- Subjects
- Published
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Canton, MI :
Visible Ink Press
[2019]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Physical Description
- xii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-352) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781578596218
- Acknowledgments
- Photo Sources
- Introduction
- Introduction to Forensic Science
- Defining Forensic Science
- Terms in Forensic Science and Law
- Disciplines within Forensic Studies
- The History of Forensic Science
- The Early Years in Forensic Science (Before 1800 B.C.E.)
- The 1800s to Early 1900s in Forensic Science
- The Late 1900s to Present in Forensic Science
- At the Crime Scene: The Crime Site and Investigation Teams
- The Crime Scene
- Seeking Crime Scene Evidence
- Official People at a Crime Scene
- Others at a Crime Scene
- At the Crime Scene: Looking for Biological Evidence
- What Is Evidence?
- Time of Death Evidence at the Crime Scene
- Hairs, Bloodstains, and Other Body Fluids as Evidence
- DNA as Evidence
- Nature as Biological Evidence
- At the Crime Scene: Looking for Physical Evidence
- Prints from Fingers, Palms, and Bare Feet
- Tire Tracks and Shoe Prints
- Firearms Identification, Ballistics, and Tool-mark Evidence
- Powder Stippling, Powder Tattooing, and Gunshot Residue (GSR)
- Glass Evidence
- Dealing with Explosives and Hazards
- Securing the Evidence
- In the Crime Lab: Analyzing a Body
- The Crime Lab
- The Autopsy in General
- Details of an Autopsy-Body Fluids
- Details of an Autopsy-Gastric Juices and Body Organs
- Details of an Autopsy-Toxicology
- Details of an Autopsy-Contusions, Bruises, and Gunshot Wounds
- Details of an Autopsy-Bones
- Details of an Autopsy-Teeth and Dental Records
- Details of an Autopsy-Bite Marks
- Details of an Autopsy-Nails and Hair
- After the Autopsy
- In the Crime Lab: Analyzing Older Remains
- Forensic Anthropology and Archeology
- Ancient Bones
- Examining Human Remains
- Examining Older Human Skeletal Remains
- Interpreting More Remains
- Facial Recognition and Reconstruction
- In the Crime Lab: Trace Evidence
- Defining Trace Evidence
- Hairs as Trace Evidence from a Crime Scene
- Fibers and Clothes
- Soils and Geology
- Plastic Bags
- Glass
- Paint and Building Materials
- Gunshot Residue on Objects
- Shoes and Tire Prints
- Other Physical Trace Evidence
- In the Crime Lab: Patent, Latent, and Plastic Prints
- Defining Prints
- Defining Patent, Latent, and Plastic Prints
- The Details of Fingerprints
- Details of Shoe and Tire Prints
- In the Crime Lab: DNA Analysis
- Defining DNA
- Obtaining DNS
- DNA Testing
- DNA Profiling and Phenotyping
- DNA Databases
- Some Cases in DNA Analysis
- In the Crime Lab: Toolmarks, Firearms, and Ballistics
- Defining Toolmarks
- Defining Firearms
- Examining Ammunition in the Crime Lab
- Ballistics and the Crime Scene
- Firearms and the Crime Lab
- Keeping Track of Firearms and Ammunition
- In the Crime Lab: Examining Explosives
- Bombs and Explosives Defined
- Examining Explosives in the Lab
- More about Bombs and Explosives
- In the Crime Lab: Questioned Documents and Cryptanalysis
- Defining Questioned Documents
- Forensic Accounting
- Analyzing Paper and Ink
- Examining Handwritten Documents
- Cryptography and Crypt-analysis
- Other Forensic Investigations
- Digital/Computer Forensic Investigations
- Biometrics and Forensic Investigations
- Accident Scene Investigations
- Government Investigations of Transportation and Safety Issues
- Forensics and Personal Injury Investigations
- Forensics and Arson Investigations
- Food Forensic Investigations
- Forensics and Athletic Investigations
- Bio-forensics and Bioterrorism
- Lesser-Known Forensic Investigations
- The Criminal Mind
- Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry
- Definitions in Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry
- Interpreting the Criminal Mind
- Putting it all Together
- Terms from the Court System
- Admissible Evidence
- Forensics and the Expert Witness
- Controversies in Forensic Science
- Fingerprint and "Lie Detector" Problems
- Controversies and Hair Analysis
- Bite Mark Controversies
- Controversies and DNA Analysis
- Criminal Behavioral Issues
- Other Controversies
- Famous (And Not-So-Famous) Crimes and Forensic Science
- Looking Back: Historic Occurrences Interpreted with Modern Forensics
- Details and More Famous Crimes
- Famous Serial Killers
- Famous Bombings
- The Media and Forensic Science
- Forensic Science in the Movies and on Television
- Forensic Science in Nonfiction Magazines and Journals
- Nonfiction Forensic Science Books
- Forensic Science in Fiction Books
- Resources in Forensic Science
- Forensic Science Websites: Information for Students
- General Interest Forensic Science Websites
- Forensic Science Websites: U.S. and International Professional Organizations
- Forensic Science Websites: U.S. Government
- Forensic Science Websites: International
- Other Forensic Websites
- Careers and Education in Forensic Science
- Further Reading
- Glossary
- Index