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proud to offer investigators Forensic
Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques written
by highly respected forensic scientists and legal practitioners.
This book covers the latest theories and practices in areas such
as DNA testing, toxicology, chemistry of explosives and arson,
and vehicle accident reconstruction. This second edition offers
a cutting-edge presentation of criminalistics and related laboratory
subjects, including many exciting new features.
Providing a solid introduction to vast range
of forensic disciplines, this is a valuable book for all levels
and fields of forensic science. It is an essential reference
for students embarking on a forensic science career, as well
as a useful resource for professionals already involved in
forensic science or the criminal justice system.
• Covers the latest theories and practices in
areas such as DNA testing
•
Offers new chapters on forensic nursing and forensic entomolgoy
• Includes numerous full-colored illustrations and case studies
• Presents a multi-authorized overview of the forensic sciences
• Provides
readers with a general overview, a focused understanding, and a deep appreciation
of the wide scope of the forensic sciences
• Illustrates principles with numerous high-quality, color photographs
and case studies
• Contains appendices with scientific and professional information
such as useful Web sites and biohazard guidelines
• Offers a glimpse of what it's like to be a forensic scientist,
including the personal experience of a medical-legal death
investigator at the World Trade Center body identification facility
• A special section on forensic science and the law presents the
attorney's viewpoint
• A companion laboratory manual, sold separately, includes 23
entry-level experiments that cover the theory behind the
experiment, equipment needed, experimental protocols, and report
• Instructor's guide available for qualifying course adoptions
- includes answers to review questions given in the text,
learning objectives, test questions, and suggested exercises
Criminal profiling, cyberforensics, accident reconstruction.
Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative
Techniques is the first introductory text to present forensic
science in its broadest sense, encompassing classic criminalistics
and beyond.
Packed with over 350 full-color illustrations, the book
offers a cutting-edge presentation of criminalistics and
related laboratory subjects, covering:
Trace Evidence
Forensic Toxicology
DNA Analysis and its Legal Aspects
Questioned Documents
Drug Analysis
Crime Scene Investigation
Firearms and Tool marks
Biological Fluids
Fingerprints
In addition, you get full-chapter, state-of-the-art accounts
of topics such as:
Forensic Pathology and Traumatic Death
Forensic Odontology
Forensic Anthropology
Forensic Taphonomy
Recognition of Bloodstain Patterns
Footwear Evidence
Tire Imprint Evidence
Forensic Engineering
Vehicular Accident Reconstruction
Computer Crime
Forensic Psychology, Psychiatry, and Profiling
Highly respected experts active in each discipline share
their expertise, their cases, and up-to-date techniques,
while careful editing has made that information accessible
to non-scientists. Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific
and Investigative Techniques offers a clear, comprehensive
overview that reveals the breadth and richness of the forensic
sciences to students entering the field and practitioners
who need to collaborate outside their disciplines.
Table of Contents
Here We Stand: What a Forensic Scientist Does, Nordby
Section I, Forensic Pathology and Related Specialties
The Role of the Forensic Pathologist, Wright
Forensic Nursing, Dougherty, Duval, Sullivan
Investigation of Traumatic Death, Wright
Forensic Toxicology, Fenton
Forensic Odontology, Glass
Forensic Anthropology, Sorg
Forensic Taphonomy, Haglund
Forensic Entomology, Anderson
Section II, Evaluation of the Crime Scene
Crime Scene Investigation, Miller
Recognition of Bloodstain Patterns, James, Kish, and Sutton
Section III, Forensic Science in the Laboratory
The Forensic Laboratory, Netzel
Identification and Characterization of Blood and Bloodstains, Spalding
Identification of Biological Fluids and Strains, Greenfield and Sloan
Techniques of DNA Analysis, Duncan, Tracey, and Stauffer
Microanalysis and Examination of Trace Evidence, Kubic and Petraco
Fingerprints, Gaensslen and Young
Forensic Footwear Evidence, Bodziak
Forensic Tire Impression and Tire Track Evidence, Bodziak
Firearm and Tool Mark Examinations, Rowe
Questioned Documents, Norwitch and Seiden
Analysis of Controlled Substances, Christian
Section IV, Forensic Engineering
Structural Failures, Noon
Basic Fire and Explosion Investigation, Redsicker
Vehiclar Accident Reconstruction, Noon
Section V, Cybertechnology and Forensic Science
Use of Computers in Forensic Science, Geradts
Investigation of Computer-Related Crime, Stephenson
Section VI, Forensic Application of the Social Sciences
Forensic Psychology, Schlesinger
Forensic Psychiatry, Sadoff
Serial Offenders:Linking Cases by Modus Operandi and Signature, Keppel
Criminal Personality Profiling, Napier and Baker
Section VII, Legal and Ethical Issues in Forensic Science
Countering Chaos: Logic, Ethics and the Criminal Justice System, Nordby
Forensic Evidence, Kiely
Legal Issues in Forensic DNA Analysis, Herrero
Appendices
Glossary |
Hardcover
778 pages
full color photos, illusrtations, and diagrams
8.5"x11"
retail $79.95
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