Authors: Stuart H. James, Jon J. Nordby, Ph.D. Jon J.
ISBN-13: 9781420064933, ISBN-10: 1420064932
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: February 2009
Edition: 3rd Edition
Stuart H. James is a forensic consultant with James and Associates Forensic Consultants, Inc., in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has been a consultant on cases in 47 states as well as in Australia, Canada, England, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and has given expert testimony in state, federal, and military courts. Mr. James is a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a charter and distinguished member of the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts, and a member of the FBI’s Scientific Working Group on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (SWGSTAIN).
Jon J. Nordby works as a forensic science consultant for Final Analysis Forensics, an independent consulting practice in death investigation, forensic science, and forensic medicine. He specializes in scene reconstruction, evidence recognition, collection, and analysis, as well as bloodstain pattern analysis and the investigation of police shootings. His many publications include the book Dead Reckoning: The Art of Forensic Detection. Dr. Nordby is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and belongs to the Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction and the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts.
Now revised and updated, this comprehensive work, long considered the top textbook in the forensics field, reaches far beyond the scope of those introductory texts that concentrate primarily on criminalistics. Covering a range of fundamental topics, it introduces newcomers to the field while providing the technical detail necessary to understand the field as a science. To this end the book is compatible with CRC lab manuals, including Forensic Science Laboratory Manual and Workbook, Third Edition (87193) and Crime Scene Processing and Laboratory Workbook (85425).
Praise for the Previous Edition:
"The first-hand experience of the authors and the use of real case studies, including photographs, captivate the reader. Even non-forensic science students and the general public would find this book interesting reading."
—Kieran F. Lim, Physical Sciences Educational Reviews, Vol. 7, No. 1
This updated third edition includes:
New and More Extensive Teaching Materials:
An instructor’s guide with objectives, questions and answers, suggested activities, and material in electronic format is available to qualifying instructors. This ancillary material is available on the convenient website classwire.com or on CD-ROM.
Encompassing classic criminalistics and the latest techniques, this introductory text presents forensic science with cases and techniques made accessible to nonscientists at the advanced high school and undergraduate level. The text covers forensic pathology and related specialties, evaluation of the crime scene, forensic science in the laboratory, forensic engineering, cybertechnology and forensic science, forensic application of the social sciences, and legal and ethical issues in forensic science. Learning features include quizes, an extensive glossary, numerous color photos, and appendices on professional guidelines, safety precautions, and web sites. The authors are forensic consultants. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Ch. 1 | Here we stand : what a forensic scientist does | 1 |
Ch. 2 | The role of the forensic pathologist | 15 |
Ch. 3 | Forensic nursing | 27 |
Ch. 4 | Investigation of traumatic deaths | 43 |
Ch. 5 | Forensic toxicology | 61 |
Ch. 6 | Forensic odontology | 79 |
Ch. 7 | Forensic anthropology | 99 |
Ch. 8 | Forensic taphonomy | 119 |
Ch. 9 | Forensic entomology | 135 |
Ch. 10 | Crime scene investigation | 167 |
Ch. 11 | Recognition of bloodstain patterns | 189 |
Ch. 12 | The forensic laboratory | 219 |
Ch. 13 | Identification and characterization of blood and bloodstains | 237 |
Ch. 14 | Identification of biological fluids and stains | 261 |
Ch. 15 | Techniques of DNA analysis | 279 |
Ch. 16 | Microanalysis and examination of trace evidence | 315 |
Ch. 17 | Fingerprints | 341 |
Ch. 18 | Forensic footwear evidence | 361 |
Ch. 19 | Forensic tire impression and tire track evidence | 377 |
Ch. 20 | Firearm and tool mark examinations | 391 |
Ch. 21 | Questioned documents | 423 |
Ch. 22 | Analysis of controlled substances | 441 |
Ch. 23 | Structural failures | 471 |
Ch. 24 | Basic fire and explosion investigation | 489 |
Ch. 25 | Vehicular accident reconstruction | 511 |
Ch. 26 | Use of computers in forensic science | 535 |
Ch. 27 | Investigation of computer-related crime | 553 |
Ch. 28 | Forensic psychology | 573 |
Ch. 29 | Forensic psychiatry | 593 |
Ch. 30 | Serial offenders : linking cases by modus operandi and signature | 605 |
Ch. 31 | Criminal personality profiling | 615 |
Ch. 32 | Countering chaos : logic, ethics, and the criminal justice system | 637 |
Ch. 33 | Forensic evidence | 649 |
Ch. 34 | Legal issues in forensic DNA | 667 |
App. A | DNA Advisory Board (DAB) guidelines | 683 |
App. B | Biohazard safety precautions | 695 |
App. C | Forensic Websites | 701 |
App. D | Trigonometric tables : sine and tangent functions | 707 |