ABSTRACT

A truly international and multi-disciplinary compendium of current best practices authored by top practitioners from around the world, the book covers current trends and technology advances in the following disciplines within forensic science: bloodstain pattern analysis, forensic photography, ballistics, latent prints, forensic genetics and DNA, questioned documents, forensic toxicology, forensic clinical medicine, forensic pathology, forensic odontology, forensic anthropology, forensic entomology, forensic biometry, forensic psychology and profiling, law comparison and ethics, and much more. The book serves as an invaluable resource and handbook for forensic professionals throughout the world.

chapter 1|20 pages

Crime Scene Investigation

chapter 2|14 pages

Crime Scene Investigation in the Underwater Environment

Underwater Forensics

chapter 3|24 pages

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

chapter 4|20 pages

Latent Print Examination

chapter 5|10 pages

Forensic Biology

chapter 6|22 pages

Forensic Genetics

chapter 10|12 pages

Forensic Toxicology

chapter 11|32 pages

Clinical Forensic Medicine

Child Sexual Abuse

chapter 14|8 pages

Ethics in Forensics