arms of the World, (Harper & Row, New York: 1976)

        Grennell, Pistol and Revolver Digest, (DBI Books, Inc., 1976)

        Hatcher, Jury & Weller, Firearms Investigation, Identification and Evidence, (Third Edition) (Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA: 1977)

        Hatcher, Hatcher's Notebook, (Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA: 1966)

        Mathews, Firearms Identification, (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1973)(Out of Print)

        The Shooter's Bible, (Stoeger Publishing Co., New Jersey: 1995)

        Warner, ed., 1995 Gun Digest, (DBI Books, Inc., 1995)

        See also "Video Tapes and Slides", infra,.

      3. Arson and Explosives

        4. ATF, Arson Investigative Guide, ( ATF Publications, Washington, DC: 1992)

        Berry, Fire Litigation Handbook, ( National Fire Protection Association, Quindy, MA: 1984)

        Carroll, Physical & Technical Aspects of Fire and Arson Investigation, (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1983)

        Dettaan, Kirk's Fire Investigation, (John Wiley & Sons, New York: 1983)

        Fitch & Porter, Accidental or Incendiary, (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1974)

        Hammett, Arson Investigation & Prosecution, ( (National Institute of Justice), Washington, D.C.: 1984)

        Hobson, Fire Investigation: A New Concept, (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1992)

        O'Connor, Practical Fire and Arson Investigation, (Elsevier Press, New York: 1987)

        Patton, Fire Litigation Sourcebook, 2nd Edition (John Wiley & Sons, New York: 1994)

        Yinon, Forensic Applications of Mass Spectrometry, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1995)

      4. Fingerprint, Palmprint, Footwear, Imprint Identification

        5. Bodziak, Footwear Impression Evidence, (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1992)

        Cassidy, Footwear Identification, (RCMP, Montreal: 1980)

        Cowger, Friction Ridge Skin: Comparison and Identification of Fingerprints, (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1992)

        Cummins & Midlo, Fingerprints, Palms and Soles, (Research Publishing Co., South Berlin, MA: 1973)

        Federal Bureau of Investigation, The Science of Fingerprints, (GPO, Washington, D.C.: 1984)

        Lee & Gaevsslen, Advances in Fingerprint Technology, (Elsevier Press, New York:1991)

        Moenssens, Fingerprint Techniques, (Chilton, New York: 1971)

        Robbins, Footprints: Collection, Analysis and Interpretation, (Charles Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1985)

        McDonald, Tire Imprint Evidence, ( CRC Press, Baco Raton, FL: 1992)

      5. Trace Evidence

        6. DeForest & Gaensslen & Lee, Forensic Science - An Introduction to Criminalistics, (McGraw Hill Co., NY: 1983)

        Goldstein, et. al., Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Microscopy, (Plenum, New York: 1989)

        McCrone & McCrone & Delly, Polarized Light Microscopy, (Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Inc., Ann Arbor MI: 1978)

        Yinon, Forensic Applications of Mass Spectrometry, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1995)

        1. Hair

          2. Hicks, Microscopy of Hair: A Practical Guide and Manual, ( Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C.: 1977)

          Robbins, Chemical and Physical Behavior of Human Hair, (Second Edition) (Sprinqer-Verlaq, New York: 1988)

          Valkovic, Human Hair (Vol I/II), ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL:1988)

          Yinon, Forensic Applications of Mass Spectrometry, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1995)

        2. Fibers

          3. Catling & Grayson, Identification of Vegetable Fibers, ( Chapman Hall, Ltd., London: 1982)

          Parham & Gray, The Practical Identification of Wood Pulp Fibers, (Tappi Press, Atlanta GA: 1982)

          Yinon, Forensic Applications of Mass Spectrometry, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1995)

        3. Paint

          4. Crown, The Forensic Examination of Paint and Pigments, (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield IL: 1968)(Out of Print)

          Yinon, Forensic Applications of Mass Spectrometry, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1995)

        4. Glass

      6. Accident Reconstruction

        7. Bohan and Damask, Eds., Forensic Accident Investigation: Motor Vehicles, (The Michie Co., Charlottesville, VA: 1994)

        Eubanks, Pedestrian Accident Reconstruction, (Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Tuscon, AZ: 1996)

        Limpert, Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction and Cause Analysis, (The Michie Co., Charlottesville, VA: 1994)

        Noon, Introduction to Forensic Engineering, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1992)

        Olson, Forensic Aspects of Driver Perception and Response, (Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Tuscon, AZ: 1996)

        Watts, Atkinson & Hennessy, Low Speed Automobile Accidents, (Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Tuscon, AZ: 1996)

      7. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

        8. Eckert & James, Interpretation of Bloodstain Evidence at Crime Scenes, (Elsevier Press, NY: 1989)

        Laber & Epstein, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, (Callin Publishing, Minneapolis, MN: 1983)

