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The fundamentals of forensic investigation are introduced here, drawing on the latest research and techniques. Features lecture slides for every chapter and two new in-depth case studies on firearms and arson.
List of contents
Section 1. Setting the Stage 1. Justice and Science 2. Evidence Section 2. The Crime Scene 3. Crime Scene Investigation 4. Bloodstain Patterns Section 3. Investigation of Death 5. Medicolegal Investigation of Death 6. Forensic Toxicology 7. Forensic Anthropology 8. Forensic Entomology Section 4. Forensic Biology 9. Biological Evidence 10. DNA Typing Section 5. Forensic Chemistry 11. Drugs and Poisons 12. Arson and Fire Investigation 13. Explosives Section 6. Pattern and Microscopic Evidence 14. Fingerprints 15. Firearms and Toolmarks 16. Tread Impressions 17. Trace Evidence Section 7. Other Forensic Disciplines 18. Questioned Documents 19. Forensic Engineering 20. Forensic Computing 21. Behavioral Science
About the author
Dr. Suzanne Bell obtained her Ph.D. from New Mexico State University, and her M.S. in Forensic Science from the University of New Haven. She has extensive professional experience as a forensic chemist and crime scene prosecutor with the New Mexico State Police and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. She started her career in academia in 1994 at Eastern Washington University, where she helped develop a forensic chemistry major. In 2003 she joined the Chemistry Department at West Virginia University. In addition to numerous research articles, she has authored and edited many text and reference books, including Forensic Chemistry and the 4th edition of Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques.
Summary
Covering a range of fundamental topics essential to modern forensic investigation, the fifth edition of the landmark text Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques presents contributions and case studies from the personal files of experts in the field.
