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1 online resource (680 pages) |
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Front Cover; Fundamentals of Forensic Science; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Part 1: Criminal Justice and Forensic Science; Chapter 1: Introduction; What Is Forensic Science?; Areas of Forensic Science; A Bit of Forensic Science History; Forensic Science Laboratory Organization and Services; Forensic Science Laboratory Services; Administrative Issues with Forensic Science Laboratories; The Forensic Scientist; Summary; Test Your Knowledge; Consider This ... ; Bibliography and Further Reading |
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Chapter 2: Crime Scene InvestigationIntroduction; Of Artifacts and Evidence; Crime Scene Investigation; Safety; Summary; Test Your Knowledge; Consider This ... ; Bibliography and Further Reading; Chapter 3: The Nature of Evidence; Introduction; What Is Evidence?; Forensic Science Is History; The Basis of Evidence: Transfer and Persistence; Analysis of Evidence: Some Preliminary Considerations; Summary; Test Your Knowledge; Consider This ... ; Bibliography and Further Reading; Part 2: Analytical Tools; Chapter 4: Microscopy; Introduction; Magnification Systems; Polarized Light Microscopy |
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Other Microscopical MethodsSummary; Test Your Knowledge; Consider This ... ; Bibliography and Further Reading; Chapter 5: Light and Matter; Introduction; Electromagnetic Radiation; Interaction of Matter with Specific Regions of Electromagnetic Radiation; Raman Spectroscopy; Mass Spectrometry; Atomic Spectroscopy; Summary; Test Your Knowledge; Consider This ... ; Bibliography and Further Reading; Chapter 6: Separation Methods; Introduction; Liquid Phase Extraction; Solid Phase Extraction; Chromatography; Gas Chromatography (GC or GLC); High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) |
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Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)Electrophoresis; Summary; Test Your Knowledge; Consider This ... ; Bibliography and Further Reading; Part 3: Biological Sciences; Chapter 7: Pathology; Introduction; Cause and Manner of Death; Coroners and Medical Examiners; The Post-Mortem Examination (Autopsy); Laboratory Analysis; Summary; Test Your Knowledge; Consider This ... ; Bibliography and Further Reading; Chapter 8: Anthropology and Odontology; Introduction; The Human Skeleton; Collecting Human Remains; Analysis of Skeletal Materials; Odontology; Interpretations; Summary; Test Your Knowledge |
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Consider This ... Bibliography and Further Reading; Chapter 9: Entomology; Introduction; Insects and Their Biology; Life Cycles of Insects; Collecting Insects at a Crime Scene; The Post-Mortem Interval; The Classification of Insects; Rearing Insects; DNA and Insects; Calculating a PMI; Other Forensic Uses for Insects; Summary; Test Your Knowledge; Consider This ... ; Bibliography and Further Reading; Chapter 10: Serology and Bloodstain Pattern Analysis; Introduction; Collection of Body Fluids; The Major Body Fluids; Bloodstain Pattern Analysis; Summary; Test Your Knowledge; Consider This .. |
| Summary |
Unlike other introductory textbooks on the topic, Fundamentals of Forensic Science, 2e presents a complete look at the forensic sciences, emphasizing the biology, chemistry, and physical sciences that underpin forensic science. Over 40% of newly revised content, covering the principles that are central to forensic science. Discussing topics that are typically excluded from generalized discussions of criminalistics, this book provides a depth and breadth of information that no other textbook contains. Written by two of the leading experts in forensic science today, Fundamentals of Forensic Scie |
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Bibliography and Further Reading |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Forensic sciences.
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Criminal investigation.
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Forensic Sciences
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forensic science.
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Criminal investigation
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Forensic sciences
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Siegel, Jay A
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| ISBN |
9780080961651 |
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0080961657 |
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