Dr. Richard Saferstein

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Name: Dr. Richard Saferstein
Job: Former Chief Forensic Scientist
Qualifications: New Jersey State Police Laboratory
Summary: Richard Saferstein, Ph.D., served 21 years as the Chief Forensic Scientist of the New Jersey State Police Laboratory, one of the largest crime laboratories in the United States. He wrote the first widely-used criminalistics text book, which has been the tool of choice for teaching student all over the world about CSI and forensic science. His current focus is to teach people who love CSI about real-world forensic science.
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 Forensic Science 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. What is forensic science? 
  3. What is forensic 'physical evidence'? 
  4. What is forensic 'identification' of physical evidence? 
  5. What is a forensic 'comparison analysis' of physical evidence? 
  6. What are forensic 'individualistic characteristics' of evidence? 
  7. What are forensic 'class characteristics' of evidence? 
  8. How do forensic scientists compare class characteristics of evidence? 
 Early History Of CSI 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. Who was the first major scientist of modern CSI? 
  3. What literature played a role in developing early CSI? 
  4. What role did Sherlock Holmes have in the history of CSI? 
  5. When was the first CSI lab established? 
  6. When were CSI labs established in the US? 
 Advancements In CSI 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. What were the significant 20th century advances in CSI? 
  3. What role have fingerprint databases had in CSI? 
  4. What role has the creation of DNA databases played in CSI? 
  5. What role have firearms databases played in CSI? 
  6. What impact did Frye vs United States have on CSI? 
 Special Fields Of CSI 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. What is forensic 'pathology'? 
  3. What is forensic 'anthropology'? 
  4. What is forensic psychiatry? 
  5. What is forensic 'entomology'? 
  6. What is forensic 'odontology'? 
  7. What is forensic engineering? 
 Documenting A Crime Scene 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. What is the general procedure of examining a crime scene? 
  3. How do police isolate and secure a crime scene? 
  4. How does an investigator perform a search at a crime scene? 
  5. What type of physical evidence does an investigator look for at a crime scene? 
  6. How does an investigator document physical evidence at a crime scene? 
  7. How is crime-scene reconstruction used in CSI? 
 Collecting Evidence At A Crime Scene 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. What is a 'mobile crime laboratory'? 
  3. What physical evidence is important for an investigator to collect at a crime scene? 
  4. What evidence should a forensic scientist collect from the body of a murder victim? 
  5. What is 'substrate control' in CSI? 
  6. What is a 'standard reference sample' in CSI? 
  7. What is the 'chain of custody' of CSI? 
  8. How does a crime lab study in CSI? 
 CSI And "Impressions" 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. What are 'impressions' that are studied in CSI? 
  3. How does the study of tool marks help in CSI? 
  4. How are tool marks collected and analyzed in CSI? 
  5. How does the study of footprints help in CSI? 
  6. How are footprints collected and analyzed in CSI? 
  7. How does studying teeth impressions help in CSI? 
  8. How are teeth impressions collected and analyzed in CSI? 
 CSI And DNA 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. What is DNA and how is it used in CSI? 
  3. When was DNA first used in CSI? 
  4. What effect did the 'Colin Pitchfork Case' have on DNA use in CSI? 
  5. What process is used to collect DNA for CSI? 
  6. How is a PCR DNA test done for CSI? 
  7. What role has DNA played in reopening old criminal cases? 
  8. How was DNA used in the investigation of the Clinton and Lewinsky case? 
 Fingerprinting Analysis And Databases 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. What is 'fingerprint analysis'? 
  3. How long has fingerprinting been used in CSI? 
  4. How has fingerprinting helped in CSI? 
  5. How does the FBI classify fingerprints for CSI? 
  6. How does IAFIS work to identify fingerprints? 
 Fingerprinting In The Lab 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. How are fingerprints detected at a crime scene? 
  3. What's the difference between a 'visible fingerprint' and a 'latent fingerprint'? 
  4. How are fingerprints preserved in CSI? 
  5. How are fingerprints identified and compared in CSI? 
  6. How are fingerprints classified in CSI? 
 CSI And Toxicology 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. What is forensic toxicology? 
