CSI Teams & Their Ubiquitous CSI Forensic Flashlights
CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, and CSI: Crime Scene (Las Vegas) each bring a fact-filled forensic fiction to our television landscapes, each week. They have done this successfully for several seasons of new episodes, series DVDs, and syndicated reruns.
Several times per episode, we see the CSIs engage in facile flashlight maneuvers that surface significant clues and reveal evidence invisible to the naked eye.
Sometimes--we garner a glimpse of the case
that contains the flashlights and filters
so critical to crime scene investigation & evidence detection.
This lens is about
- those ubiquitous flashlights and
- the larger context within which they are used.
First (without turning on the lights)
we're going to use a narrow beam to look at sites that will provide clues and answers to questions, such as:
- Where do they come from? What are they for?Why are there so many different kinds?Where do they go when not in use?How much do they cost?
Then we're going to step out into the daylight and use our broad strong beams to examine broader matters of Crime Scene Investigation, such as:
- What other tools and materials are used to investigate a crime scene or follow up on evidence revealed by the flashlights?
Next, while we enjoy suspending our disbelief to enjoy the shows, we will examine the question of
- what is fact and what is fiction?
- What are some of the actual guidelines and procedures for processing crime scenes and preserving evidence?
We will reflect on the metaphor of CSI flashlights and the psychology of selective perception at work in our personal & professional lives.
For teachers, there are links to using forensics in science education, CSI career information and some notes on using these resources with within your math and literacy curriculum.
Lastly, for those inquiring minds that still want to know more, there will be annotated links to some additional scintillating crime scene investigation resources.
[In the Table of Contents, I've "cued" types of content but left no key. Can you solve the mystery?]
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> Vote: Of The Big Three CSI Shows, Which ONE is Your Favorite
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- FOCUSING on FORENSIC FLASHLIGHTS
- FORENSIC FLASHLIGHTS: JUST ONE TOOL AMONG MANY
- STRATEGIES for SEPARATING FACT from FICTION
- SEEDING INTEREST in FORENSIC SCIENCE as a CAREER
- FORENSIC FLASHLIGHTS as a METAPHOR
- YOUR INQUIRYING MIND WANTS TO KNOW MORE?
- > LEAVE EVIDENCE of HAVING BEEN HERE...
- KEEP the FLOW of INFORMATION COMING with GOOGLE FEEDS
- Forensic Science
FOCUSING on FORENSIC FLASHLIGHTS
New! XeLED-Cr7-R2-CSE: Yes regulated, Yes patent-pending wavelength-selectable, Yes rechargeable, Crime Scene Edition 395 nm UV, 465 nm blue , and white. Forensic Flashlights
Flashlight descriptions, specifications & prices
Become an informed fan.
Check out one or many links to learn more about forensic flashlights and
see what CSIs would see.
Check out one or many links to learn more about forensic flashlights and
see what CSIs would see.
- Recommended Forensic Products
- Forensic products we recommend & sell for latent fingerprint photography, forensics light sources, blood detection, and crime scene equipment cases.
See what they will see. - Melles Griot - Product information, technical notes, tutorials for the photonics industry-Product Information
- Product information, technical notes and tutorials for Melles Griot laser and optics products for the photonics industry.
- Forensic Blue LED Inspection Flashlight
- See what they will see.
- FoxFury - Forensic Alternate Light Sources
- FoxFury Personal Lighting Solutions: Durable LED headlamps and utility lights provide peripheral lighting and a hands-free experience. Colored LED combinations provide optimal lighting for specific applications and environments.
- DFS Forensic Flashlight Kits
- Product Features, Description & Pricings
- Xenopus Electronix - Ultraviolet, Infrared, White, and Blood Tracking LED Flashlights and Lanterns
- Reliable, powerful, solid-state 395nm 380nm 365nm ultraviolet, 915nm infrared, and white LED flashlights and lanterns.
Closeups! - Batteries, Glasses & Goggles
- Batteries
- Have you been wondering about batteries?
- What kind(s) of batteries do they use?
- How do they compare with batteries you use?
- How does their cost compare with batteries you use?
- Are they rechargable or disposable?
Flashlights are frequently used in conjunction with special glasses or goggles. See them here.
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~ Not Your Everyday Flashlights!
FORENSIC FLASHLIGHTS: JUST ONE TOOL AMONG MANY
Take a look at the rest!
Whew, that's a lot of stuff!
"A place for everything and everything in its place,"
begins to take on new meaning!
Crime Scene Equipment: Basic Equipment & More!
Basic Crime Scene Equipment list
In this list the item count is categorical.
