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Fundamentals of forensic science / Max M. Houck

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, Academic Press, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2015Edition: Third editionDescription: xxxi, 703 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780128000373 (hbk)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV8073
Contents:
Introduction -- Crime scene investigation -- Nature of evidence -- Microscopy -- Light and matter -- Separation methods -- Pathology -- Anthropology and odontology -- Entomology -- Serology and bloodstain pattern analysis -- DNA analysis -- Forensic hair examinations -- Illicit drugs -- Forensic toxicology -- Textile fibers -- Paint analysis -- Soil and glass -- Fires and explosions -- Friction ridge examination -- Questioned documents -- Firearms and toolmarks -- Impression evidence -- Forensic engineering -- Digital evidence and computer forensics -- Legal aspects of forensic science.
Summary: "Fundamentals of Forensic Science, Third Edition, provides current case studies that reflect the ways professional forensic scientists work, not how forensic academicians teach. The book includes the binding principles of forensic science, including the relationships between people, places, and things as demonstrated by transferred evidence, the context of those people, places, and things, and the meaningfulness of the physical evidence discovered, along with its value in the justice system." Publisher's description
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Book Book Main Library Open Shelf HV8073 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 163896 Available BK151967
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf HV8073 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 153695 Available BK140998
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf HV8073 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 153692 Available BK141002
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf HV8073 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 153691 Available BK140997
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf HV8073 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 153694 Available BK141003
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf HV8073 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 154219 Available BK141000
Book Book Medical School Open Shelf HV8073 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 153696 Available BK141006
Book Book Medical School Open Shelf HV8073 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 153693 Available BK140992

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction --
Crime scene investigation --
Nature of evidence --
Microscopy --
Light and matter --
Separation methods --
Pathology --
Anthropology and odontology --
Entomology --
Serology and bloodstain pattern analysis --
DNA analysis --
Forensic hair examinations --
Illicit drugs --
Forensic toxicology --
Textile fibers --
Paint analysis --
Soil and glass --
Fires and explosions --
Friction ridge examination --
Questioned documents --
Firearms and toolmarks --
Impression evidence --
Forensic engineering --
Digital evidence and computer forensics --
Legal aspects of forensic science.

"Fundamentals of Forensic Science, Third Edition, provides current case studies that reflect the ways professional forensic scientists work, not how forensic academicians teach. The book includes the binding principles of forensic science, including the relationships between people, places, and things as demonstrated by transferred evidence, the context of those people, places, and things, and the meaningfulness of the physical evidence discovered, along with its value in the justice system." Publisher's description

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