Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques

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 EvidenceForensic ToxicologyDNA Analysis and its Legal AspectsQuestioned DocumentsDrug AnalysisCrime Scene InvestigationFirearms and Tool marksBiological FluidsFingerprintsIn addition, you get full-chapter, state-of-the-art accounts of topics such as:Forensic Pathology and Traumatic DeathForensic OdontologyForensic AnthropologyForensic TaphonomyRecognition of Bloodstain PatternsFootwear EvidenceTire Imprint EvidenceForensic EngineeringVehicular Accident ReconstructionComputer CrimeForensic Psychology, Psychiatry, and ProfilingHighly 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:
Foreword, James Starrs Here We Stand: What a Forensic Scientist Does, Jon J. Nordby FORENSIC PATHOLOGY AND RELATED SPECIALTIES The Role of the Forensic Pathologist, Ronald K. Wright Investigation of Traumatic Deaths, Ronald K. Wright Forensic Toxicology, John Joseph Fenton Forensic Odontology, R. Tom Glass Forensic Anthropology, Marcella H. Sorg Forensic Taphonomy, William D. Haglund EVALUATION OF THE CRIME SCENE Crime Scene Investigation, Marilyn T. Miller Recognition of Bloodstain Patterns, Stuart H. James, Paul E. Kish, and T. Paulette Sutton FORENSIC SCIENCE IN THE LABORATORY The Forensic Laboratory, Linda R. Netzel Identification and Characterization of Blood and Bloodstains, Robert P. Spalding Identification of Biological Fluids and Stains, Andrew Greenfield and Monica M. Sloan Techniques of DNA Analysis, George T. Duncan, Martin L. Tracey, and Eric Stauffer Microanalysis and Examination of Trace Evidence, Thomas A. Kubic and Nicholas Petraco Fingerprints, Robert E. Gaensslen and Kimberly R. Young Forensic Footwear Evidence, William J. Bodziak Forensic Tire Impression and Tire Track Evidence, William J. Bodziak Firearm and Tool Mark Examinations, Walter F. Rowe Questioned Documents, Frank H. Norwitch and Howard Seiden Analysis of Controlled Substances, Donnell R. Christian, Jr. FORENSIC ENGINEERING Structural Failures, Randall K. Noon Basic Fire and Explosion Investigation, David R. Redsicker Vehicular Accident Reconstruction, Randall K. Noon CYBERTECHNOLOGY AND FORENSIC SCIENCE Use of Computers in Forensic Science, Zeno Geradts Investigation of Computer-Related Crime, Peter Stephenson FORENSIC APPLICATION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Forensic Psychology, Louis B. Schlesinger Forensic Psychiatry, Robert L. Sadoff Serial Offenders: Linking Cases through Modus Operandi and Signature, Robert D. Keppel Criminal Personality Profiling, Michael R. Napier and Kenneth P. Baker LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN FORENSIC SCIENCE Countering Chaos: Logic, Ethics, and the Criminal Justice System, Jon J. Nordby Forensic Science and the Law, Terrence F. Kiely Legal Issues in Forensic DNA, Susan Herrero Appendices Glossary Index

About the Author :
James; Stuart James and Associates, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA,Nordby; Jon J. Final Analysis, Tacoma, Washington, USA,