Department of Correction/Bureau of Prisons
CMR and DOC Policies and Regulations from inmate case records to classification to the DDU . http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopssubtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+Criminal+Justice&L2=Prisons&L3=DOC+Policies&sid=Eeops Department of Corrections. with directions and phone numbers at http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsagencylanding&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Public+Safety+Agencies&L2=Massachusetts+Department+of+Correction&sid=Eeops DOC Prison Gangs Presently we have identified 66 STG's [Security Threat Groups] ithin the Mass. DOC with a total membership of 1,680 members and or suspected members belonging to these groups. It lists over 66 groups. http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopssubtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+Criminal+Justice&L2=Prisons&L3=Security+Threat+Group+Information&sid=Eeops
DOC Prisoner Locater http://www.vinelink.com/offender/searchNew.jsp
Jails Locations and phone numbers http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+Criminal+Justice&L2=Prisons&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=doc_county_facilities&csid=Eeops
MCLS http://www.mcls.net/index.html Mass. Correctional Legal Services Prisoner’s
Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/ Federal Bureau of Prisons Prisoner Locater via FOIA.(Click "Inmate Info." at left). This "SENTRY" database also contains information about former inmates, dating back to 1982. Prison Web Site Page http://www.prisonzone.com/prison.htm General Information and contacts
Virtual OZ Welcome to Virtual Oz! Hit the START button to get going. This is a pretty realistic vision of a maximum security facility. http://www.hbo.com/oz/#
DNA
Cellmark has been acquired by Orchid BioSciences, a leader in genetic diversity analyses. Does a lot of testing for the government. http://www.cellmark-labs.com/
Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles/dnaevid.pdf DNA From the Beginning: This is a basic DNA site that explains the actual science in a lesson plan. This is put out by the Cold Harbor Springs Lab [where it all began!] http://vector.cshl.org/dnaftb/
DNA Basics for Forensic Analysts course The second lesson addresses the historical use and disadvantages of restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP), the method and sequence of steps in which DNA profiles are developed, and the concept of short tandem repeats (STR) testing and its advantages over earlier methods. http://evidence.dna.gov/ DNA Litigation Resource Page. Even though this is maintained by prosecutors it is useful. This is kept pretty current and has links to all the major cases. http://www.bioforensics.com/conference04/High_Profile/DNAmasterTrainingOutline2.pdf DNA Testing: An Introduction for Non-Scientists - An illustrated explanation by Donald E. Riley, Ph.D. This primer on DNA evidence is designed to help people who are new to the area get up to speed quickly on the technology and terminology involved in forensic DNA testing. http://www.scientific.org/tutorials/articles/riley/riley.html
Evaluating forensic DNA evidence: Essential elements of a competent defense review http://www.nacdl.org/public.nsf/698c98dd101a846085256eb400500c01/c1d63d2bd1a582cf85256e540074c146?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,rape
NFSTC Multimedia Slide Show Tutorial http://nfstc.org/links/animations/images/DNAintro.swf
NLADA DNA Library Motions and Research. Slow to load but worth it. http://www.nlada.org/Defender/forensics/for_lib/Index/DNA#DNA
DNA Primer http://seqcore.brcf.med.umich.edu/doc/educ/dnapr/ DNA Testing Tutorial: An Introduction for Non-Scientists - An illustrated explanation by DONALD E. RILEY, Ph.D. This primer on DNA evidence is designed to help people who are new to the area get up to speed quickly on the technology and terminology involved in forensic DNA testing. http://www.scientific.org/tutorials/articles/riley/riley.html DNA Tutorial Welcome to the tutorial on DNA structure, replication, transcription, and protein synthesis. http://www.ncc.gmu.edu/dna/
Forensic Mathematics Online Journal http://dna-view.com/index.html#my%20pages with lots of links to scientific information
Glossaries of Genome / Human Genetics Terms http://www.kumc.edu/gec/glossary.html
Kruglaw Up to Date Site. This site has links to an incredible amount of DNA material: articles, studies, journals, definitions, new advances, etc. http://www.kruglaw.com/f_dna.htm
Interactive sites on DNA topics, cell biology, and biochemistry. The images are pretty good and they have activities with quiz questions and such for you to work on if you want. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/default.html
Law Enforcement DOJ "What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence". This NIJ brochure describes the need for investigators to have fundamental knowledge about identifying, preserving, and collecting DNA to help solve cases. The brochure also discusses CODIS (Combined DNA Index System), an electronic database of DNA profiles that can identify suspects. http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/bc000614.pdf