        MacDonnel, Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation, (Laboratory of Forensic Science, Corning, NY: 1993)

        MacDonnel, Flight Characteristics and Stain Patterns of Human Blood, (LEAA, Washington, D.C.: 1971)

    2. EVIDENCE BASED ON BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

      1. Medicolegal Investigation of Death and Injury

        1. Forensic Pathology and Medicine

          2. Adelson, The Pathology of Homicide, (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1974)

          Brady, Death Investigation, (3rd Edition) (Private, 1982)

          Burnett, Understanding Accreditation in Laboratory Medicine, (AAOC, Washington, D.C.: 1996)

          Camps, Gradwohl's Legal Medicine, (4th Edition) (Wright, London: 1985)

          Curran, McGarry & Petty, Modern Legal Medicine, Psychiatry and Forensic Science, (F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia: 1980)

          DiMaio & DiMaio, Forensic Pathology, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FA: 1992)

          DiMaio, Gun Shot Wounds, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FA: 1992)

          Eckert & Katchis, "Investigation of Penetrating Trauma" (I.N.F.O.R.M. "Medicolegal & Forensic Investigation Series", Monograph Wichita, KS: 1990)

          Fatteh, Medicolegal Investigation of Gunshot Wounds, (J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia: 1976)

          Fisher & Petty, Forensic Pathology: A Handbook for Pathologists, (College of American Pathologists/LEAA, Washington, D.C.: 1977)

          Froede, Ed., Handbook of Forensic Pathology, (College of American Pathologists/Private: 1990)

          Glaister, Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology, (12th Edition) (Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore: 1973)

          Gonzales & Helpern, Legal Medicine, Pathology and Toxicology, (Second Edition) (Appelton-Century-Crofts, New York: 1954)

          Gordon, Shapiro and Berson, Forensic Medicine: A Guide to Principles, (Third Edition) (Churchill Livingston, New York: 1988)

          Hazelwood, Dietz, Burgess, Autoerotic Fatalities, (Lexington Books, Lexington, MA: 1983)

          Jones, Atlas of Forensic Pathology, (Igaku-Shoin Medical Publishers, Inc., New York: 1996)

          Knight, Forensic Pathology, ( Oxford University Press, New York: 1991)

          Leestma, Forensic Neuropathology, (Raven Press, Ltd., New York: 1988)

          Pariah, Pariah's, Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology for Classrooms and Courtrooms, (Medical Publications, Irvine, CA: 1987)

          Pariah, et al, Guidelines for Crime Investigation, (Medical Publications, Irvine, CA: 1987)

          Polson & Gee, The Essentials of Forensic Medicine, (4th Edition) (Pergamon Press, New York: 1985)

          Smith & Fiddes, Forensic Medicine, (Little, Brown & Co., London: 1955)

          Spitz & Fisher, Medicolegal Investigation of Death, (3rd Edition) (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1993)

          Tedeschi, Eckert & Tedeschi, Forensic Medicine, Vols. I and II, (W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia: 1977)

          Wecht, Forensic Medicine Annual, (W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia: 1981-1991)

          Wecht, Legal Medicine, (W. B. Saunders, Co., Philadelphia: 1982)

          Wetli, Mittleman & Rae, Practical Forensic Pathology, (Igaku-Shoin, New York: 1988)

        2. Anatomy

          3. "Bachin's Anatomical Charts" (Vascular System and Viscera; Nervous System; Skeletal System) (Anatomical Chart Co., Chicago)

          "Bender's Anatomy Charts for Courtroom Use" (Complete) ( Matthew Bender, New York)

          Gray's Anatomy, (Bounty Books, New York: 1977)

          Human Anatomy, ( Mosby)

          Johns Hopkins Atlas of Human Functional Anatomy, (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1977)

          McMinn, Hutchings & Logan, The Human Skeleton: A Photographic Manual, (Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., Chicago: 1987)

          Rohen & Yokochi, Color Atlas of Anatomy: A Photographic Study of the Human Body, (3rd edition) (Igaku-Shoin Medical Publishers, Inc., New York: 1993)

          Schick's Notebook (Anatomical) Charts, (Cordell Enterprises, Chicago: 1985)

          Autopsy

          Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Autopsy Manual, ( Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.: 1960)

          Webber, Fazini & Regan, Autopsy Pathology Procedure and Protocol, (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1973)(Out of Print)

        3. Medicine, Generally

          4. Cecil, Textbook of Medicine, (W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia: 1982)

          Diseases ("Nurse's Reference Library") (Nursing 88 Books, Springhouse, PA: 1977)

          Gordy & Gray, Attorneys Textbook of Medicine, (Third Edition) Matthew Bender, 1994)

