The Forensic Examiner back issues from September 2008:
Combat terrorism: Homeland Combatives course teaches devastatingly effective techniques.
Sep 22, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If any of the passengers or crew members of the airplanes hijacked on 9/11 had been trained effectively in close-quarter combat, could the Twin Towers and the Pentagon--and the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives that day--have been saved? ...
FBI pairs with community: citizens urged to take active roles in helping vital mission of the FBI.(Law Enforcement)(Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Sep 22, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The FBI, with its hard-edged reputation for bringing to justice terrorists, organized criminals, and spies, can seem stern and grim. This longstanding perception has hindered the agency's ability to relate to, and communicate with, the general public. In ...
Do you speak body language? Mastering the art of nonverbal communication key in interrogations.(Case Study)
Sep 22, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Most individuals focus only on the verbal part of an encounter; yet, during an average 30-minute meeting, approximately 800 different nonverbal messages are exchanged. Some interrogators make decisions based only on the tone of the speaker's voice, and ...
Life whisperer, CFC: formidable woman psychologist offers powerful lessons on life.(Case Study)(certified Forensic consultant Julia Mayo-Johnston)(Interview)
Sep 22, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The role of a forensic expert includes Functioning objectively in the complex world of criminal or civil litigation. Learning trial procedure and the rules of evidence are central to the ACFEI's Certified Forensic Consultant (CFC) program. As a new CFC ...
Payment pitfalls: endured by the expert who will be paid for services.(Case Study)
Sep 22, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Experts are paid for their services in one of two ways: those who are paid in advance and those who are paid within or around 30 days after the service is completed. Consider the second way. Most attorneys and their clients are honest and will ...
Welcome new ACFEI members!(New Members and Fellows)(American College of Forensic Examiners)(List)
Sep 22, 2008 ... Imad M. Adileh Tamika Naomi Albritton Sandra Algren Nickolas C. Aloi Tobin N. Anderson Adrian Corbin Andrews Azber A. Ansar Ashley Tahnee Arnold Terri Augspurger William T. Auzenne ...
The Definitive Book of Handwriting Analysis.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2008 ... The Definitive Book of Handwriting Analysis By Marc Seifer One of America's leading handwriting experts has stepped forward to write an exhaustive review of the science of handwriting analysis. Marc Seifer's newest book, scheduled for release in November ...
Legal Ease.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2008 ... Legal Ease By Andrea Campbell and Ralph C. Ohm Only a part of the forensic examiner's professional life is spent investigating evidence or interpreting test results--most experts in this field are also called into the courtroom. Andrea Campbell and Ralph C. Ohms ...
The Budapest Connection.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2008 ... The Budapest Connection By Dr. Henry C. Lee & Jerry Labriola The Budapest Connection opens with three young women, each with gunshot wounds to the head, their corpses left in a bizarre condition. Murder, mystery, and suspense: Drs. Henry C. Lee and Jerry Labriola have ...
Energy and Momentum in Accident Reconstruction: A Code 3 Case Study.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2008 ... Energy and Momentum in Accident Reconstruction: A Code 3 Case Study By Peter H. Rast In his manual, Peter Rast quotes Henry C. Lee who likens accident reconstruction to "predicting the past." This perspective explains Rast's healthy distrust of drawing early ...
Auguste Ambroise Tardieu: Investigator's methods become the standard for future forensic scientists.(Case study)
Sep 22, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the early days, most forensic scientists were generalists who developed methods for examining nearly every aspect of crime investigation. The evidence they gathered with techniques they invented or refined took many criminals by surprise. Their aim was ...
The lull before the storm: adult children who kill their parents.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... This study is the fourth article in a series of articles devoted to understanding red-collar criminals. The first study, "Fraud Detection Homicide: A Proposed FBI Criminal Classification" (Perri & Lichtenwald, 2007), advanced the proposition that there is a sub-group of white-collar ...
Necrotic spider or tick bite? Warning against dermal therapies using heat or other vasodilator.(Disease/Disorder overview)
Sep 22, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Spider bites and tick bites need careful diagnostic differentiation in clinical and forensic investigation, particularly if associated with severe systemic illness. This article, continuing part I of the Winter 2007 issue of The Forensic Examiner, compares ...
Mandatory minimums: tipping the scales of justice.(Case Study)
Sep 22, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] During the 1980s, the criminal justice system in the United States underwent some of the most dramatic changes since its inception. In large part, these changes were spurred by the notable increase in the sale, use, and abuse of drugs (especially crack ...
Forensics in the news offers more.(ACFEI NEWS)(Website overview)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008 ... The Forensic Examiner and the American College for Forensic Examiners Institute (ACFEI) continue to expand and improve the Forensics in the News Web site, www.forensicsinthenews.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The site is updated each weekday with fascinating news from ...
Post-conviction polygraph in the community and court: raising the bar on PCSOT examiners.(post-conviction sex offender testing)(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An estimated quarter million sex offenders are currently under community supervision. The population continues to grow, and some sex offenders re-offend--making community safety a great concern of our society. Methods of sex offender management and ...
Terror on YouTube: the Internet's most popular sites are becoming tools for terrorist recruitment.(Computer Forensics)(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Since its creation, the Internet has been viewed as a symbol of democracy and free speech, a tool for communicating, networking, and learning. But there is a dark side to the unregulated sprawl of the World Wide Web, and it doesn't take a computer ...
Truth in justice: organization uses web site to fight for rights of wrongly accused.(Falsely Accused)
Sep 22, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sheila Berry has been transformed by the American criminal justice system. As a victim/witness coordinator, she experienced "tunnel vision" in 1985, regarding a murder case that seemed a slam dunk to her colleagues in the prosecutor's office. A ...