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Forensics: [Film] [Issues] [Science] [Resources]
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Film
Videos and Documentary Films
A Case of Murder Series: UltraScience (1996) 30 min. TLC, dist. Ambrose Video.
It is now impossible to commit a crime without leaving clues behind. Forensic scientists are on the leading edge of the fight against crime.
http://www.ambrosevideo.com/displayitem.cfm?vid=70
Dead Men's Tales. Series: Scientific American Frontiers. 60 min. PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/saf/1203/index.html
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Killer's Trail Series: Nova.(1999) PBS.
How DNA evidence is being used to in the Marylin Sheppard murder case. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/
The Case for Innocence. Series: Frontline . (2000) PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/case/
Requiem for Frank Lee Smith. Series: Frontline. (2002) 60 min. PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/smith/
Jefferson's Blood. Series: Frontline. (2002) 90 min. PBS. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jefferson/
Feature Films
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The Bone Collector (1999) R.
Denzel Washington plays a wheelchair bound forensic detective.
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Murder by Numbers (2002) R.
Sandra Bullock plays a homocide detective led along by troubled teens who are knowledgeable enough about forensic methods to plant false clues.
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Kiss the Girls (1997) R.
Morgan Freeman is a forensic psychologist who must track down a serial killer with the help of his would-be vicitm (Ashley Judd).
For more information on these videos, see The Internet Movie DataBase (http://www.imdb.com) Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com) or Barnes & Noble (http://www.bn.com)
Television Series with Forensic Science Elements
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (CBS)
- Crossing Jordan (NBC)
- Law and Order (NBC)
True life crime & forensic science on television:
- New Detectives (Discovery Channel)
- Forensic Files (Court TV)
- I, Detective (Court TV)
- Cold Case Files (A&E)
- Medical Detectives (TLC)
- Forensic Science (TLC)
- Unsolved History (Discovery)
Reading
The Forensic Science of C.S.I. Ramsland, Katherine M. 304 pages. Boulevard. ISBN: 0-425-18359-9. (September 4, 2001).
Uses the characters and plots from the television program C.S.I. as a jumping off point for explanations of real crime scene investigation techniques.
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Blood Evidence: How DNA is Revolutionizing the Way We Solve Crimes. Lee, Henry C.; Tirnady, Frank. Hardcover. 256 pages. Perseus Publishing. ISBN: 0-738-20602-4. 1st edition. (January 7, 2003).
Crime Science: Methods of Forensic Detection. Nickell, Joe; Fischer, John F. Univ. of Kentucky. 312 pages. ISBN 0-8131-2091-8. (1998). (more academic).
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DNA Fingerprinting. Schmidtke, J.; Krawczak, Michael. 113 pages. Springer Verlag. ISBN: 0-387-91584-2. 2nd edition. (December 15, 1998).
DNA Fingerprinting. Fridell, Ron. 112 pages. Watts. ISBN: 0-53111858-4. (2001).
UTLib DNA Profiling and DNA Fingerprinting. Epplen, Jorg T. and Thomas Lubjuhn, eds. Birkhauser Verlag. 252 pages. ISBN 0817658866. (1999).
KCPL Dead reckoning : the new science of catching killers by Michael Baden and Marion Roach, 2001. ISBN: 0684867583
KCPL Encyclopedia of forensic science : a compendium of detective fact and fiction by Barbara Gardner Conklin, Robert Gardner, and Dennis Shortelle, 2002. ISBN: 1573561703
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Fingerprints: The Origins of Crime Detection and the Murder Case That Launched Forensic Science. Beavan, Colin. 256 pages. Hyperion. ISBN: 0-7868-6607-1. (May 2001).
KCPL UTLib Hidden evidence : 40 true crimes and how forensic science helped solve them David Owen, 2000
UTLib An introduction to forensic DNA analysis by Norah Rudin and
Keith Inman. 2002
KCPL A question of evidence: a casebook of great forensic controversies, from Napoleon to O.J. by Colin Evans, 2003.
KCPL Solving Crimes: Pioneers of Forensic Science. Fridell, Ron. 144 pages. Watts. ISBN: 0-531-11721-9. (2000). YA
UTLib Time of death : the true story of the search for death's stopwatch by Jessica Snyder Sachs, 2002.
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What the Corpse Revealed: Murder and the Science of Forensic Detection. Miller, Hugh. St. Martin's. 256 pages. ISBN 0-312-20546-5. (Jun. 1999).
