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REFERENCE COLLECTIONS ESTABLISHED BY FORENSIC LABORATORIES

NCJ Number
13629
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1972
Length
104 pages
Annotation
INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF COLLECTIONS OF SUBSTANCES OR ARTICLES USED FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN IDENTIFYING MATERIAL EVIDENCE.
Abstract
THE DIRECTORY CONTAINS AN INDEX, ARRANGED IN ENGLISH ALPHABETICAL ORDER, OF THE CATEGORIES OF SUBSTANCES, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, AND ARTICLES COVERED IN THE COLLECTIONS. UNDER EACH HEADING, THE COUNTRIES WITH ONE OR MORE COLLECTIONS DEALING WITH THE SUBJECT ARE LISTED. THE BULK OF THE DOCUMENT IS COMPRISED OF ENTRIES DESCRIBING THE COLLECTIONS. DETAILS SUCH AS NUMBER OF SPECIMENS, CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, DOCUMENTS DESCRIBING THE SYSTEM, FREQUENCY OF UPDATING, AND ADDRESS ARE INCLUDED.