The Forensic Laboratory Handbook Procedures and Practice

Book Overview

Preface Contributors Chapter 1 Forensic Laboratory Accreditation Anja Einseln, BA, MEM Chapter 2 Forensic Biology: Serology and DNA, Lisa A. Gefride, MS, FABC and Katherine E. Welch, MS, FABC Chapter 3 Forensic Chemistry/Controlled Substances Donnell Christian, BS Chapter 4 Crime Reconstruction & Evidence Dynamics W. Jerry Chisum, BS Chapter 5 Explosives & Arsons James B Crippin, BS Chapter 6 Fingerprints Carmine J. Artone Chapter 7 Legal Issues Concerning Expert Evidence & Testimony Carol Henderson, JD and Kurt W. Lenz JD Chapter 8 Digital Evidence Robert Bianchi, BS and Mark Pollitt, MS Chapter 9 Firearms & Toolmarks Edward E. Hueske, MA Chapter 10 Teeth & Their Secrets Helena Soomer Lincoln, DDS, Ph.D Chapter 11 Forensic Pathology & the Investigation of Death Elizabeth A. Laposata, MD, FCAP, FASCP Chapter 12 Quality Assurance in the Forensic Science Laboratory William J. Tilstone, Ph.D Chapter 13 Forensic Documents William L. Leaver, BS, D-ABFDE Chapter 14 Toxicology in the Forensic Lab Ashraf Mozayani, Pharm D, PhD, D-ABFT Chapter 15 Trace Evidence Willliam M. Davis, PhD Chapter 16 Laboratory Information Management Systems - LIMS Simon Key Chapter 17 Forensic Etomology M. Lee Goff, PhD Chapter 18 Forensic Facility Plan & Design Guidelines Kenneth C. Mohr, Jr., BS and Albert L. Hartman, BS, PE Chapter 19 Forensic Anthropology Jennifer C. Love, PhD, D-ABFA and Michelle D. Hamilton, Ph.D. Chapter 20 Introduction to Forensic Engineering and Accident Reconstruction Scott D. Batterman, PhD, PE and Steven C. Batterman, PhD Chapter 21 Wildlife Forensic Science Ken Goddard, MS Appendices

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1627038299
• ISBN13: 9781627038294
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"