          Kelly, Textbook of Internal Medicine, ( J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia: 1989)

          McQuade, Medical Information Systems for Lawyers, (Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing, Robertson, NY: 1989)

          Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, (14th Edition) (Merck & Company, Inc., Rohway, N.J.: 1982)

          Philo, Lawyer's Desk Reference, (Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing, Rochester, NY: 1994)

          Schmidt, Attorney's Dictionary of Medicine, ( Matthew Bender, Albany, NY: 1994)

          Tennenhouse, Attorney's Medical Deskbook, (Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing, Rochester, NY: 1994)

          Thomas, Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, (F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia: 1977)

        4. Emergency Treatment

          5. Grant, Murray, and Bergeron, Emergency Care, (Fourth Edition) (Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: 1986)

          Wigder and Moffat, Standards of Care in Emergency Medicine, (Little, Brown and Co., Boston: 1994)

      2. Serology and Toxicology of Body Fluids

        1. Serology

          2. National Institute of Justice, Sources in Forensic Serology, Immunology, and Biochemistry, (GPO, Washington, D.C., 1983)

        2. Toxicology and Forensic Chemistry

          3. Burnett, Understanding Accreditation in Laboratory Medicine, (AAOC, Washington, D.C.: 1996)

          Ellenhorn and Barceloux, Medical Toxicology: Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Poisoning, (Elsevier Press, New York: 1988)

          Garriott, Ed., Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol, (Third Ed.), ( Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co., Tuscon, AZ: 1996)

          Ho, Analytical Methods in Forensic Chemistry, (Ellis Horwood, 1990)

          Widmore, A Bibliography of Forensic Aspects of Alcohols, (1872-1991) (Forensic Science Foundation, Colorado Springs, CO: 1992)

          Forensic and Analytical Chemistry of Clandestine Phenethylaminesamines, (CND Analytical, Inc., Auburn, AL: 1994)

      3. Drugs and Drug Identification

        4. Baselt, Disposition of Toxic Drugs & Chemicals in Man, (Fourth Ed.) (Chemical Toxicology Institute, Foster City, CA: 1995)

        Clarke, Isolation and Identification of Drugs (Vols. 1 and 2), ( The Pharmaceutical Press, 1986)

        Consumers Guide to Prescription Drugs, (Consumers Guide, l978)

        DEA, Analytical Manual, ( NCCD Reprint, 1975)

        "Drug and Chemical Blood-Level Data", (Fisher Scientific, Cincinnati, OH: 1985)

        Griffith, Complete Guide to Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs, (The Body Press, Los Angeles: 1988)

        Harkness, Drug Interactions Handbook, (Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: 1984)

        Hassett, A Primer of Psychophysiology, ( W. H. Freeman & Co., 1978)

        Karachi, The Pathology of Drug Abuse, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1993)

        Miller & Greenblatt, Handbook of Drug Therapy, (Elsevier Press, New York: 1979)

        Mills, Roberson, Wall, Lothridge, McDougall & Gilbert, Instrumental Data For Drug Analysis, (AAOC, Washington, D.C.: 1996)

        NIDA, "Cocaine", (PHS Research Monograph Series, GPO, Washington, D.C.: 1977)

        NIDA, "Marijuana", (PHS Research Monograph Series, GPO, Washington, D.C.: 1989)

        NIDA, "Problems of Drug Dependence", (PHS Research Monograph Series, GPO, Washington, D.C.: 1982)

        Physicians Desk Reference - 1995, ("PDR") (Medical Economics Co. Oradell, NJ: 1994) (And companion volumes: PDR For Non-Prescription Drugs and Drug Interactions and Side Effects Index)

        Ringrud & Linne, Urinalysis and Body Fluids: A Color Text and Atlas, (AAOC, Washington, D.C.:1995)

        Yinon, Forensic Applications of Mass Spectrometry, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1995)

        Young, Effects of Preanalytical Variables on Clinical Laboratory Tests, (2nd Ed.), (AAOC, Washington, D.C.: 1997)

      4. DNA

        5. Farley and Harrington, Forensic DNA Technology, (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL:(1990)

        Inman and Rudin, An Introduction to DNA Analysis, (2nd Ed.), (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FA: 1997)

        National Research Council, DNA Technology in Forensic Science, (National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.: 1992)

        National Research Council, The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence, (National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.: 1996)

        U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Genetic Witness: Forensic Uses of DNA Tests, (GPO, Washington, D.C.: 1990)

        See also "Video Tapes and Slides", infra,.

