Course Objectives

To gain knowledge about various instruments and techniques used in the analysis and examination of evidence.

Learning Outcomes

1. The importance of chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques in processing crime scene evidence.
2. The utility of colorimetry, electrophoresis and neutron activation analysis in
   identifying chemical and biological materials.
3. The significance of microscopy in visualizing trace evidence and comparing it with control samples.
4. The usefulness of photography and videography for recording the crime scenes.

Course Syllabus

Module I: 
Instrumentation
Sample preparation for chromatographic and spectroscopic evidence.
Chromatographic methods. Fundamental principles and forensic applications of thin layer chromatography, gas chromatography and liquid chromatography.
Spectroscopic methods. Fundamental principles and forensic applications of Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy, atomic emission spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy. X-ray spectrometry. Colorimetric analysis and Lambert-Beer law.
Electrophoresis – fundamental principles and forensic applications.
Neutron activation analysis – fundamental principles and forensic applications.
Module II: 
Microscopy
Fundamental principles. Different types of microscopes. Electron microscope. Comparison Microscope.
Forensic applications of microscopy
Module III: 
Forensic photography
Basic principles and applications of photography in forensic science.
3D photography. Photographic evidence. Infrared and ultraviolet photography. Digital photography.
Videography. Crime scene and laboratory photography.

Session Plan

Session 1

Sample preparation for chromatographic evidenceseparations-08-00016

Session 2

Sample preparation for spectroscopic evidence SAMPLEPREPARATIONFORFLAMEAAS15022526

Session 3

Chromatographic methods

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222 Chapter 4 chromatographymod5 (1)

Basics of Chromatography_KR_C-CAMPmod5

Session 4

Fundamental principles and forensic applications of thin-layer chromatography tlc (1)2014

Session 5

Fundamental principles and forensic applications of gas chromatography

Gas Chromatography

Session 6

Fundamental principles and forensic applications of liquid chromatography

HPLC

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High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Session 7

Spectroscopic methods

Introduction of spectroscopic method of analysis_UG VI DSE 4

SPECTROSCOPY

Session 8

Fundamental principles and forensic applications of Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy

UV-Vis Spectroscopy Instrumentation

Principle of UV and Applications

Session 9

Fundamental principles and forensic applications of Infrared spectroscopy

IR (1)

Session 10

Fundamental principles and forensic applications of Atomic Absorption spectroscopy

Atomic-Absorption-Spectrometry

Session 11

Fundamental principles and forensic applications of Atomic Emisson spectroscopy

Principle of AES

AES

http://https://www.studyandscore.com/studymaterial-detail/flame-photometer-principle-components-working-procedure-applications-advantages-and-disadvantages

Session 12

Fundamental principles and forensic applications of mass spectroscopy

MS (1)

Session 13

Fundamental principles and forensic applications of X-ray spectrometry

X Ray

Session 14

Colorimetric analysis and Lambert-Beer law

Colorimetry and its Principle

Beer-Lambert's Law

http://https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-chemistry-beta/x2eef969c74e0d802:intermolecular-forces-and-properties/x2eef969c74e0d802:beer-lambert-law/v/spectrophotometry-introduction

http://https://www.vedantu.com/physics/beer-lambert-law

Session 15

Electrophoresis – fundamental principles and forensic applications

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjG4FTdMsEY

http://https://legaldesire.com/application-of-electrophoresis-techniques-in-forensic-science/

Principle of Electrophoresis; Forms and Types

Session 16

Neutron activation analysis – fundamental principles and forensic applications

NAA

Neutron activation analysis

Session 17

Microscopy
Fundamental principles

MICROSCOPES IN FSFundamentals_of_Microscopy

Microscopy

Session 18

Different types of microscopes

Microscopy

Case Studies

Case Studies