Cool Links
The Library of Congress-THOMAS- Great information on how congress works, how laws are made, and what’s going on with legislation.
OpenCongress.org- Free website that lets you track legislation. Also has information on voting history of all legislators, which special interests give funding to legislators, news and blog coverage, and more.
SCOTUS Blog- Blog of the Supreme Court of the United States. Provides excellent information in easy-to-understand terms.
AFTE- The Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners.
IAI- The International Association for Identification. The world’s oldest and largest forensic professional association.
AAFS- The American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
FirearmsID.com- A very informative website about firearms identification and a good resource for firearms examiners, other forensic science practitioners, and anyone seeking to understand the field a little better.
The SWGs (pronounced “swigs”)- Scientific Working Groups for Forensic Science.
- SWGGUN- Firearms and Toolmarks
- SWGSTAIN- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
- SWGFAST- Fingerprints
- SWGDRUG- Narcotics
- SWGDAM- DNA Analysis Methods
- SWGDOC- Document Examination (Forgeries, bank robbery notes, and cool stuff like that.)
- SWGDE- Digital Evidence (Computers and Cybercrime)
- SWGMAT- Materials Analysis (Trace evidence- fibers, glass, paint, tape)
- SWGIT- Imaging Technology (Photographs, Film, and other Imaging Tech)
- SWGTREAD- Shoeprints and Tire Tread Evidence
- SWGANTH- Forensic Anthropology (like Kathy Reichs, author of the Bones series.)
- SWGTOX- Forensic Toxicology
- SWGDOG- Search Dogs
- SWGFEX/TWGFEX- Fire and Explosives
- FISWG- Facial Identification