      5. Forensic Odontology

        6. Bowers & Bell, Eds., Manual of Forensic Odontology, (3rd Ed.), (ASFD, Colorado Springs, CO: 1995)

      6. Forensic Anthropology and Taphonomy

        7. Haglund and Sorg, Forensic Taphononomy: The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains, (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1996)

        Krogman and Iscan, The Human Skeleton in Forensic Medicine, (2nd Edition) (Charles C Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1986)

        Iscan and Kennedy,(eds), Reconstruction of Life from the Skeleton, (Wiley-Liss, New York: 1989)

        Iscan, Age Markers in the Human Skeleton, (Charles C Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1989)

        Iscan and Helmer, (eds), Forensic Analysis of the Skull: Craniofacial Analysis, Reconstruction, and Identification, (Wiley-Liss, New York: 1993)

      7. Forensic Entomology

        8. Catts and Haskell, Entomology & Death: A Procedural Guide, (Joyce's Print Shop, Inc., Clemson, SC: 1992)

        Smith, A Manual of Forensic Entomology, ( British Natural History Museum, London: 1992)

    3. EVIDENCE BASED ON BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

      1. Psychology and Psychiatry

        2. Allen & Allen, Guide to Psychiatry, (Medical Examination Publishing Co., Garden City, NY: 1978)

        Davison & Neale, Abnormal Psychology, (Sixth Edition) (John Wiley & Sons, NY: 1996)

        Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (DSM IV) (APA, Washington, D.C.: 1994)

        Goldman, Review of General Psychiatry, (Lange Medical Publications, Los Altos, CA: 1984)

        Gregory, Oxford Companion to the Mind, ( Oxford University Press, New York: 1987)

        Gudjonsson, The Psychology of Interrogations, Confessions and Testimony, (John Wiley & Sons, New York: 1992)

        Hinsie & Campbell, Psychiatric Dictionary, ( Oxford University Press, New York: 1970)

        Kaplan & Sadock, The Comprehensive Text Book Of Psychiatry, (Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore: 1985)

        Moore, Law & Psychiatry, (Cambridge University Press, New York: 1984)

        Pauli, Fitness To Stand Trial, (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1993)

        Pope, Butcher & Seelen, The MMPI, MMPI-2, and MMPI-A in Court: A Practical Guide for Expert Witnesses and Attorneys, (A.P.A., Washington, D.C.: 1993)

        Restak, The Mind, (Bantam Books, New York: 1988)

        Sadoff, Forensic Psychiatry: A Practical Guide for Lawyers and Psychiatrists, (2nd Edition) (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1988)

        Scrignar, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, (Second Edition) (Bruno Press, New Orleans: 1988)

        Trimble, Post-Traumatic Neurosis, (John Wiley & Sons, New York: 1983)

        Ziskin, Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony, (3rd Edition), Vols. I and II (Law & Psychology Press, Venice, CA: 1981)

      2. Eyewitness Identification

        3. Cutler & Penrod, Mistaken Identification: The Eyewitness, Psychology and the Law, (Cambridge University Press, New York: 1995)

        Loftus, Eyewitness Testimony, (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA: 1979)

        Loftus, Memory, (Addison-Wesley, Menlo Park, CA: 1980)

        Sobel, Eyewitness Identification, (Clark Boardman Co., NY: 1981)

        Wall, Eyewitness Identification in Criminal Cases, (Charles Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1975)(Out of Print)

      3. Hypnosis

        4. Hibbard & Worring, Forensic Hypnosis: The Practical Application of Hypnosis in Criminal Investigations, (Rev. 1st Ed.), (Charles Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1996)

        Reiser, Handbook of Investigative Hypnosis, (Lehi Publishing Co., Los Angeles: 1980)

        Udolf, Forensic Hypnosis: Psychological and Legal Aspects, (Lexington Books, Lexington, MA: 1983)

      4. Polygraph

        5. Reid & Inbau, Truth and Deception, (Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore: 1977)

      5. Child Witnesses

        6. Ceci & Bruck, Jeopardy in the Courtroom: A Scientific Analysis of Children's Testimony, (American Psychological Association, Washington, DC: 1995)

        Gardner, The Parental Alienation Syndrome, (Creative Therapeutics, Cresskill, NJ: 1992)

        Gardner, True and False Accusations of Child Sex Abuse, (Creative Therapeutics, Cresskill, NJ: 1992)

        McGough, Child Witnesses: Fragile Voices in the American Legal System, (Yale University Press: 1994)

        Special Theme: Suggestibility of Child Witnesses, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, June 1995, Volume 1, Number 2.

