A life of crime : my career in forensic science /
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
[2019]
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| Series: | International forensic science and investigation series.
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Early Years
- My Family
- Education
- RCAF
- Marriage
- Graduate School
- Early Married Life
- Almost Forensic Science
- 2. Fledgling Forensic Scientist
- Forensic Science in Ontario
- Attorney General's Laboratory/Centre of Forensic Sciences
- Breathalyzer
- Introduction of Breath Test Evidence
- 3. Point Zero Eight: Forensic Science Influences the Law
- Early Legislation
- Grand Rapids Study
- Holiday Message
- 4. Courtroom: "What on Earth Am I Doing Here?"
- Search for Truth?
- Logistics
- Hastings County (and Other) Juries
- Women in the Courtroom
- Justice for Indigenous People
- Gore Bay, My Favorite Court
- Capital Punishment
- Giving Testimony
- 5. Broadening Horizons: There Is More to This Than Just Alcohol!
- Gas Chromatography and Arson
- Fire Investigation
- 6. Screech and Seal Flipper Pie: Fire and Politics in Newfoundland
- Initial Investigation and Events
- Ontario Becomes Involved
- Simulations
- 7. Carbon Monoxide: "Death and the Dark-Haired Maiden"
- Regina v. Dalton Barber
- 8. Nitroglycerine and Explosions: Some Things Can't Be Learned in the Laboratory
- Nitroglycerine: A Tool for Midnight Withdrawals
- Investigating Explosions
- Metallic Sodium
- Homemade Explosives
- Embarrassing Case
- High Explosives
- Variety of Learning Experiences
- Hoggs Hollow
- Not All Mines Are Explosive
- Explosion in an Operating Room
- Rush to Sutton Place
- Some Movies Are Truly Explosive
- 9. Explosion in a Dynamite Plant: "Holy Sh--! This Stuff Is Dangerous!"
- Safety Elements in Building Design and Production Process
- Explosion
- Investigation
- Possible Causes of the Explosion
- Conclusion
- Sequel
- 10. Dealing with IEDs: "There Has to Be a Better Way"
- Development of New Equipment and Procedures
- 11. Canada's Guy Fawkes
- Louder than Normal Question Period
- Rooming House in Toronto
- Meanwhile, Back in Ottawa
- 12. Mr. Miscellaneous: "Can You Do Something with This?"
- Criminal Abortions
- Illegal Gambling
- 13. Missing Person or Homicide?: Regina v. Arthur Kendall
- 14. How to Get a New Lab?: Regina v. Wayne Ford
- 15. Attorney General's Lab Gets a New Name and a New Director
- Directing CFS
- International Meeting in 1969
- New Laboratory Building
- Ministry of the Solicitor General
- 16. "Get Involved" They Told Me, So I Did: Professional Associations
- Canadian Society of Forensic Science
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- Committee on Alcohol and Other Drugs, National Safety Council
- American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
- International Association of Forensic Sciences
- 17. Last Word Society Stories No. 1 (1979): "Was Tom Thomson Murdered?" or "Whose Bones Are Buried under That Spruce Tree?
- July 1917
- September-October 1956
- TV Film and Some Books
- Conclusion
- Addendum
- Further Readings
- 18. Last Word Society Stories No. 2 (1983): The Assassination of Thomas D'arcy McGee, "Look for the Tailor with the Red Whiskers"
- Addendum
- Further Readings
- 19. Last Word Society Stories No. 3 (1988): Arsenic and Old Ice, the Death of Charles Francis Hall
- Further Readings
- 20. Miracle of Mississauga: "Let's Get the Hell Out of Here"
- CP Rail Train 54
- Evacuation
- Investigation
- What Caused the Journal Box and Axle to Fail?
- What Caused the Extensive Fires?
- Which Cars Exploded, Why, and in What Sequence?
- Why Did Some Propane Cars Not Explode?
- What Caused the Hole in the Chlorine Tank?
- How Much Chlorine Was Left in the Tank on Sunday Morning?
- Conclusion
- 21. Baby Deaths at Sick Kids Hospital: "George the Moose Was Still Standing"
- 22. Introduction of DNA Profiling: "If You Are Going to Do It, Do It Right!"
- Bernardo Case
- 23. Guy Paul Morin Case, a "Tragedy of Errors"
- Crime
- Investigation
- First Trial and Appeals
- Second Trial and Appeals
- Inquiry
- 24. Steven Truscott Case: Wrongful Conviction or Factual Innocence?
- Crime
- Investigation
- Trial
- Supreme Court of Canada Reference
- Ontario Court of Appeal Reference
- Further Reading
- 25. Retirement, Part 1: "So, What Do I Do Now?"
- Forensic Science Consultant
- Laboratory Quality Reviews
- Vancouver City Analyst Laboratory
- San Francisco Police Department Lab
- Baltimore County Police Department Lab
- FBI Laboratory
- Forensic Science Center at Chicago
- Houston Police Department Laboratory
- Preaccreditation Reviews
- NYPD Laboratory
- Wrongful Conviction Reviews
- Montana State Forensic Laboratory
- Oklahoma City Police Department Laboratory
- Chicago Police Department Laboratory
- RCMP Laboratory
- "Troubles" in Northern Ireland
- Omagh Bombing
- Two Incredible Surprises
- 26. Retirement, Part 2: My Final Presentation
- Scientific Evidence or Junk Science?.