Description

A new first edition by the # 1 author in Forensic Science (Richard Saferstein) Forensic Science: From theCrime Scene to the Crime Labis designed to present forensic science in a very straightforward & student-friendly format. A textbook in forensic science can quickly overwhelm students who have little or no course work in basic science. While a text in Forensic Science cannot avoid a discussion of some basic science principles, it can be done in a fashion that does not confuse the student. This text does just that! From one of the most well-known Forensic Science experts in this country...Richard Saferstein brings Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Securing and Searching the Crime Scene

Chapter 3: Recording the Crime Scene

Chapter 4: Collection of Crime Scene Evidence

Chapter 5: Physical Evidence

Chapter 6: Crime Scene Reconstruction

Chapter 7: Fingerprints

Chapter 8: Firearms, Toolmarks, and Other Impressions

Chapter 9: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Chapter 10: Drugs

Chapter 11: Forensic Toxicology

Chapter 12: Trace Evidence I: Hairs and Fibers

Chapter 13: Trace Evidence II: Paint, Glass, and Soil

Chapter 14: Biological Stain Analysis: DNA

Chapter 15: Forensic Aspects of Fire Investigation

Chapter 16: Forensic Investigation of Explosions

Chapter 17: Document Examination

Chapter 18: Computer Forensics

Chapter 19: Forensic Science and the Internet

Appendix I: Guides to the Collection of Physical Evidence

Appendix II: Instructions for Collecting Gunshot Residue

Appendix III: Chemical Formulas for Latent Fingerprint Development

Appendix IV: Chemical Formulas for Development of Footwear Imprints in Blood