HOME OFFICE FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE - ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, 1977 - UNITED KINGDOM

• NCJ Number: 48039
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 123 pages
• Corporate Author: Great Britain Home Office Central Research Establishment
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Annual/Periodic)
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, INFORMATION, AND DRUGS AND TOXICOLOGY DIVISIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM'S CENTRAL FORENSIC RESEARCH AGENCY DURING 1977 ARE DOCUMENTED.

Abstract

EACH DIVISION REPORT DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION OF RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTS MAJOR RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DEVELOPMENTS. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DETERMINATION OF MALE OR FEMALE ORIGIN OF BLOOD STAINS BY Y-CHROMOSOME EXAMINATION; USE OF FAMILY STUDIES TO ESTABLISH A GENETIC BASIS OF PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE VARIANTS IN BLOOD; PROGRESS IN THE USE OF THE ENZYME SUBTILISIN TO INCREASE RECOVERY OF DRUGS FROM TISSUE DIGESTS; DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ANALYSIS OF BLOOD AND URINE FOR CANNABINOIDS, IN THE EXTRACTION OF DYES FROM FIBERS, AND IN OTHER AREAS OF FIBER EXAMINATION; A NEW METHOD OF SAMPLING FOR RAPID ANALYSIS OF HYDROCARBON VAPORS IN ARSON INVESTIGATIONS; REFINEMENT OF TRACE ANALYSIS OF GLASS PARTICLES. THE AGENCY'S INFORMATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS WERE EXPANDED DURING THE YEAR, AS WERE ITS INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE PROGRESS SUMMARIES FOR EACH RESEARCH PROJECT, A LIST OF PAPERS PUBLISHED BY AGENCY PERSONNEL DURING THE YEAR, AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION. (LKM)