Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques

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