It does not count the actual multiples of an item that would be in the kit, just the number of different types of items.
Crime Scene Training Kit
This kit is even more comprehensive, as in "what you'd expect to find in the truck."
Every week you see many of these thing used, but in real life, how do they get replenished? Who manages inventory, fulfillment & sterility?
In this list the item count is categorical.
It does not count the actual multiples of an item that would be in the kit, just the number of different types of items.
Crime Scene Training Kit
This kit is even more comprehensive, as in "what you'd expect to find in the truck."
Every week you see many of these thing used, but in real life, how do they get replenished? Who manages inventory, fulfillment & sterility?
- Basic crime scene equipment list
- BASIC EQUIPMENT FOR CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS
- Fingerprint Equipment: 20 items
- Casting Equipment: 16 items
- Photographic Equipment: at least 22 items
- Evidence Packaging Supplies: at least 9 items
- Blood Collections Supplies: at least 8 items
- Deceased Print Kit: at least 8 items
- Hand Tools: 20 items
- Biohazard Kit: 5 items
- Miscellaneous Equipment: 28 items
- Crime Scene Training Kit
- Check out this even larger Basic Crime Scene Training Kit inventory!
I need to ask it:
Who fills their "baskets"?
The episodes never tell!
~ You Know Forensics is Part of Mainstream Culture When...
STRATEGIES for SEPARATING FACT from FICTION
Listen to What Experts Have to Say
- The CSI Effect
- Note that this is a blog!
The CSI EffectCrime scene investigation. In this site we'll examine- the difference between TV crime drama depictions of the criminal justice system, against what happens in real life.
- Crime Scene Forensics
- Valuable information regarding many aspects of crime scene investigations from the crime scene to crime laboratory!
Contents at a Glance or Table of Contents
Learn About Crime Scene Protocol
- Crime Scene Processing Protocol
- "In the endeavor of completing a work task, certain criteria to complete the work task is needed. Crime scene processing is no different in that respect than other work related tasks."
In the next episode, see if this protocol is followed:
1. INTERVIEW
2. EXAMINE
3. PHOTOGRAPH
4. SKETCH
5. PROCESS
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Learn About Evidence Collection & Preservation
- Crime Scene Sketching: Tricks of the Trade
- "Use a measurement table for the evidence in your sketch.
- The table is adaptable to any coordinate system (triangulation, rectangular, baseline or even radial).
- The table may help in reminding you to measure the height, which is frequently overlooked.
- Eliminating needless measurement lines will rid confusion by making your sketch look cleaner."
10 additional procedural tips & tricks are explained through illustrated instructions.
Teachers!
Lot's of applied math and following written/illustrated directions content and models at this site! - Evidence Collection in Crime Scene Investigations
- "Collection and preservation of evidence in crime scene investigations. Includes Crime Scene Investigation resources, training, articles and links to forensic web pages."
Teachers!
This site contains over 20 evidence collection and preservation procedures.
Excellent opportunities for analysis of informational and procedural writing models.
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+ REAL LIFE CSI: CRIME SCENE CLEANERS
Perhaps Even More Meticulus Than Evidence Collection?
What happens after all the evidence has been collected and preserved, following protocol?
Watch real Crime Scene Cleaners go about their work.
Watch real Crime Scene Cleaners go about their work.
Real Life CSI: Crime Scene Cleaners
When a life ends in the worst possible way, and after the police and coroner have left, someone still has to clean up. See all National Geographic videos: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/?source=4001
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SEEDING INTEREST in FORENSIC SCIENCE as a CAREER
Special Module for Teachers
- Forensic Science & Biometrics Science Fair Projects and Experiments
- "Forensic science fair projects and experiments:
topics, ideas, resources, and sample projects." - ICSIA, How to become a CSI
- How to become a CSI
"What is a CSI?
CSI stands for Crime Scene Investigator.
There are several names that may apply to the same job description. These include- CSI, ET (evidence technician)
- CST (crime scene technician)
- FI (forensic investigator)
- SOCO (scenes of crime officer)
- CSA (crime scene analyst)
- CO (criminalisticts officer)"
International Crime Scene Investigators Association website.
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~ Forensics for K-12 Students Finds a Market
FORENSIC FLASHLIGHTS as a METAPHOR
EVERY FORENSIC FLASHLIGHT FILTER HAS A FUNCTION!
White
Scene Lighting / General Area Search
390 400 nm
Serological Evidence (Semen, Saliva, Urine) + Accelerants (Oil, Gas, Turpentine)
460 470 nm
General Crime Scene Search + Serological + GSR + Bloodspatter
490 500 nm
Latent Prints
780 850 nm
Bruising + Blood on Dark Clothing + hotography
Forensic flashlight filters enable the SAME scene to be viewed DIFFERENTLY! They are selected and used with intent.