    4. CRIME SCENE SEARCH AND INVESTIGATION, GENERALLY, AND THE USE OF FORENSIC SCIENCES IN THE INVESTIGATION OF PARTICULAR CRIMES

      1. Crime Scene Investigation, Generally

        2. Connecticut State Police, Physical Evidence & Forensic Science, (CSP, Hartford, CN: 1984)

        Eckert, Crime Scene Investigation, (I.N.F.O.R.M., Wichita, KS: 1986)

        Federal Bureau of Investigation, Handbook of Forensic Sciences, (GPO, Washington, D.C.: 1990)

        Fisher, Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation, (Fifth Edition) ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1992)

        Fox & Cunningham, Crime Scene Search and Physical Evidence Handbook, (LEAA, Washington, D.C.: 1985)

        Wisconsin Department of Justice, Criminal Investigation and Physical Evidence Handbook, (Third Edition) (1981)

      2. Criminal Investigation and the Forensic Sciences, Generally

        3. Douglas, Burgess, Burgess & Ressler, Crime Classification Manual: A Standard System For Investigating and Classifying Violent Crimes, (MacMillan Publishing Co., Riverside, NJ: 1992)

        Eckert, Introduction to Forensic Sciences, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 1997)

        The Federal Judicial Center, Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, (GPO, Order No. 027-001-00067-0, 1995) (Note: This document can be downloaded)

        Giannelli & Imwinkelried, Scientific Evidence, ( Michie Co., Charlottesville,VA: 1993)

        Imwinkelried, The Methods of Attacking Scientific Evidence, ( Michie Co., Charlottesville, VA: 1992)

        Imwinkelried, Scientific and Expert Evidence, (2nd Edition) (Practicing Law Institute, New York City: 1981)

        Kirk, Crime Investigation, (2nd Edition) (John Wiley & Sons, New York: 1974)

        Moenssens, Inbau & Starrs, Scientific Evidence in Civil and Criminal Cases, (4th Edition) ( Foundation Press, Mineola, NY: 1993)

        O'Hara & Osterberg, An Introduction to Criminalistics, (Indiana University Press, Indianapolis: 1972)

        O'Hara, Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation, (6th Edition) (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1994)

        Royal & Schutt, The Gentle Art of Interviewing and Interrogation, (Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: 1976)

        Saferstein, Criminalistics, (5th Edition) (Prentice-Hall, Englewood, NJ: 1995)

        Saferstein, Forensic Science Handbook Vols. I, II & III, (Prentice-Hall, Englewood, NJ: 1982 & 1988, 1994)

        Swanson, Chamelin, and Territo, Criminal Investigation, (Sixth Edition) (McGraw Hill Co., New York: 1996)

        Wecht, Forensic Sciences, Vols. I-3, ( Matthew Bender, New York: 1995)

        Bailey & Rothblatt, Investigation and Preparation of Criminal Cases, (Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing, Rochester, NY: 1994)

        Weston & Wells, Criminal Investigation: Basic Perspectives (6th Edition), (Prentice-Hall, Englewood, NJ: 1994)

        Zulawski and Wicklander, Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FA, 1992)

      3. Homicide and Death Investigation, Generally

        4. Geberth, Practical Homicide Investigation: Tactics, Procedures, and Forensic Techniques, (2nd Ed.) ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FA, 1992)

        Harris, Outline of Death Investigation, (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1973)(Out of Print)

        Henry, "Death Investigations", F.B.I., Law Enforcement Bulletin (Dec. 1965)

        Jerath, et. al., Homicide: A Bibliography, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FA, 1993)

        Myre, Death Investigation, (IACP, 1974)

        Snyder, Homicide Investigation: Practical Information for Coroners, Police Officers, and Other Investigators, (Third Edition) (Charles C. Thomas, Sprinqfield, IL: 1977)

        Yarvis, Homicide: Causative Factors and Roots, (Lexington Books, Lexington, MA: 1991)

      4. Sexual Homicide, Serial and Mass Murders

        5. Ressler, Burgess & Douglas, Sexual Homicide-Patterns & Motives, (Lexington Books, Lexington, MA: 1988)

      5. Rape, Child Abuse and Non-Fatal Sex Crimes

        6. Bailey & Rothblatt, Rape and Other Sex Crimes, (Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing, Rochester, NY: 1994)

        Crewdson, By Silence Betrayed: Sexual Abuse of Children in America, (Little, Brown & Co., Boston: 1988)

        Chadwick, et. al., Color Atlas of Child Sexual Abuse, (Year Book Medical Publishers, Chicago: 1989)

        Daly, Child Abuse Investigations: A Manual For Investigators of Child Abuse and Interviews of Children, (Katelynn Productions, Seattle, WA: 1991)

        Daly, Innocence: The Ragged Edge, (Advanced Media Northwest, Tacoma, WA: 1988)

        Gardner, The Parental Alienation Syndrome, (Creative Therapeutics, Cresskill, NJ: 1992)

        Gardner, True and False Accusations of Child Sex Abuse, (Creative Therapeutics, Cresskill, NJ: 1992)

        Goldstein, The Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Investigation, and Intervention, ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FA, 1992)

