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Physical Evidence in Forensic Science
Dr.
Henry C. Lee and Dr. Howard Harris
6" x 9", soft cover, 297 pages
2000, Lawyers and Judges
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Table of Contents
This classic by America's leading
forensic scientists will give you an insider's grasp of physical
evidence at the crime scene. Written in an easy-to-understand
format, this outstanding guide by the nation's foremost forensic
scientists will introduce to you the basics of crime scene evaluation.
This extensive resource is packed with valuable information about
the details of collecting, storing, and analyzing all types of
physical evidence. You'll learn how to connect the victim(s) and
suspect(s) to the crime scene and to the physical evidence left
behind to provide convincing testimony based on scientific facts.
Discover if the police and prosecution have done their jobs properly
to process all crime scene materials.
Part I offers an overview of forensic science and discusses the
future path of forensic science and its applications in the courtroom
and society. Part II gives you an exhaustive list of physical
evidence typically left behind at crime scenes and explains the
correct method to process this evidence. In part III, you'll learn
about the current issues in search and seizure. A discussion of
common blood screening test reagents and the druggist's fold is
treated in the appendices.
Details often make the difference between winning and losing that
important case. This in-depth reference also provides you with
the details regarding: light and smoke at the crime scene, bullet
identification, the difference between transient and pattern evidence,
noting post-mortem lividity marks and other special imprints and
indentations, how odors offer clues to the crime, studying dry
versus wet blood samples, how to do a crime scene reconstruction,
and most importantly how to recognize and co-ordinate all the
elements of the crime scene. Written by the foremost experts in
the field of forensic science, you will learn from the best how
to make your investigation solid and successful.
Topics covered:
Introduction to forensic science
Arson & fire evidence
Bite marks
Blood
Body fluids
Bombs and explosives
Chemical substances
DNA analyses
Documents
Drugs and controlled substances
Firearms
Fibers
Glass
Gunshot residue
Hair
Imprint and impression evidence
Fingerprints
Paints
Pattern evidence
Plastics
Reconstruction
Video evidence
Voice identification
Legal aspects of forensic science
Some screening test reagents
The druggist's fold
Reviews:
"The book is an excellent expanded outline of the
scope of physical evidence and how it is collected and analyzed.
It is very readable and organized. It should be at the side of
every criminal investigator. It would also be of value to lawyers
who work with physical evidence in their cases. If one is teaching
a course in criminalistics . . . then this book would be a welcome
resource for beginning students, because it helps to organize
the field and make it coherent. This cannot be said of every book
in forensic science."
--Journal of Forensic Sciences, September 2000, Vol. 45, 5.
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books:
Advanced Forensic Criminal Defense Investigations
Table
of Contents
Detailed
table of contents
Part One: General Concepts in
Forensic Science
Physical Evidence in Forensic Science
Introduction to Forensic Science
Reconstruction
Part Two: Laboratory Analysis
of Physical Evidence
Arson & Fire Evidence
Bite Marks
Blood
Body Fluids
Bombs and Explosives
Chemical Substances
Computers as Evidence
DNA Analysis
Documents
Drugs and Controlled Substances
Fibers
Fingerprints
Firearms
Glass
Gunshot Residue
Hair
Imprint and Impression Evidence
Paints
Pattern Evidence
Plastics
Semen
Serial Number Restoration
Soil
Tape
Toolmarks
Video Evidence
Voice Identification
Part Three: Legal Aspects of Forensic
Science
The Proper Seizure of Evidence for Effective Utilization in
Court
Appendix 1: Some Screening Test Reagents
Appendix 2: The Druggist's Fold
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