Forensic DNA Laboratory Error Rates (Last updated 22 April 2002) a review of the current status of error rates in forensic DNA typing and provide documents detailing false matches. http://www.memory.uci.edu/~mueller/error%20rates.html
Forensic Laboratory Errors In a recent article in the Journal of Forensic Sciences (January 2003), William Thompson, Franco Taroni, and Colin Aitken discuss several cases where such errors occurred. We provide documentation on some of those errors here. http://www.scientific.org/DNAProblems/DNA-Problems.htm#Other%20errors
Mitochondrial DNA Basics http://www.mitotyping.com/59859292811581/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=51388
MITOMAP A human mitochondrial genome database with illustrations http://www.mitomap.org/
Post conviction DNA Testing: Recommendations for Handling Requests" (NCJ177626) (Issues and Practices) is available on the NCJRS World Wide Web site. The document suggests recommendations for prosecutors, defense counsels, courts, victims' advocates, and laboratory personnel when receiving requests for post conviction DNA testing to maximize the future benefits and use of DNA in post conviction proceedings. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/177626.htm
Spermatozoa Capture During the Differential Extraction Process for STR Typing of Sexual Assault Evidence NCJRS Publication http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/197532.pdf
STR Short Tandem Repeats: Good learning page with explanations, data and list of those scientists working with STR’s. http://www.cstl.nist.gov/div831/strbase/
Weir Interview An Interview With DNA Forensics Authority Dr. Bruce Weir: an expert witness for the prosecution in the OJ Simpson case, about the methods and controversies surrounding DNA evidence. http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/interview_dr_bruce_weir.html
Dogs
Arson Dogs: http://www.workingdogs.com/doc0130.htm Bomb Sniffing Dogs http://www.dssbombdogs.com/html/about.html
Dog Scent Evidence...Is it Scientific? http://www.forensic-evidence.com/site/ID/ID_DogScent.html
Drug Dogs Narco Dogs Are Used To Frame People And To Plant Drugs ? Rights Against Searches & Seizures Unconstitutional Searches Page maintained by Florida lawyer and Professor Rex Curry samples motions, summarizes cases and more http://rexcurry.net/drugdogsmain.html
Narcotic Canine Legal Update maintained by Nevada Sheriff Department http://www.k9fleck.org/narlegal.htm North American Police Work Dog Association web site. http://www.napwda.com With Training Tips at http://www.napwda.com/tips/
Scent as Forensic Evidence and its Relationship to the Law Enforcement Canine http://www.uspcak9.com/training/forensicScent.pdf
Survivability of Human Scent Forensic Science Communications http://www2.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/oct2004/research/2004_10_research03.htm
Training K-9 Units http://www.cass.net/~w-dogs/poltr.htm
DOJ, FBI and Racial Profiling Publications
Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles/dnaevid.pdf Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement. DOJ This takes you to an Adobe Acrobat edition http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/178280.htm
DEA Manuals You can request this and publications from this site through FOIA. http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/foia/dea.htm
Digital Evidence in the Courtroom: A Guide for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors 2007 http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/211314.htm
Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator. http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/167568.pdf
Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders 2001 http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/187736.htm
Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation, DOJ June 2000. This takes you to an Adobe Acrobat edition. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/181869.htm
Eyewitness Evidence: A Guide for Law Enforcement. http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/178240.pdf [October, 1999]
FBI Laboratory: An Investigation into Laboratory Practices and Alleged Misconduct in Explosives-Related and Other Cases (April,1997). This is absolutely unbelievable. http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/9704a/
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, which often has many forensic, and crime scene articles in it. http://www.fbi.gov/publications/leb/leb.htm
FBI Publications This is the main search page. Just enter the topic in the search box in the upper right hand corner of the page. http://www.fbi.gov/publications.htm
Fire and Arson Scene Evidence: A Guide for Public Safety Personnel, DOJ June 2000. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/181584.htm This takes you to an Adobe Acrobat edition.
