Forensic Science

Featuring topics rarely covered by other books, Serial Offenders: Current Thought, Recent Findings presents inclusive information on serial offending in a clear and straightforward manner. The first section of the book offers insight on serial offenders involved in homicide, child molestation, rape,..

Written to assist in large-scale investigations of human rights violations, this seminal work describes the mechanisms of injuries, synthesizes variations in wounding patterns, and constructs an epidemiological framework for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting physical evidence for use at trial...

This is the first book to focus on the impact of soil and its components on the postmortem fate of human remains. International in scope, the chapters deal with both inorganic and organic chemistry, as well as biological soil components, including invertebrate activity, fungi, and microbes. The book..

Terminal Ballistics: A Text and Atlas of Gunshot Wounds begins with a presentation of basic firearms (rifle, pistol, and shotgun) and examines fundamental components of ammunition rounds. The second part of the book deals with the varied patterns of gunshot injury. It presents pattern injuries susta..

Part autobiography, part thought piece, part references, the book takes an insightful looks at the experience and cases of renowned paediatrician and forensic expert witness Dr. Charles Ferguson. The book presents the interaction of science and law as it applies, specifically, the Canadian courts, b..

The Basics of Investigating Forensic Science..

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The Psychology of Death Investigations outlines definitively how behavioral evidence can often provide the necessary components and "missing pieces" to complement physical evidence as an essential tool for incident reconstruction. In order to determine the direction of an investigation and to priori..

_x000D_ The Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Investigation, and Intervention is the second edition of a well-known, authoritative reference. It takes a multidisciplinary approach to provide a complete account of assessment, investigation, and intervention in the even..

Offers a look at the determination of the time of death, postmortem changes and identification. This work helps you learn - through photographs and discussions - how estimating the time of death can rarely be accomplished with scientific accuracy. It also helps you learn about the changes the body u..

They say the dead can't speak. But in the fascinating field of forensic pathology, the deceased can tell an elaborate story, especially when death investigators know what clues to look for. This book takes an in-depth look at the determination of the time of death, postmortem changes, and identifica..

Tire Imprint Evidence will help improve the readers' use of tire imprint evidence with the work of an expert. McDonald discusses methods for examining, capturing, and recording imprints, outlines standard procedures for identification, shows how to prepare expert testimony, and provides detailed tec..