Research Help: Forensic Nursing Research Guide: Websites

Websites

These suggested websites are a place to start.

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST comes in. We are leading an effort that involves three key components: scientific research, policy around forensics, and practice.This site provides information from different organizations that fall under the NIST: the National Commission on Forensic Science and the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC). Additional resources to standards and guidelines are available on this site as well.
Forensic Medicine
This site provides links to Laboratories/Institutes, General Web Pages, and Anthropology, Craniofacial Identification, and Odontology organizations.
IAFN-International Association of Forensic Nurses
This organization web site lists educational opportunities, conferences, regional representatives, and other links to Forensic Nursing.
Reddy's Forensic Homepage
This site by a now retired forensic scientist, New York City Police Department provides links to sites of general interest, organizations, journals, and labs. A very nice personal site.
Zeno's Forensic Site
This site provides many quality links to Associations and Societies, jobs, mailing lists, education, laboratories/expert witnesses, forensic medicine, and forensic psychiatry/psychology.

The internet is so dynamic. Anyone can add information - a good and bad phenomenon! Be aware of content not just 'bells and whistles.'

Evauating Websites
A guide to considering a source's authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency and coverage.

RADAR Cheat Sheet
Use this cheat sheet for the RADAR Test to evaluate a resource to help you decide if you want to use it in your research.
RADAR Evaluation Worksheet
Use this worksheet to apply the RADAR Test to a resource.