Forensic science reform : protecting the innocent / edited by Wendy J. Koen, C. Michael Bowers.

Contributor(s):

Koen, Wendy J [editor., Child Refuge, Inc., Formerly of the California Innocence Project, Menifee, CA, USA]
Bowers, C. Michael [editor., Clinical Associate Professor, Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Deputy Medical Examiner, Ventura Country CA, USA]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Amsterdam Elsevier 2017Description: 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780128027196

Subject(s):

Forensic sciences

Contents:

Chapter1 Compositional bullet lead analysis, 2 - Microscopic hair comparison, 3 - Arson, 4 - Shaken baby syndrome, 5 - Bite mark evidence, 6 - Firearms identification, 7 - DNA evidence, 8 - Presumptive and confirmatory blood testing, 10 - Bloodstain pattern analysis,11 - Crime scene reconstruction, 12 - Fingerprints.

Summary: Forensic Science Reform: Protecting the Innocent is written for the nonscientist to help make complicated scientific information clear and concise enough for attorneys and judges to master. This volume covers physical forensic science, namely arson, shaken baby syndrome, non-accidental trauma, bite marks, DNA, ballistics, comparative bullet lead analysis, fingerprint analysis, and hair and fiber analysis, and contains valuable contributions from leading experts in the field of forensic science.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Forensic Science Reform: Protecting the Innocent is written for the nonscientist to help make complicated scientific information clear and concise enough for attorneys and judges to master. This volume covers physical forensic science, namely arson, shaken baby syndrome, non-accidental trauma, bite marks, DNA, ballistics, comparative bullet lead analysis, fingerprint analysis, and hair and fiber analysis, and contains valuable contributions from leading experts in the field of forensic science.

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