        Goodwin, Sexual Abuse: Incest Victims and Their Families, (John Wright, Boston: 1982)

        Green, Rape: The Evidential Examination and Management of the Adult Female Victim, (Lexington Books, Lexington, MA: 1988)

        Hazelwood & Burgess, Practical Aspects of Rape Investigation: A Multidisciplinary Approach, (2nd Ed.)
        ( CRC Press, Boca Raton, FA, 1995)

        MacDonald, Rape: Controversial Issues - Criminal Profiles, Date Rape, False Reports and False Memories, (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1995)

        National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, Sexual Abuse of Children, (DHHR, Washington, D.C.: 1980)

        National Institute of Justice), When the Victim Is A Child, (2nd Edition) ("Issues & Practices" Series) (U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC: 1992)

        Schetky & Green, Child Sexual Abuse, (Brunner/Mazel, New York: 1988)

        Wakefield and Underwager, et. al., Accusations of Child Sexual Abuse, (Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL: 1988)

      6. Evidence of Alcohol Intoxication

        7. Fitzgerald and Hume, Intoxication Test Evidence: Criminal & Civil, (1987)

        Garriott, Ed., Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol, (Third Ed.), ( Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co., Tuscon, AZ: 1996)

        Improved Sobriety Testing, (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT HS 806512, 1984)

        Oberman, DUI: The Crime and Consequences in Tennessee, (Harrison Co., Norcross, GA: 1991)

        Taylor, Drunk Driving Defense, (4th Ed.), ( Little, Brown and Co. Boston: 1995)

    5. EXHIBITS: VIDEO TAPES, SLIDES & SOFTWARE PROGRAMS, etc.

        6. AEC Forensics Graphics

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        The Visual Evidence Company

        Aerial Photography, Medical - Legal Illustration, 3D Animation, 2D Animation, Accident Reconstruction, Interactive Timeline, Medical Interactive, etc.

        Forensics Graphics, Inc.

        Psych graphics for neurological testing, Accident reconstruction, etc. Forensics Graphics, 1831C S. Semoran Blvd., Orlando, FL 32822 Tel: (407) 384-7365 Fax: (407) 696-4260 E-mail MIS@ispace.com

        Affordable Photography

          Mailing Address: 5915 E. Garland Fresno, Ca. 93727 E-mail: xipnek@aol.com

        LawPhoto, Inc.

          931 Willow Avenue, Suite 5L, Hoboken, New Jersey, 07030 (201)216-1425 (201)623-3686 1-800 LAW PHOTO

        NR BIOCOM, Slides and Prints useful for DNA hearings.

        NR BIOCOM, Slides and prints are available from the authors of "An Introduction to DNA Analysis".

        Medical-Legal Illustrations

        MLI is one of the nation's leading providers of medical exhibits. Their web site describes custom medical illustration and animation services, and includes a catalog of generic exhibits on normal anatomy, common medical conditions, and surgical procedures.

        Alc-Graph Software

        Computer program designed for use by the expert toxicologist, attorney, police agency, or professional interested in studying the time course of alcohol absorption and elimination. Three modes of calculations are provided: 1. Extrapolated alcohol concentration from a starting alcohol concentration, given a drinking scenario and assumed subject parameters. 2. Back-extrapolated alcohol concentration from a final known concentration, given a drinking scenario and assumed parameters. 3. Calculation of number of drinks consumed, given a starting concentration, a final concentration and assumed subject parameters. AVAILABLE from Lawyers and Judges Publishing, P.O. Box 30040, Tucson, AZ 85751-0040, (520) 323-1500 or (602) 323-1500 Fax: (800) 330-8795. L & J Publishing also offers various Anatomical models for litigation purposes.

        I.N.F.O.R.M. video tapes, audio-tapes with slides, and monographs re forensic medicine and pathology subjects (gunshot wounds, blunt trauma, sharp force injuries, etc.), toxicology, and many areas of criminalistics.

        Information and ordering: International Reference Organization in Forensic Medicine and Sciences (I.N.F.O.R.M.), (c/o William G. Eckert, M.D.), 1877 Claudia Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065. Tel: 805-579-8994; 805-579-9544(FAX).

        Lucien Haag, Firearms Evidence: Elements of Shooting Incident Investigation.

        Information and ordering: Anite Productions, POB 375, Pinole, CA 94565. Tel: 510-724-1003. (2 videos and handbook; $295.00; excellent).

        Alexander Jason, Deadly Effects: Wound Ballistics.

        Information and ordering: Anite Productions, POB 375, Pinole, CA 94565. Tel: 510-724-1003. (20 minute video).

        "Firearms Evidence Sourcebook" software program.