ALL OF US ENGAGE IN SELECTIVE PERCEPTION
The Marketing Terms dictionary of the American Marketing Association defines "selective perception" as,
Our psychological filters are our positive & negative biases.
Here is a list of 90 cognitive biases that can influence our perceptions.
They are clustered as
Contents at a Glance or Table of Contents
White
Scene Lighting / General Area Search
390 400 nm
Serological Evidence (Semen, Saliva, Urine) + Accelerants (Oil, Gas, Turpentine)
460 470 nm
General Crime Scene Search + Serological + GSR + Bloodspatter
490 500 nm
Latent Prints
780 850 nm
Bruising + Blood on Dark Clothing + hotography
Forensic flashlight filters enable the SAME scene to be viewed DIFFERENTLY! They are selected and used with intent.
ALL OF US ENGAGE IN SELECTIVE PERCEPTION
The Marketing Terms dictionary of the American Marketing Association defines "selective perception" as,
- The conscious or unconscious increase in attention for stimuli and information consistent with a person's attitudes or interests, or conscious or unconscious discounting of inconsistent stimuli.
- The ability of the individual to protect himself or herself from the chaos and confusion of excessive and conflicting incoming stimuli.
By selectively perceiving and organizing these stimuli, order is created.
The needs, values, beliefs, opinions, personality, and other psychological and physical factors are brought into play leading to selective attention, selective exposure, and selective retention, along with the ability to distort and add information to meet the needs of the perceiver to cognitively reorganize reality.
Our psychological filters are our positive & negative biases.
Here is a list of 90 cognitive biases that can influence our perceptions.
They are clustered as
- Decision-making and behavioral biases
- Biases in probability and belief
- Social biases
- Memory errors
Contents at a Glance or Table of Contents
> Connecting with Forensic Flashlight Filters Metaphorically
When you see your favorite CSIs using their ubiquitous forensically filtered flashlight, what connections will it trigger?
What connections do you see between your insights into
- selective perception & forensic flashlight filters
and
decision-making in your personal and/or professional life?
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~ Not Your "Just Another Day at the _____" Kind of Career!
YOUR INQUIRYING MIND WANTS TO KNOW MORE?
- CSI: Crime Scene Discussion Forum
- If you're a big fan of CSI: Crime Scene, this PB Wiki Discussion Forum is for you!
"The CSI fan wiki where fans can keep up on CSI spoilers, CSI episodes from all seasons, CSI forums, cast and more. - flashlights" - Compare Forensic Notes with the Dutch
- An "all forensics" website from the Netherlands
- Compare Forensic Notes with the Canadians
- Welcome to Forensics.ca
- Explore Forensics (forensic search)
- A forensic science "search engine" including computer forensics.
- EVIDENT Crime Scene Products
- Everything you ever wanted to know about crime scene products, or buy, and then some!
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~ "Let the Evidence Speak"
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Table of Contents for The Ubiquitous CSI Flashlight
The Table of Contents links to all modules in the lens
- > Vote: Of The Big Three CSI Shows, Which ONE is Your Favorite
- FOCUSING on FORENSIC FLASHLIGHTS
- Forensic Flashlights
- + LED Flashlights
- ~ Not Your Everyday Flashlights!
- FORENSIC FLASHLIGHTS: JUST ONE TOOL AMONG MANY
- Whew, that's a lot of stuff!
- Crime Scene Equipment: Basic Equipment & More!
- ~ You Know Forensics is Part of Mainstream Culture When...
- STRATEGIES for SEPARATING FACT from FICTION
- Listen to What Experts Have to Say
- Learn About Crime Scene Protocol
- Learn About Evidence Collection & Preservation
- + REAL LIFE CSI: CRIME SCENE CLEANERS
- SEEDING INTEREST in FORENSIC SCIENCE as a CAREER
- ~ Forensics for K-12 Students Finds a Market
- FORENSIC FLASHLIGHTS as a METAPHOR
- > Connecting with Forensic Flashlight Filters Metaphorically
- ~ Not Your "Just Another Day at the _____" Kind of Career!
- YOUR INQUIRYING MIND WANTS TO KNOW MORE?
- ~ "Let the Evidence Speak"
- > LEAVE EVIDENCE of HAVING BEEN HERE...
- KEEP the FLOW of INFORMATION COMING with GOOGLE FEEDS
- Forensic Science