  3. What is the legal blood alcohol limit for driving in the US? 
  4. How long is alcohol detectable in a person's body? 
  5. How does a forensic toxicologist analyze a person's breath to determine alcohol levels? 
  6. What methods does a law enforcement officer use to test blood-alcohol level? 
  7. What methods does a forensic toxicologist use to test blood-alcohol level? 
  8. How does a forensic toxicologist test hair for drugs? 
  9. What are common poisons a forensic toxicologist looks for in CSI? 
 CSI And Blood Evidence 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. What is blood made of? 
  3. How does the classification of blood type help in CSI? 
  4. Why are blood stains studied in CSI? 
  5. What must a scientist determine from blood stains in a CSI? 
  6. What tests are used to study blood stain patterns in CSI? 
  7. What is 'blood-stain convergence' and how is it studied in CSI? 
 CSI And Sexual Assault 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. How has forensic science changed sexual-assault crime investigation? 
  3. How is semen studied in CSI? 
  4. What evidence from the victim of a sexual assault is studied in CSI? 
  5. What evidence from the suspect in a sexual assault is studied in CSI? 
  6. When should a victim of a sexual assault report the crime? 
 CSI And Trace Evidence 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. What is 'trace evidence' and how is it studied in CSI? 
  3. What is the 'exchange principle' of CSI? 
  4. How does studying hair help in CSI? 
  5. What parts of a hair are studied in CSI? 
  6. What can be learned from studying hair samples in CSI? 
  7. What types of fibers are studied in CSI? 
  8. What do forensic scientists measure when comparing fibers? 
 CSI And Metals 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. How does the analysis of metals help in CSI? 
  3. How is metal identified and compared in CSI? 
  4. How does the analysis of paint help in CSI? 
  5. How does the analsyis of paint help in a car crash investigation? 
  6. How does the analysis of paint help forensic scientists in a burglary investigation? 
  7. How does the analysis of soil evidence help in CSI? 
  8. How is soil identified and compared in CSI? 
 CSI Of Glass And Light 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. How is the analysis of glass used in CSI? 
  3. What are the different kinds of glass studied in CSI? 
  4. How can comparison of glass fragments help in CSI? 
  5. How can comparison of glass fractures help in CSI? 
 CSI And Document Examination 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. What does a 'document examiner' examine in CSI? 
  3. What clues does a document examiner look for in handwriting evidence? 
  4. How is handwriting tested in CSI? 
  5. What printing devices can a document examiner study in CSI? 
  6. How can a printer's ink markings be compared in CSI? 
  7. How can a document be tested for manipulation in CSI? 
  8. What are 'indented writings', and how are they detected in CSI? 
  9. What are 'charred papers', and how are they studied in CSI? 
 CSI And Arson 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. How does a fire ignite? 
  3. How does learning where the fire originated help in CSI? 
  4. How does a fire grow? 
  5. How does learning the way a fire grew help in CSI? 
  6. What are 'fire accelerants' and how are they used to progress a fire? 
  7. How is evidence from a fire collected and preserved in CSI? 
 Explosives Studied In CSI 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. What is dynamite and how does it work? 
  3. What is an ammonium nitrate explosive and how does it work? 
  4. What are homemade bombs and how do they work? 
  5. What are liquid bombs and how do they work? 
  6. Are commercial airplanes really susceptible to liquid bombs? 
  7. What explosives do the military use, and how do they work? 
 CSI And Explosives 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. How is evidence of an explosion collected in CSI? 
  3. How is an explosive identified in CSI? 
  4. What is a 'taggant' and how would it help in CSI? 
  5. How have investigations of explosions helped in historic CSI cases? 
 CSI And Firearms 
  1. Dr. Richard Saferstein
  2. How does the study of firearms help in CSI? 
  3. How does a gun work? 
  4. How are firearms and ammunition collected in CSI? 
  5. What is rifling? 
  6. How does studying the rifling pattern of a gun help in CSI? 
  7. How can two shotgun shells be compared in CSI? 
  8. How are bullets and firearms compared in CSI? 
  9. Why is gun powder residue studied in CSI? 
  10. Why is primer residue on a shooter's hands studied in CSI? 
  11. How is primer residue tested for in CSI? 

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