Chemistry and Crime

Handouts, Syllabi, Tests, Etc.

• Winter 2000 Syllabus
• Chemistry Concepts to Review
• Writing Assignment 1 (Daubert and Jascalevich)
• Mock Trial Assignment
• Hints for Mock Trials
• Writing Assignment 3
• Test 1 from 1998
  
• Test 2 from 1998

Crimes

• Jeffrey Dahmer
  
  Jeffrey Dahmer in Mugshots at Court TV
  Court order granting a jury trial in the case of a Laotian boy
  Beyond Evil: The Life and Crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer (Court TV)
  Readings from the Crime Library
  Readings from Murder, Inc.
• TWA Flight 800
  
  CNN - TWA Flight 800
  CNN - TWA 800 Tape Released
  
• Unabomber
  Court TV Files on Unabomber
  CNN - The Unabomb Trial
  
• Oklahoma City bombing
  
  Special Report: The Oklahoma City Bombing;
  Oklahoma City Bombing
  
• Sam Sheppard Case
  Beacon Journal Archives
  Crime Library Readings on Sam Sheppard
  
• Son of Sam Readings from the Crime Library
  
• Court TV Case Files

Useful References in Centre's Library

• Actual Events
• Analytical Techniques
• General Forensic Science and Legal Considerations
• Journals
  • Journal of Forensic Sciences
  • FBI Bulletin

Techniques

• Basics of DNA Fingerprinting
• Core Genetics Activities
• Birefringence in Liquid Crystals
• Guide to HPLC at U. Kentucky
• Questioned Document Examination

Forensics Links

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory
• EKU Forensic Science Curriculum
• Criminal Law Links - Evidence
• Yahoo:  Forensics
• Reddy's Forensics Page

Graduate Programs in Forensic Science

• Michigan State University
  
• City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• Southeast Missouri State University

This page is maintained by Jennifer Muzyka. Please contact me at muzyka@centre.edu