Course

Unit 1 IntroductionOrigin of forensic science, need for forensic science, trace and contact evidence, marks and impression, examination of documents, blood stain analysis, microscope in analysis, explosives, chemical analysis of explosives, forensic laboratories and courses in India.Unit 2 NarcoticsNarcotics, classification of drugs, specific drugs- Psychotropic drugs, chemical screening of drugs, chemical extraction and sample preparation, chemical identification of drugs using analytical methods.Unit 3 Fingerprinting and Firearm AnalysisHistory of fingerprinting, principles of fingerprinting, constituents of latent finger marks, fingerprint detection, chemical methods of detection, firearm examination, chemical analysis of firearm, analysis of gunshot residue.Unit 4 ToxicologyIntroduction to Toxicology, alcohol and human body, testing of blood alcohol concentration, toxins & biological poisons, measuring toxicity as LD50, sample and analysis, inorganic poisons, nerve agents, radioactive toxins, pharmacokinetics and toxicokinetics, tests for toxins, reported case studies.Unit 5 Post-mortem ToxicologyIntroduction, tissue and fluid specimens, specimen collection and storage, extraction procedure, analytical techniques, interpretation, case studies

REFERENCE1.Lawrence Kobilinsky, Forensic Chemistry Handbook, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, 20122.David E. Newton, Forensic Chemistry, Facts On File, Inc, New York, 20073.Jay A. Siegel, Forensic Chemistry fundamentals and applications, Wiley Balckwell.4.Suzanne Bell, Drugs, Poisons, and Chemistry, Facts On File, Inc. New York, 2009.