        Information and ordering: National Criminal Justice Reference Service, National Institute of Justice. Tel: 800-851-3420. (11 3.5" HD disks; 4MB of RAM; 29MB of available space on your hard drive; and Windows 3.1 is necessary.

        Medi/Legal Journal (Numerous audio and video cassettes with a personal injury focus, but has some background materials which can be useful references in a criminal defense investigation.)

        Information and ordering: I. P. Hunt Foundation, Sherman Oaks, CA. Tel: 800-443-0100; 213-821-3614.

    6. RESEARCHING THE JOURNALS, etc.

      1. Major Forensic Journals

      2. Indices to, and Databases of U.S. and Foreign Forensic Science Journals and References, Papers Presented at Forensic Conferences, and other Forensic Resource Materials

        1. Print

            2. Comprehensive Index To The Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1987-95, (ASTM)

            Order from: ASTM Customer Service, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. Tel: 610- 832-9585.

            Comprehensive Index To The Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1972-86, ( ASTM)

            Order from: ASTM Customer Service, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. Tel: 610- 832-9585.

            National Criminal Justice Reference Service (National Institute of Justice),

            To join: Contact the National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20805. Tel: 800-851-3420. Free. NIJ publishes a regular catalog listing available materials; and, through it's NCJRS, does "customized (telephone) searches" of its databases for "registered users". University of San Fransisco has established a WWW site called How to use the National Criminal Justice Reference Service

            International Bibliography of the Forensic Sciences, (I.N.F.O.R.M.)

            Indexes all forensic Science journals, and selected forensic papers, world-wide (Yearly, 1972-1985). Subscription: I.N.F.O.R.M., (c/o William G. Eckert, M.D.), 1877 Claudia Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065. Tel: 805-579-8994; 805-579-9544(FAX).

            Criminalist's Source Book, (I.N.F.O.R.M.) (Abstracts of selected forensic science papers included.) (Yearly, 1980-85)

            Subscription: I.N.F.O.R.M., (c/o William G. Eckert, M.D.), 1877 Claudia Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065. Tel: 805-579-8994; 805-579- 9544(FAX).

        2. Other than Yearly Indices of the Journals, and the Programs of the Respective Forensic Conferences

            3. Exerpta Medica, (Updated index to medical reference works and journals, including those involving forensic medicine; has a specific "Forensic Science Abstracts" section.)

            Available in all major medical school libraries.

            Indicus Medicus, (Indexes medical reference works, journals, including those involving forensic medicine. Tips on the use of the index are offered by the University of Kansas Medical Center's Dykes Library)

            Available in all medical school libraries.

            Current Contents/Clinical Medicine (Updated index to medical reference works, journals, including those involving forensic medicine.)

            Available in all major medical school libraries.

            Index to Legal Periodicals (Updated index to law-related journals, which may have articles related to scientific evidence issues and problems.)

            Available in all law school libraries.

            "Forensic Evidence Hotline" ( NACDL)

            National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1110 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 1150, Washington, D.C. 20005. Tel: 202-872-8688. (members only.)

            "Litigation Services Hotline" (American Trial Lawyers Association) (Extensive background material on medical, engineering, and other subjects.)

            Available through: ATLA Exchange, 1050 31st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20007. Tel: 800-344-3023. (members only.)

            "Medical Information Services" (Current information on specific medical subjects.)

            By telephone: Tel: 800-999-1999.

            "The Medical Information Line". (Current information on specific medical subjects.)

            By telephone: Tel: 900-320-4700.

        3. On Computer Disk, or through Online Use of Computerized Databases

            4. "Forensic Literature Filing System" (Forensic Sciences Foundation/American Academy of Forensic Sciences) (Programs with databases indexing the Journal of Forensic Sciences, (1980-91); the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology (1980-90); and the Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences (1963-90).

            Available through: AAFS, 218 East Cache La Poudre, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. Tel: 719-636-1100.

            "Medline"; "Catline"; "Toxline", etc. (National Library of Medicine (Medlars)) (On-line databases indexing, and providing abstracts to the medical and toxicological literature world-wide, including that involving forensic medicine and toxicology.)

            Medline is available via Medscape and may be searched without cost. Also Available through: Various on-line database services, or directly (using "Grateful Med" software or web interface, which can be ordered from National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. Tel: 800-553-6847; 703-487-4028.

            "FORS" DataStar (On-line database indexing forensic journals, etc., internationally.)

            Available through: Knight-Ridder, 2440 El Camino Real, Mountainview, CA 94040 Tel: 1-800-221-7754.

            "Emforensic" (Elsevier/DIMDI) (On-line database indexing forensic journals, internationally) (Corresponds to the "Forensic Sciences Abstracts" section of Exerpta Medica)

            Available through: Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc., P.O. Box 882 (Madison Square Station), New York. NY 10160-0200. Tel: 212-989-5800.