Forensic Science Communications http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/current/index.htm To receive notification when the quarterly issues of Forensic Science Communications are posted, please contact the staff by E-mail at labfsc@fbi.gov
Forensic Examination of Digital Evidence for Law Enforcement http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/199408.pdf
Guideline critique: Taking the Fourth Amendment to Bits: The Department of Justice Guidelines for Computer Searches and Seizures http://www.seanet.com/~rod/comp_4a.html#partI
Guidelines for Forensic Document Examination http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/april2000/swgdoc6.htm
Handbook of Forensic Services This is the online version. It deals with the guidelines re: procedures for safe and efficient methods of collecting and preserving evidence and to describe the forensic examinations performed by the FBI Laboratory. http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/handbook/intro.htm JUSTINFO, an electronic newsletter service sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, is published the 1st and 15th of each month. It provides the latest criminal justice news, information, services, and publications. All you have to do is sign up. It's free. SUBSCRIBE! http://www.ncjrs.org/
Law Enforcement publications. This is the official cite for all NIJ that are available in either PDF or Adobe Acrobat format. http://www.ncjrs.gov/app/topics/topic.aspx?topicid=158
Massachusetts Racial and Gender Profiling Institute of Justice Report http://www.racialprofilinganalysis.neu.edu/IRJsite_docs/technicalreport.pdf
Postconviction DNA Testing: Recommendations for Handling Requests" (NCJ 177626). http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/177626.htm
Domestic Violence (See Battered Person)
Domestic Violence Factoids http://www.mincava.umn.edu/papers/factoid.htm Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Website http://www.gmdvp.org/ Massachusetts Domestic Violence Crisis Support Resources Advocates and contacts listed statewide for the client that needs it or for trying to find a complainant.http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/massdv.shtml
Massachusetts Court Guidelines for Judicial Practice Abuse Prevention Proceedingshttp://www.state.ma.us/courts/formsandguidelines/domestic/dvtoc.html
Massachusetts 2002 Domestic Violence Law Enforcement Guidelines Sets out the guidelines for the police department responses. http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+Criminal+Justice&L2=Law+Enforcement&L3=Sexual+and+Domestic+Violence&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=programs_fjj_domestic_viol_guidelines&csid=Eeops Massachusetts Domestic Violence Shelters Lists addresses and phone numbers http://www.divorcesource.com/shelters/massachusetts.shtml Massachusetts Law About Domestic Violence http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/domestic.html
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Web Site http://www.ncadv.org/
Drugs and Toxicology
Basic Pharmacology: How do drugs work http://www.edinformatics.com/interactive_molecules/how_drugs_work.htm
DEA Drug Information Page http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm Has a lot of information about how used, effects and photos.
Date Rape Drug Massachusetts ER Overview Lots of information about effects, half lifes http://www.macep.org/practice_information/daterape.htm
Drug Use and Hair Analysis http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/Hair-Analysis Drug Abuse Pathology with slides of what drugs and alcohol do to the different parts of the body. http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/DRUG/DRUG.html This takes a moment to load.
Drug Information includes over the counter, prescription and natural products info re: side effects and interactions http://www.drugs.com/
Illegal Drug Info“Welcome to the definitive online area for scientific information about illegal drugs and the effects they have. We have compiled the latest research so that you can understand the real consequences of using illegal substances – drug by drug.” http://www.freevibe.com/Drug_Facts/index.asp?id=google
Drug Effect Info from The Merck Pharmaceutical company. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec07/ch108/ch108a.html
Drug Penalties: Federal http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/agency/penalties.htm
Drug Recognition Experts: Defense Motions and ideas http://www.njlaws.com/drug_recognition_expert_defense.htm
Drug Recognition Experts Massachusetts Drug Evaluation and Classification Program Yes they are here. This has the training, the charts of drug and expected reactions, with photographs of wide eyed pupils, etc. http://www.massdre.org/
Drug Recognition Experts: This discusses how the police are trained and validates their techniques but"...They were wrong on twenty-three subjects (13%) in that the correct drug category was not identified. http://www.cityofla.org/LAPD/traffic/dre/drgdrvr.htm Drug Street Terms: The Street Terms database contains over 2,300 street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug activity. The database is used by police officers, parents, treatment providers and others who require a better understanding of drug culture. http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/
Drug Related Street Terms/ Slang http://www.addictions.org/slang.htm
False Positives Medications & Substances Causing False Positives “A study of 161 prescription and over the counter medications showed that 65 of them produced false positive results in the most widely administered urine tests.” http://www.passyourdrugtest.com/false-positives.htm or http://www.passthetest.com/false_positives.htm
Effects When Taking a Drug Also has how to prepare the drugs. Could be useful for either understanding or in a cross examination. http://leda.lycaeum.org/Trips/
Hair drug testing bibliography. http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/journal/mcbay2.html
Journal International Journal of Drug Testing. http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/journal/
Journal Psychopharmacology Journal that will send you online Table of Contents with search capacities. http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00213/index.htm
