A life of crime : my career in forensic science / Douglas M. Lucas
- Author
- Lucas, Douglas M., 1929-
- Published
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2019]
- Physical Description
- xxiv, 329 pages ; 25 cm.
- Series
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.The Early Years -- My Family -- Education -- The RCAF -- Marriage -- Graduate School -- Early Married Life -- Almost Forensic Science -- 2.The Fledgling Forensic Scientist -- Forensic Science in Ontario -- The Attorney General's Laboratory/Centre of Forensic Sciences -- The Breathalyzer -- Introduction of Breath Test Evidence -- 3.Point Zero Eight: Forensic Science Influences the Law -- Early Legislation -- The Grand Rapids Study -- A Holiday Message -- 4.The Courtroom: "What on Earth Am I Doing Here?" -- The Search for Truth? -- The Logistics -- Hastings County (and Other) Juries -- Women in the Courtroom -- Justice for Indigenous People -- Gore Bay, My Favorite Court -- Capital Punishment -- Giving Testimony -- 5.Broadening Horizons: There Is More to This Than Just Alcohol! -- Gas Chromatography and Arson -- Fire Investigation -- 6.Screech and Seal Flipper Pie: Fire and Politics in Newfoundland -- The Initial Investigation and Events -- Ontario Becomes Involved -- The Simulations -- 7.Carbon Monoxide: "Death and the Dark-Haired Maiden" -- Regina v. Dalton Barber -- 8.Nitroglycerine and Explosions: Some Things Can't Be Learned in the Laboratory -- Nitroglycerine: A Tool for Midnight Withdrawals -- Investigating Explosions -- Metallic Sodium -- Homemade Explosives -- An Embarrassing Case -- High Explosives -- A Variety of Learning Experiences -- Hoggs Hollow -- Not All Mines Are Explosive -- Explosion in an Operating Room -- Rush to Sutton Place -- Some Movies Are Truly Explosive -- 9.An Explosion in a Dynamite Plant: "Holy Sh--! This Stuff Is Dangerous!" -- Safety Elements in Building Design and Production Process -- The Explosion -- The Investigation -- Possible Causes of the Explosion -- Conclusion -- A Sequel -- 10.Dealing with IEDs: "There Has to Be a Better Way" -- Development of New Equipment and Procedures -- 11.Canada's Guy Fawkes -- A Louder than Normal Question Period -- A Rooming House in Toronto -- Meanwhile, Back in Ottawa -- 12.Mr. Miscellaneous: "Can You Do Something with This?" -- Criminal Abortions -- Illegal Gambling -- 13.Missing Person or Homicide?: Regina v. Arthur Kendall -- 14.How to Get a New Lab?: Regina v. Wayne Ford -- 15.The Attorney General's Lab Gets a New Name and a New Director -- Directing CFS -- The International Meeting in 1969 -- The New Laboratory Building -- Ministry of the Solicitor General -- 16."Get Involved" They Told Me, So I Did: Professional Associations -- Canadian Society of Forensic Science -- American Academy of Forensic Sciences -- Committee on Alcohol and Other Drugs, National Safety Council -- American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors -- International Association of Forensic Sciences -- 17.Last Word Society Stories No. 1 (1979): "Was Tom Thomson Murdered?" or "Whose Bones Are Buried under That Spruce Tree? -- July 1917 -- September-October 1956 -- A TV Film and Some Books -- Conclusion -- Addendum -- Further Readings -- 18.Last Word Society Stories No. 2 (1983): The Assassination of Thomas D'arcy McGee, "Look for the Tailor with the Red Whiskers" -- Addendum -- Further Readings -- 19.Last Word Society Stories No. 3 (1988): Arsenic and Old Ice, the Death of Charles Francis Hall -- Further Readings -- 20.Miracle of Mississauga: "Let's Get the Hell Out of Here" -- CP Rail Train 54 -- The Evacuation -- The Investigation -- What Caused the Journal Box and Axle to Fail? -- What Caused the Extensive Fires? -- Which Cars Exploded, Why, and in What Sequence? -- Why Did Some Propane Cars Not Explode? -- What Caused the Hole in the Chlorine Tank? -- How Much Chlorine Was Left in the Tank on Sunday Morning? -- Conclusion -- 21.The Baby Deaths at Sick Kids Hospital: "George the Moose Was Still Standing" -- 22.Introduction of DNA Profiling: "If You Are Going to Do It, Do It Right!" -- The Bernardo Case -- 23.The Guy Paul Morin Case, a "Tragedy of Errors" -- The Crime -- The Investigation -- The First Trial and Appeals -- The Second Trial and Appeals -- The Inquiry -- 24.The Steven Truscott Case: Wrongful Conviction or Factual Innocence? -- The Crime -- The Investigation -- The Trial -- The Supreme Court of Canada Reference -- The Ontario Court of Appeal Reference -- Further Reading -- 25.Retirement, Part 1: "So, What Do I Do Now?" -- Forensic Science Consultant -- Laboratory Quality Reviews -- Vancouver City Analyst Laboratory -- San Francisco Police Department Lab -- Baltimore County Police Department Lab -- FBI Laboratory -- Forensic Science Center at Chicago -- Houston Police Department Laboratory -- Preaccreditation Reviews -- NYPD Laboratory -- Wrongful Conviction Reviews -- Montana State Forensic Laboratory -- Oklahoma City Police Department Laboratory -- Chicago Police Department Laboratory -- RCMP Laboratory -- The "Troubles" in Northern Ireland -- Omagh Bombing -- Two Incredible Surprises -- 26.Retirement, Part 2: My Final Presentation -- Scientific Evidence or Junk Science?.
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781138604469 hardcover ; alkaline paper
1138604461 hardcover ; alkaline paper - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
View MARC record | catkey: 25367695