Dr. Max M. Houck is an internationally-recognized forensic expert with research interests in forensic science, education, and the forensic enterprise and its industries. He has worked in all aspects of forensic science, including at the FBI Laboratory. Dr. Houck has published widely in books and peer-reviewed journals. His anthropology and trace evidence casework includes the Branch Davidian Investigation, the September 11 attacks on the Pentagon, the D.B. Cooper case, the US Embassy bombings in Africa, and the West Memphis Three case, among hundreds of others. He served for six years as the Chair of the Forensic Science Educational Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC). Dr. Houck is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a founding Co-Editor of the journal Forensic Science Policy and Management.

• [All Sections will include Review questions, Discussion questions and Additional readings sections]Section 1. IntroductionBasic Principles of Forensic SciencesForensic Classification of EvidenceInterpretation/The Comparative MethodSection 2. Digital DevicesDigital Imaging and Photography: An OverviewCellular PhonesDigital Image: Enhancement and AuthenticationAudio Enhancement and AuthenticationAnalysis of Digital EvidenceSection 3. TransportationAircraft Flight Data Recorders Electronic Data Recorders (EDR’s, Black Boxes)Analog Tachograph Chart AnalysisSection 4. DocumentsHistory of the Forensic Examination Documents Overview of the Forensic Document Examination Analytical MethodsDocument DatingForgery/CounterfeitsHandwritingInk AnalysisPaper AnalysisSection 5. FinancialCounterfeit CurrencyIdentity TheftForensic AccountingPayment CardsCounterfeit GoodsSection 6. Professional IssuesFrom Crime Scene to CourtForensic Laboratory ReportsHealth and SafetyChild Pornography

Dr. Max M. Houck is an internationally-recognized forensic expert with research interests in forensic science, education, and the forensic enterprise and its industries. He has worked in all aspects of forensic science, including at the FBI Laboratory. Dr. Houck has published widely in books and peer-reviewed journals. His anthropology and trace evidence casework includes the Branch Davidian Investigation, the September 11 attacks on the Pentagon, the D.B. Cooper case, the US Embassy bombings in Africa, and the West Memphis Three case, among hundreds of others. He served for six years as the Chair of the Forensic Science Educational Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC). Dr. Houck is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a founding Co-Editor of the journal Forensic Science Policy and Management.

• [All Sections will include Review questions, Discussion questions and Additional readings sections]Section 1. IntroductionBasic Principles of Forensic SciencesForensic Classification of EvidenceInterpretation/The Comparative MethodSection 2. Digital DevicesDigital Imaging and Photography: An OverviewCellular PhonesDigital Image: Enhancement and AuthenticationAudio Enhancement and AuthenticationAnalysis of Digital EvidenceSection 3. TransportationAircraft Flight Data Recorders Electronic Data Recorders (EDR’s, Black Boxes)Analog Tachograph Chart AnalysisSection 4. DocumentsHistory of the Forensic Examination Documents Overview of the Forensic Document Examination Analytical MethodsDocument DatingForgery/CounterfeitsHandwritingInk AnalysisPaper AnalysisSection 5. FinancialCounterfeit CurrencyIdentity TheftForensic AccountingPayment CardsCounterfeit GoodsSection 6. Professional IssuesFrom Crime Scene to CourtForensic Laboratory ReportsHealth and SafetyChild Pornography

Dr. Max M. Houck is an internationally-recognized forensic expert with research interests in forensic science, education, and the forensic enterprise and its industries. He has worked in all aspects of forensic science, including at the FBI Laboratory. Dr. Houck has published widely in books and peer-reviewed journals. His anthropology and trace evidence casework includes the Branch Davidian Investigation, the September 11 attacks on the Pentagon, the D.B. Cooper case, the US Embassy bombings in Africa, and the West Memphis Three case, among hundreds of others. He served for six years as the Chair of the Forensic Science Educational Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC). Dr. Houck is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a founding Co-Editor of the journal Forensic Science Policy and Management.

• [All Sections will include Review questions, Discussion questions and Additional readings sections]Section 1. IntroductionBasic Principles of Forensic SciencesForensic Classification of EvidenceInterpretation/The Comparative MethodSection 2. Digital DevicesDigital Imaging and Photography: An OverviewCellular PhonesDigital Image: Enhancement and AuthenticationAudio Enhancement and AuthenticationAnalysis of Digital EvidenceSection 3. TransportationAircraft Flight Data Recorders Electronic Data Recorders (EDR’s, Black Boxes)Analog Tachograph Chart AnalysisSection 4. DocumentsHistory of the Forensic Examination Documents Overview of the Forensic Document Examination Analytical MethodsDocument DatingForgery/CounterfeitsHandwritingInk AnalysisPaper AnalysisSection 5. FinancialCounterfeit CurrencyIdentity TheftForensic AccountingPayment CardsCounterfeit GoodsSection 6. Professional IssuesFrom Crime Scene to CourtForensic Laboratory ReportsHealth and SafetyChild Pornography