Sources of Forensic Information and Supplies,

by Eric Rude
Pocatello High School, Pocatello, ID 83204

This is my list of resources for teaching forensic science at the high school level. Web sites were last checked in July 2008.

Forensics information sources: Web Sites

Virginia Dept of Forensic Science - Lots of Resources/Manuals	Forensic anthropology
Zeno's Forensic Homepage: lots of links	FBI's handbook of Forensic Sciences
Crime Scene Investigations	FBI Homepage
Superglue Fuming Tips	Fingerprint Section: Iowa Division of the International Association for Identification
Kruglick's Fingerprint & Shoeprint Links	Crime Scene Investigation
An Introduction to Forensic Firearms Identification	Forensic entomology
BCSO Identification Home Page: excellent lessons on forensics!	Consulting and Education in Forensic Science: DNA
Forensic fact files	Teaching resources: Forensic science
Elyse's CSI Crime Scene Investigation Site: Links to pages about Forensic Anthropology, Forensic Art, Forensic Entomology, Forensic Medicine/Science, Forensic Odontology, and more	Crime Scene, Investigated
Fingerprint Identification	The Science of Fingerprint Identification
Links to many forensic sites, including vendors	Unit: Physics of Forensics - questioned documents
Forensics: the Science that Solves the Crime	TruTV (formerly Court TV) - Crime Library
The Science Spot: Science Classroom forensics lesson plans	CRASH! - The Science of Collisions
in reference to murder - links	Course outline and lots of links, including some simulations.
Teaching Resources - Forensic Science	Forensic anthropology
Links about forensics in education	forensic teacher magazine
Using alternate light sources	Kruglick's criminalistics and trace evidence links
Like watching the CSI shows? Here's where you can discuss them	Criminal Investigations, DNA & Forensic Science
The National Association of High School Teachers of Forensic Science	Forensics in School

Forensic supplies

Ace Fingerprint Lab--good source of supplies	Crime scene products from Evident Crime Scene
Doje's Forensic Supplies - Home Page	Bone Clones forensic specimens
Carolina Biological	Ward's Natural Science
The Bone Room	Crime Scene-forensic products and an interactive on-line game
Arrowhead Forensic Products	Lynn Peavey-Crime Scene Equipment
Sirchie Fingerprint Laboratories	Forensics Source

Forensic lab activities

Soil Analysis Lab	Fingerprinting Techniques
Kits I've Bought	Hair Analysis
Fiber Analysis	Blood Spatters

Books about forensics

Threads of Evidence by Herma Silverstein	Talking Bones: The Science of Forensic Anthropology by Peggy Thomas
Forensics for the Biology Laboratory by William Townsley, from Carolina Biological	Handbook of Forensic Science US Dept. of Justice, FBI
Forensic Laboratory Science and Detective Mystery Writing by Gary Schlitz	Crime Scene Investigating by Pam Walker and Elaine Wood
Forensic Anthropology Training Manual by Karen Ramey Burns	Entomology and Death: A Procedural Guide by E. Paul Catts and Neal H. Haskell
Forensics: Searching for Clues by James Sutton	The Forensic Casebook by N. E. Genge

How to Contact Me

Eric Rude
Pocatello High School
325 N. Arthur
Pocatello ID 83204
208-233-2056
rudeeric@isu.edu