Monday, September 11, 2000
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Lecture Hall D1.502
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
This program will explore the role of the medical examiner and DNA analysis used for identification.
Included will be articles on types of forensics along with ways to use this information in the classroom.
Speakers
Fact vs. Fiction : Misperceptions of the Role of the Medical Examiner
Sheila Spotswood, MD.
Instructor, Pathology
Analysis of Biological Evidence in Forensics
Timothy Sliter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pathology
A light meal will be served before the evening's program. A certificate of completion will be provided for purposes of professional development credit. Please check with your school district to determine if credit will be accepted for this event.
Related Links
1) Crimes & Clues: The Art and Science of Criminal Investigation (http://www.crimeandclues.com/)
2) U.S. Department of Justice: Federal Bureau of Investigation : Handbook of Forensic Services Introduction :The purpose of the Handbook of Forensic Services is to provide guidance and procedures for safe and efficient methods of collecting and preserving evidence and to describe the forensic examinations performed by the FBI Laboratory. (http://www.fbi.gov/programs/lab/handbook/intro.htm)
3) Zeno's Forensic Site : This site provides a comprehensive list of links to forensic sites all over the world, covering forensic medicine, forensic science, forensic toxicology, anthropology, odontology, forensic psychiatry, forensic nursing, forensic entomology, forensic literature, forthcoming conferences, news and commercial forensic services. (http://forensic.to/links/pages/Forensic_Medicine/)
4) The American Journal of Pathology (http://www.amjpathol.org/)
5) UT Southwestern Medical Center Department of Pathology (http://pathcuric1.swmed.edu/)
6) Earl's Forensic Page (http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/wa/HWCDA/file?fileid=78250&flt=GA)
7) The Virtual Autopsy ( http://www.le.ac.uk/pathology/teach/va2/titlpag1.html ) This is an excellent interactive site prepared by the department of Pathology at Leicester University. It allows you to consider formulating an appropriate cause of death, based on hypothetical clinical details of a patient and pathological findings at autopsy.
8) The American Academy of Forensic Sciences ( http://www.aafs.org/ )
The American Academy of Forensic Sciences is the main organization for forensic scientists in the USA. The site includes details of activities, membership and forthcoming meetings.
9) Forensic Science Timeline (http://www.forensicdna.com/Forensictimeline.htm)
10) Basics of DNA Fingerprinting By Kate Brinton and Kim-An Lieberman: This page was created as a class project at the University of Washington to provide to the Internet basic information on the structure and function of DNA as it relates to DNA fingerprinting. This topic is especially pertinent in today's society because of the rising use of DNA fingerprinting as evidence in court cases. (http://www.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/dnaintro.html)
Classroom Activities and Articles
Activity Exchange: "Forensic Science" by Thea Sinclair
A murder has been committed in the high school biology lab. Working in cooperative groups, students are given evidence and interview information. They must perform hair microscopy, blood analysis, chromatography and DNA fingerprinting to decide which suspect committed the crime.
http://www.accessexcellence.org/atg/data/released/0157-theasinclair/description.html
Activity Exchange : "Crime Lab Activity" by Kathy Paris
Tests for carbohydrates, fats and proteins are performed as students play the role of police scientists who examine
clues found at the crime scene. In addition to identifying the suspect, officials want to know if the theft of food from the school cafeteria has compromised food safety.
http://www.accessexcellence.org/atg/data/released/0535-KathyParis/description.html
Forensic Entomology : The Use of Insects in Death Investigations
(http://www.rcmp-learning.org/docs/ecdd0030.htm) : Forensic (or medico-legal) entomology is the study of the insects associated with a human corpse in an effort to determine elapsed time since death. Insect evidence may also show that the body has been moved to a second site after death, or that the body has been disturbed at some time, either by animals, or by the killer returning to the scene of the crime.
Forensic Science International: An international journal dedicated to the applications of medicine and science in the administration of justice.
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/505512/description#description
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