Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, Third Edition

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Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, Third Edition

Now revised and updated, this comprehensive work, long considered the top textbook in the forensics field, reaches far beyond the scope of those introductory texts that concentrate primarily on criminalistics.

By Stuart H. James,

Jon J. Norby,

ISBN: 9781420064933

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Features

Features contributions from top experts in the field discussing their own cases
Contains 400 photographs, most in color
Appropriate for high school and university students
Includes the technical detail necessary to understand the breadth of the science
Highlights words in the text that are defined in the glossary
Ancillary materials available for qualifying instructors

Summary

Now revised and updated, this comprehensive work, long considered the top textbook in the forensics field, reaches far beyond the scope of those introductory texts that concentrate primarily on criminalistics. Covering a range of fundamental topics, it introduces newcomers to the field while providing the technical detail necessary to understand the field as a science. To this end the book is compatible with CRC lab manuals, including Forensic Science Laboratory Manual and Workbook, Third Edition (87193) and Crime Scene Processing and Laboratory Workbook (85425).

This updated third edition includes:

New material on forensic photography, crime scenes, and forensic pathology, including a chapter on Forensic Digital Photo Imaging

Simplified, easy-to-understand chapters on computer forensics and DNA analysis

Revised materials in each chapter to reflect advances in the field

New and More Extensive Teaching Materials:
An instructor’s guide with objectives, questions and answers, suggested activities, and material in electronic format is available to qualifying instructors. This ancillary material is available on the convenient website classwire.com or on CD-ROM.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Forensic Pathology and Related Specialties

Here We Stand: What a Forensic Scientist Does; Jon J. Nordby

The Role of the Forensic Pathologist; Ronald K. Wright

Forensic Nursing; Janet S. Barber Duval, Catherine M. Dougherty, and Mary K.Sullivan

Investigation of Traumatic Deaths; Ronald K. Wright

Forensic Toxicology; John Joseph Fenton

Forensic Odontology; R. Tom Glass

Forensic Anthropology; Marcella H. Sorg and William D. Haglund

Forensic Taphonomy; William D. Haglund and Marcella H. Sorg

Forensic Entomology; Gail S. Anderson

Evaluation of the Crime Scene

Crime Scene Investigation; Marilyn T. Miller, Ed.D.

Forensic Digital Photo Imaging; Patrick Jones

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

The Identification and Characterization of Blood and Bloodstains; Robert P. Spalding

Identification of Biological Fluids and Stains; Andrew Greenfield and Monica M. Sloan

Forensic DNA: Technology, Applications, and the Law; Susan Herrero

Microanalysis and Examination of Trace Evidence; Thomas A. Kubic and Nicholas Petraco

Fingerprints; R. E. Gaensslen

Forensic Footwear Evidence; William J. Bodziak

Forensic Tire Tread and Tire Track Evidence; William J. Bodziak

Firearm and Tool Mark Examinations; Walter F. Rowe

Questioned Documents; Howard Seiden and Frank H. Norwitch

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

Informatics in Forensic Science; Zeno Geradts

Computer Crime and the Electronic Crime Scene; Thomas A. Johnson

Forensic Application of the Social Sciences

Forensic Psychology; Louis B. Schlesinger

Forensic Psychiatry; Robert L. Sadoff

Serial Offenders: Linking Cases by Modus Operandi and Signature; Robert D. Keppel

Criminal Personality Profiling; Michael R. Napier and Kenneth P. Baker

Legal and Ethical Issues in Forensic Science

Forensic Evidence; Terrence F. Kiely

Countering Chaos: Logic, Ethics, and the Criminal Justice System; Jon J. Nordby

Appendix A: Biohazard Safety Precautions

Appendix B: Forensic Web Sites

Appendix C: Trigonometric Tables: Sine and Tangent Functions

Appendix D: Metric Measurements and Equivalents

Glossary

Contributors

Index

Publication Date: February 20, 2009
Number of Pages: 800