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Taylor & Francis Forensic Science An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques Second Edition 2005 Edition by Stuart H. James, Jon J. Ph.D. Nordby
Written by highly respected forensic scientists and legal practitioners, Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, Second Edition covers the latest theories and practices in areas such as DNA testing, toxicology, chemistry of explosives and arson, and vehicle accident reconstruction. This second edition offers a cutting-edge presentation of criminalistics and related laboratory subjects, including many exciting new features.What's New in the Second EditionNew chapter on forensic entomology New chapter on forensic nursingSimplified DNA chapterMore coverage of the chemistry of explosives and ignitable liquids Additional information on crime reconstructionRevised to include more investigation in computer forensicsComplete revisions of engineering chaptersNew appendices showing basic principles of physics, math, and chemistry in forensic science More questions and answers in the Instructor's GuideUpdated references and cases throughoutAn extensive glossary of terms Table of contents :- Here We Stand: What a Forensic Scientist Does, NordbySection I, Forensic Pathology and Related SpecialtiesThe Role of the Forensic Pathologist, WrightForensic Nursing, Dougherty, Duval, SullivanInvestigation of Traumatic Death, WrightForensic Toxicology, FentonForensic Odontology, GlassForensic Anthropology, SorgForensic Taphonomy, HaglundForensic Entomology, AndersonSection II, Evaluation of the Crime SceneCrime Scene Investigation, MillerRecognition of Bloodstain Patterns, James, Kish, and SuttonSection III, Forensic Science in the LaboratoryThe Forensic Laboratory, NetzelIdentification and Characterization of Blood and Bloodstains, SpaldingIdentification of Biological Fluids and Strains, Greenfield and SloanTechniques of DNA Analysis, Duncan, Tracey, and StaufferMicroanalysis and Examination of Trace Evidence, Kubic and PetracoFingerprints, Gaensslen and YoungForensic Footwear Evidence, BodziakForensic Tire Impression and Tire Track Evidence, BodziakFirearm and Tool Mark Examinations, RoweQuestioned Documents, Norwitch and SeidenAnalysis of Controlled Substances, ChristianSection IV, Forensic EngineeringStructural Failures, NoonBasic Fire and Explosion Investigation, RedsickerVehiclar Accident Reconstruction, NoonSection V, Cybertechnology and Forensic ScienceUse of Computers in Forensic Science, GeradtsInvestigation of Computer-Related Crime, StephensonSection VI, Forensic Application of the Social SciencesForensic Psychology, SchlesingerForensic Psychiatry, SadoffSerial Offenders:Linking Cases by Modus Operandi and Signature, KeppelCriminal Personality Profiling, Napier and BakerSection VII, Legal and Ethical Issues in Forensic ScienceCountering Chaos: Logic, Ethics and the Criminal Justice System, NordbyForensic Evidence, KielyLegal Issues in Forensic DNA Analysis, HerreroAppendices Glossary