            "DIALOG" Numerous forensic science-related databases online

            Available through: DIALOG Information Services, Inc., 3460 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Tel: 800-334-2564.

            Nexis/Mead Data Central (Several forensic science-related databases) (On-line)

            Available through: Mead Data Central, 9393 Springboro Pike - DM, P. O. Box 933, Dayton, OH 45401. Tel: 800-543-6862.

            "IOuest" Databases (CompuServe)

            Available through: CompuServe, Inc., 5000 Arlington Center Blvd., Columbus, OH 43220. Tel: 614-457-8600) Use medical "Smartscan". General.

        4. LOCATING PRIVATE FORENSIC EXPERTS

            5. Carpenter's Forensic Science Resources: Locating Forensic Experts page

            Washburn University School of Law's List of Online Expert Directories

            The Medical Malpractice Home Page: Experts Page

            "If you are an expert and would like to announce the professional services you offer, or if you are an attorney and cannot find an expert to fit your needs, add a listing to this site."

            1994 Forensic Services Director ("The National Register of Experts, Engineers, Scientific Advisers, Medical Specialists, Technical Consultants, and Sources of Specialized Knowledge") (National Forensic Center, Princeton, N.J.: 1994)

            In book form and on-line Westlaw "FSD" and Lexis File "Expert". Computer searches of database available by telephone: Tel: 800-526-5177.

            International Reference Organization in Forensic Medicine and Sciences (I.N.F.O.R.M.)

            Contact: I.N.F.O.R.M., c/o William G. Eckert, M.D., 1877 Claudia Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065. Tel: 805-579-8994; 805-579-9544(FAX).

            "Index of Experts"

            In Wecht, Forensic Sciences, ( Matthew Bender, NY: 1995).

            "Expert Witness Database" (ATLA)

            American Trial Lawyer's Association "ATLA Exchange", 1050 31st Street,NW, Washington, D.C. 20007. Tel: 800-344-3023.(members only)

            "Center For Forensic Science Services"

            c/o Prof. Melvin B. Lewis, The John Marshall Law School, Center For Forensic Science Services, 315 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604. Tel: 312-427-2737.

            "Forensic Evidence Hotline" ( NACDL)

            National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1110 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 1150, Washington, D.C. 20005. Tel: 202-872-8688. (Members only.)

            Philo, Lawyer's Desk Reference, Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing, Rochester, N.Y.: 1994

            Legal Research Network

            LERN is the On-Line service of the Legal Research Network. The mission of LERN is to network attorneys and expert witnesses in an on-line e nvironment, and use online technology to reduce the costs associated with locating the best expert for a case.

            "Experts at a Glance"

            In Expert Witness Journal, Seak, Inc., Falmonth, MA

            1994-95 National Directory of Expert Consultants and Advisors, Experts-At-Law, Inc. N. Hollywood, CA: 1994

            "Membership Directories" of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 218 E. Cache La Poudre, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 and the directories of individual forensic specialty societies and organizations.

            "Technical Advisory Services for Attorneys (TASA)"

            TASA, 1166 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19411-1844. Tel: 800-523-2319.

            "Expert Net"

            West Publishing Co., 610 Opperman Drive, St. Paul, MN 55123. Tel: 612-687-7000. (Physicians.)

            Law Journal Extra's Online Expert Witness Directory.

            Consolidated Consultants Co.'s (CCc) home page. CCc. is a no cost referral service to Attorneys, insurance companies and private industry seeking quality experts that provide forensic consulting and expert witness testimony.

            Numerous individual experts and other expert search services regularly advertise in the classified sections of Champion ( NACDL), Trail (ATLA), The National Law Journal and ABA publications.

        5. PERIODIC UPDATES ABOUT THE FORENSIC SCIENCES

            6. Scientific Sleuthing Review, (Forensic Science in Criminal Law), (George Washington University National Law Center)

            Subscription, FY1996 $20/yr/individual or $25/yr/all others, Send to: SSN (C/o Professor James Starrs), George Washington University National Law Center, 720 20th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20052. Tel: 202-994-6260.

            Champion, (National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers)

            Subscription: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1110 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 1150, Washington, D.C. 20005. Tel: 202-872-8688.

            I.N.F.O.R.M. Letter (International Reference Organization in Forensic Medicine and Sciences)

            Subscription: I.N.F.O.R.M., (c/o William G. Eckert, M.D.), 1877 Claudia Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065. Tel: 805-579-8994; 805-579-9544(FAX).

            NIJ Catalog ( National Institute of Justice)

            To join NIJ and get it's periodic "Catalog": Contact NIJ, Washington, D.C. 20805. Tel: 800-851-3420. Free. (It's National Criminal Justice Reference Service is "the largest criminal justice information network in the world..."; see (B) above.

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