| Description |
ix, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction to forensic science and criminalistics -- History -- The modern crime laboratory -- 2. Crime-scene investigation -- Preliminaries -- Documentation -- Collection and preservation -- Crime reconstruction -- Legal considerations -- Case study : the Jeffrey MacDonald case -- 3. Trace evidence -- The microscope -- Hair and fibers -- Soil and botanicals -- Glass, paint, etc. -- Case study : the Atlanta child murders -- 4. Firearms -- Basic arms and ammunition -- Ballistics -- Identifying characteristics -- Firearm residues -- Case study : the Sacco and Vanzetti trial -- 5. Fingerprinting -- History -- Classification -- Identification -- Processing and recovery -- Case study : Aileen Wuornos, female serial killer -- 6. Impression analysis -- Fabric prints -- Shoe and tire impressions -- Tool marks -- Case study : the Lindbergh kidnapping -- 7. Questioned documents -- Handwriting composition -- Forgery detection -- Analytical techniques -- Case study : the Mormon forgery murders -- 8. Serology -- Principles -- Conventional analyses -- DNA testing -- Case study : the O.J. Simpson Trial -- 9. Chemistry -- Introduction -- Drugs -- Toxicology -- Arson -- Explosives -- Case study : the World Trade Center bombing -- 10. Pathology -- Identification of decedent -- Time of death -- Autopsy -- Cause of death -- Case study : the death of Marilyn Monroe -- 11. Anthropology -- Recovery of remains -- Skeletal examination -- Forensic identification -- Case study : the assassination of the Romanovs -- Afterword -- Index. |
| Subject |
Criminal investigation.
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Forensic sciences.
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Criminal investigation -- Technological innovations.
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| Added Author |
Fischer, John F.
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| ISBN |
0813120918 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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