ABSTRACT

In the wake of the Daubert ruling, the use of forensic toolmark evidence in court has been problematic, in that the conclusions of forensic scientists as to toolmark origin often lack scientifically sound statistical proof. In the Color Atlas of Forensic Toolmark Identification, noted forensic expert Nicholas Petraco helps move toolmark examination

chapter |2 pages

Wave Characteristics and Nomenclature

chapter |5 pages

Dispersion of Light Lenses

chapter |2 pages

References

chapter 2|16 pages

Basic Microscopy for Toolmark Examiners

chapter 5|9 pages

Collection and Documentation of Toolmarks

chapter |1 pages

References

chapter 6|12 pages

Preparation of Toolmark Standards

chapter 7|6 pages

Doing Toolmark Cases

chapter |8 pages

Case 7: Burglary Investigation

chapter |20 pages

Toolmark Data Collection

chapter 9|39 pages

Common Hand Tools Seen in Casework