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Swanson, Criminal Investigation 8/e
Criminal Investigation, 8/e
Charles R. Swanson, University of Georgia
Neil C. Chamelin, Assistant State Attorney, Second Judicial Circuit
Leonard Territo, University of South Florida- Tampa

The Crime Laboratory

Chapter Objectives


1) Define and distinguish forensic science and criminalistics

2) Understand the importance of an investigator's understanding of crime laboratory capabilities

3) Describe the three measures of effectiveness of crime laboratories

4) Distinguish the Frye test from the Daubert test regarding the admissibility of scientific evidence

5) Explain the role and importance of DNA analysis in criminal investigation

6) Identify the latest technologies in DNA evidence investigation and data banking

7) Highlight the process of fingerprint identification and comparison

8) Describe AFIS and IAFIS

9) Describe NIBIN

10) Briefly explain the techniques and methods used by both the ATF and FBI crime laboratories to examine evidence