Crime Reconstruction This book is a working guide to the interpretation of physical evidence, designed for the forensic generalist and those with multiple forensic specialties. It was developed to aid these forensic reconstructionists with the formulation of hypotheses and conclusions that stay within the known limits of forensic evidence. By W. Jerry Chisum, Brent E. Turvey, ISBN: 9780123693754 Retail price: $88.95   $66.95 Quantity:

Description Crime Reconstruction is a working guide to the interpretation of physical evidence, designed for the forensic generalist and those with multiple forensic specialties. It was developed to aid these forensic reconstructionists with the formulation of hypotheses and conclusions that stay within the known limits of forensic evidence. Crime Reconstruction begins with chapters on the history and ethics of crime reconstruction, and then shifts to the more applied subjects of general reconstruction methods and practice standards. It concludes with chapters on courtroom conduct and evidence admissibility, to prepare forensic reconstructionists for what awaits them when they take the witness stand. Crime Reconstruction is a watershed collaborative effort by internationally known, qualified and respected forensic science practitioners with generations of case experience. Forensic pioneers such as John D. DeHaan, John I. Thornton, and W. Jerry Chisum contribute chapters on arson reconstruction, trace evidence interpretation, advanced bloodstain interpretation, and reconstructionist ethics. Other chapters cover the subjects of shooting incident reconstruction, interpreting digital evidence, staged crime scenes, and examiner bias. Rarely have so many forensic giants collaborated, and never before have the natural limits of physical evidence been made so clear. Audience Forensic examiners, forensic scientists (including fingerprint, ballistics and trace evidence experts), crime lab personnel, and special victim and criminal investigators. Law enforcement officials, forensic medical personnel (forensic nurses, pathologists, etc.), and criminal lawyers. Contents Chapter 1 A History of Crime Reconstruction By W. Jerry Chisum & Brent E. Turvey, MS Chapter 2 Crime Reconstruction – Ethos and Ethics By Dr. John I. Thornton, Napa County Sheriff?s Department Chapter 3 Observer Effects & Examiner Bias: Psychological Influences on the Forensic Examiner By Craig M. Cooley, MS, JD & Brent E. Turvey, MS Chapter 4 Practice Standards for the Reconstruction of Crime By W. Jerry Chisum, BS & Brent E. Turvey, MS Chapter 5 Methods of Crime Reconstruction By W. Jerry Chisum, BS & Brent E. Turvey, MS Chapter 6 Evidence Dynamics By W. Jerry Chisum, B.S. & Brent E. Turvey, MS Chapter 7 Trace Evidence in Crime Reconstruction By John I. Thornton, Dcrim & Donna Kimmel-Lake Chapter 8 Shooting Incident Reconstruction By Bruce Moran, BS Chapter 9 Reconstruction Using Bloodstain Evidence By W. Jerry Chisum, BS Chapter 10 Fire Scene Reconstruction By Dr. John Dehaan Chapter 11 Reconstructing Digital Evidence By Eoghan Casey, MA Chapter 12 Staged Crime Scenes By W. Jerry Chisum, BS & Brent E. Turvey, MS Chapter 13 Surviving and Thriving in the Courtroom By Raymond J. Davis, MS Chapter 14 Reconstructionists in a Post-Daubert and Post-DNA Courtroom By Craig M. Cooley, MS, JD

Hardbound, 616 pages, publication date: OCT-2006