Medscape Free online search after registering. http://www.medscape.com/
Merck Manuals Explains disorders, who is likely to get them, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, how they might be prevented, and how they can be treated; also provides information about prognosis. Based on the world's most widely used textbook of medicine—The Merck Manual—but written in everyday language by 300 outstanding contributors. Provided free of charge on the Internet by Merck & Co., Inc., as a public service. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. It has alcohol and drug Facts under categories, crack, ice, etc. at http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/rpo926/
NIH Medline Major site with info about over the counter and illegal drugs. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html Psychoactive Vaults Erowids: This is a great site with endless info on illegal drugs with photos. http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/psychoactives.shtml Substance Abuse Network in Mass. You can use this directory to find substance abuse treatment services. Go to "Find Services Near You." http://www.helpline-online.com/
Street Drugs All the drugs you may have…heard about …in the past and more with descriptions and photos re: how to use them. Could be useful on cross. http://leda.lycaeum.org/quickindex.shtml
Web of Addictions: This site has fact sheets regarding all kinds of drugs, legal and street. http://www.well.com/user/woa/
Drunk Driving
Alcohol and the Human Body: How much can you drink – scientifically speaking re: symptoms, absorption rates, weight, tolerance, gender differences from the manufacturers of the Intoximeter breath machine. http://www.intox.com/physiology.asp
Alcohol Blood Alcohol Calculator instantly compute your estimated blood/breath alcohol concentration ("BAC") based on the information that you have provided and return that estimate to you. It is presented as a public service to Intoximeters web site visitors. Its primary purpose is to provide useful information about the responsible use of alcohol. http://www.ouilawyer.com/bac.html
Alcohol Laws in Massachusetts This summary covers the judicial penalties for the criminal offense of OUI. Maintained by Attorney Steve Jones http://www.ouilawyer.com/oui-penalties.html or http://www.insure.com/articles/carinsurance/drunk-driving-state-laws.html
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) NHTSA has a wealth of information on traffic safety issues. It includes easy access to research on accident reconstruction, car and road safety issues, alcohol and drug- impaired driving, the fatigued driver, and much more. http://www.nhtsa.gov/
Alcohol Intoximeter and more This site not only fully explains their instrument but also discusses alcohol and its affects. Check out the FAQ page. http://www.intox.com/ B.A.C. [Blood Alcohol Content] online calculator http://www.ou.edu/oupd/bac.htm http://ouilawyer.com/bac.html http://www.madrunkdrivingdefense.com/BACcalculator.htm
How Breathalyzers Work http://science.howstuffworks.com/breathalyzer.htm
Visual Detection of DWI Motorists NHTSA Description of visual cues to drunk driving, from USDOT's DWI Detection Guide. Could be used in a Bowden type defense re: what they didn't see. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/dwi/dwihtml/index.htm
DUI Blog http://www.duiblog.com/about/ Run by a Lawyer from California Lawrence Taylor author of over thirty articles and 14 books, including the standard textbooks on DUI litigation, Drunk Driving Defense, 6th ed.
DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing: Instructor Manual The NHSTA manual is very expensive but here is the chapterre: cross examination of the police officer. http://www.drunkdrivingdefense.com/missouri-dui-attorney-guilfoil/standardized-field-sobriety-testing.html
Do "Standardized" Field Sobriety Tests Reliably Predict Intoxication?: Knowledge for drunk driving litigation http://www.michbar.org/journal/article.cfm?articleID=882&volumeID=67
The Psychometrics and Science of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, Part 1 This article critiques field studies of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and argues that they suffer from significant defects that diminish their value as rigorous scientific studies. http://www.nacdl.org/public.nsf/UNID/C3F8A042E622574185256E540074C15F?OpenDocument
The Psychometrics and Science of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, Part 2 This article argues that SFSTs have significant limitations that must be understood by those who encounter them in the legal arena. The author argues that prosecutors and judges need to critically examine the SFST evidence offered in DUI cases so that innocent people are not wrongly convicted. http://www.nacdl.org/public.nsf/UNID/C3C1B227CE08004D85256E540074C16E?OpenDocument
Resources and Videos for Judiciary These video segments detail the pharmacology and toxicology of alcohol and drugs, depict three standardized field sobriety tests, demonstrate the administration of a breath alcohol test on an evidentiary machine, debunk some common evidentiary challenges to breath tests, and describe the differences between screening and confirmatory blood and urine drug tests. http://nasjedui.unm.edu/Resources/?categoryID=10 Field Sobriety Testing: Fact and Fiction: Description of each step. http://www.nj-dwi.com/sobriety-1.htm
Field Sobriety Testing NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration : Part Five discusses The battery of three "FSTs" (Walk-the-Line, One-Leg-Stand and Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus) approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (Based on NHTSA studies, all other performance FSTs have been found to be unreliable.) "This book is intended for police leaders... as a quick and practical compendium of information to assist you.." http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/enforce/deskbk.html Odor of Alcohol on Breath: Discussion of the fallacies of breath odor as an indication of possible intoxication http://www.california-drunkdriving.org/breath_alcohol_odor.html Top Ten Mistakes that Lawyers Makes: A pretty good checklist for case analysis http://dui-marketing-guy.com/premium%20dwi/parts/lawyermistakes.html