Section Name Description
File Course Backup (.mbz 27 MB)
File Course Backup (.imscc 26.4 MB)
File Syllabus
File CH 114 Course Packet and Lab Manual
Welcome and Introduction URL National Institute of Justice Publications List for Forensics
URL National Institute of Justice Forensics Webpage
URL ScienceDaily
Introduction to Forensics URL Forensic Science Introduction
URL Crime Lab Operations
URL Locard's Exchange Principle
URL Types of Evidence
URL Impact of Research on Crime Labs video

"Lane Community College gratefully acknowledges the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, for allowing us to reproduce, in part or in whole, the video Impact of Research on Crime Labs. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this video are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice."

URL Forensic Evidence Admissibility

Includes the Frye and Daubert standards.
URL Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward
URL Washington Post Forensics article
URL Wrongful Convictions and DNA Exonerations: Understanding the Role of Forensic Science
URL Washington Post article about Forensic Science Commission
Evidence Collection URL Oregen State Police Physical Evidence Manual

Updated 4/4/23: The Physical Evidence Manual is now called the Forensic Field Guide.
Evidence Analysis URL National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC)
Glass URL Glass Examination online course
Organic Analysis File Systematic Evaluation of the Analysis of Drug Microcrystals

In-class article review.
URL Inside the Crime Lab: Forensic Chemistry Unit

Forensic Chemistry Unit at the Denver Police Crime Lab
Inorganic Analysis URL Lead Bullet Analysis
URL FBI Press Release: Lead Bullet Analysis
Serology (blood) URL Blood Typing

The Biology Project, developed at The University of Arizona.
File Blood Typing

Assignment to be completed using link posted above.
URL Analyzing Blood Evidence

The NFSTC website focuses on analyzing bloodstain patterns, not on analyzing the evidence to determine if the sample is blood.  This link provides a summary, in addition to class discussions.
DNA URL DNA
URL DNA Extraction
URL Gel electrophoresis
Arson File Arson Evidence Collection

Use OSP Evidence Collection Manual to complete.