Topic Help
"Big Picture" Questions help you find an area of interest on which to concentrate.
How has chemistry changed the process of identifying suspects?
What chemical reagents are used in forensic science?
How has chemistry changed the evidence used in trials?
How has chemistry been used to appeal convictions?
Has chemistry resulted in changes in the law?
Encyclopedia articles and websites can provide background and perspective as well as pique your interest in a topic. Encyclopedia articles are not appropriate as references for this paper but rather can be used to help with choosing a specific topic.
“Criminalistics”
in Access Science
“Forensic chemistry” in
Access Science also a
research update
of the same name
“Forensic DNA
Testing” in Access Science
“Forensic
mitochondrial DNA analysis” in Access Science
“Toxicology”
in Access Science
Keywords should help to trigger your own ideas for a possible topic.
| forensics | toxicology screening | trace evidence such as fibers, paint chips, soil, glass |
| DNA analysis | fingerprint residues | document authentication (composition of ink and/or paper) |
| Luminol | drug/alcohol testing | hair analysis (testing for drugs or poisons) |
| paternity testing | arson investigation | polluters; environmental forensics |
Books on Reserve
We’ve placed several books for each subject on Reserve. Click the links below to see the Table of Contents for inspiration.
Then take a look at the book by taking the call number to the Reserves Desk in the lower level of Raynor where you can check it
out and browse through it. Scan the index for additional ideas.
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Advances in Forensic
Applications of Mass Spectrometry Crime Scene to Court: The
Essentials of Forensic Science by Richard Saferstein call number: HV8073 .S2 above link is to the 7th ed. (2007) 6th ed. (1998) is on Reserve |
Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime Molecular Forensics |
Where to Search
For the types of journals that Dr. Ryan recommends for this assignment (journals such as Nature, Science, and Chemical & Engineering News), we suggest the following databases:
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