For more information on these titles, see Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com) or Barnes & Noble (http://www.bn.com)
Library Catalog Subject Searches
Web
Forensic Anthropology Center (aka The Body Farm)
http://web.utk.edu/~anthrop/index.htm
How DNA Evidence Works
How Stuff Works talks about DNA.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/dna-evidence.htm
You're on the Case
Web site accompanying Discovery Channel's New Detectives series about true life forensic investigations.
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/onthecase/onthecase.html
Forensic Toolbox
Explains forensic investigator's tools of the trade.
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/onthecase/toolbox/toolbox.html
Photo Gallery
Microscopic eye's view of common forensic evidence.
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/onthecase/photo/photo.html
Create a DNA Fingerprint
Interactive material on DNA typing, a method of isolating and making images of DNA sequences. PBS Nova.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/analyze.html
History of Forensic Science
Online reprint of journal article: "The Evolution, Practice and Future
of the Use of Science in the Administration of Justice: The Importance
of Standards in Forensic Science."
http://www.mdpd.com/astmhtm.html
DNA @ Zeno's Forensic Site
Links to numerous web sites about DNA in forensic investigation.
http://forensic.to/links/pages/Forensic_Sciences/Field_of_expertise/DNA/
The Science of Crime (Why Files)
Why Files' brief explanation of DNA and crime investigation.
http://forensic.to/links/pages/Forensic_Sciences/Field_of_expertise/DNA/
At The Movies - forensic animation
Why Files article on the use of forensic animation to re-create crime scenes for the jurors.
http://whyfiles.org/014forensic/computer_animation.html
FDA's Forensic Center
The FBI isn't the only one using forensic science. The Food & Drug Administration also does some sophisticated sleuthing.
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/695_forensic.html
Basics of DNA Fingerprinting
Basic information on the structure and function of DNA. Explains the
applications and problems of DNA fingerprinting. University of
Washington.
http://www.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/dnaintro.html
Finely Checked Wine
DNA fingerprinting-Not just for humans anymore. Using DNA testing on grapes and other foods. A Science Wire report.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/wine/index.html
Dead Men's Tales
PBS Scientific American Frontiers. Series website links to episode
websites which include articles, transcript, teacher's guides, and
streamed video of the episodes.
http://www.pbs.org/saf/1203/index.html
Forensic Science Web Page: Personal Identification
Basics of fingerprints and DNA identification.
http://home.earthlink.net/~thekeither/Forensic/page6.htm
Forensic Science Web Page: Suggested Reading, Viewing and Links
http://home.earthlink.net/~thekeither/Forensic/page9.htm
The Case for Innocence. PBS Frontline.
Website accompanying Frontline episode about four prison inmates proven innocent through the use of DNA evidence.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/case/
How far will the DNA revolution go? Articles about DNA evidence.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/case/revolution/
Requiem for Frank Lee Smith
Website accompanying Frontline episode "Requiem for Frankie Lee Smith"
(aired April 11, 2002). Analyzes how Smith was convicted of a crime he
didn't commit and how DNA evidence eventually cleared his name.
(Includes streamed video clips. Entire program available for purchase
from PBS shop.)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/smith/
Jefferson's Blood. PBS Frontline
Website accompanying the Frontline episode "Jefferson's Blood" (aired
2000-05-02) that shows how DNA was used to trace the descendents of
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. See "Is it true?" for discussion of
DNA evidence. (Video available. See PBS Shop)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jefferson/
Crime & Clues
Articles on the art and science of criminal investigation, covering
numerous types of evidence including fingerprint, physical,
testimonial, and behavioral.
http://www.crimeandclues.com/
Evidence: The True Witness
Learn about forensics science, including fingerprinting, DNA, and ballistics. http:/library.advanced.org/17049/
Handbook of Forensic Services
from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
http:/www.fbi.gov/programs/lab/handbook/intro.htm
High School Forensic Investigation and Mock Trial
Lesson plan for high school teachers using crime scene investigation as a teaching tool.
http://www.a-s.clayton.edu/hampikian/forensic/index.htm
Killer's Trail
Companion site to the NOVA episode focusing on the Marilyn Sheppard
murder case, the site also discusses the forensic evidence technologies
of DNA fingerprinting and 3D mug shots.
http:/www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/
Killer's Trail
Human Genome Project, “DNA Forensics,”
http:///www.ornl.gov/hgmis/elsi/forensics.html
Want more websites? Here are some internet directories to get you started:
Also search under “DNA Forensics News;” “Cellmark Labs;” “Cold
Spring Harbor Laboratory;” and the “National Center for Biotechnology
Information.”
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