Forensic science : an introduction / [print]
Richard Saferstein ; additional activities and teacher notes provided by Charles J. Fanning.
- Third edition.
- Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson Prentice Hall, (c)2016.
- xv, 786 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm +
Taken from: Forensic science : an introduction, second edition; Forensic science : from the crime scene to the crime lab, third edition; Criminalistics : an introduction to forensic science, eleventh edition, all by Richard Saferstein. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Crime Scene Chapter 3: Physical Evidence Chapter 4: Death Investigation Chapter 5: Properties of Matter and the Analysis of Glass Chapter 6: Drugs Chapter 7: Forensic Toxicology Chapter 8: The Microscope Chapter 9: Forensic Serology Chapter 10: DNA: The Indispensable Forensic Science Tool Chapter 11: Crime-Scene Reconstruction: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Chapter 12: Trace Evidence I: Hairs and Fibers Chapter 13: Trace Evidence II: Metals, Paint, and Soil Chapter 14: Forensic Aspects of Fire Investigation Chapter 15: Forensic Investigation of Explosions Chapter 16: Fingerprints Chapter 17: Firearms, Tool Marks, and Other Impressions Chapter 18: Document Examination Chapter 19: Computer Forensics Chapter 20: Mobile Device Forensics Chapter 21: Careers in Forensic Science
Includes bibliographies and index.
Definition and Scope of Forensic Science -- History and Development of Forensic Science -- Crime Laboratories -- The Functions of the Forensic Scientist -- Exploring Forensic Science on the Internet -- Chapter Review -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes Physical Evidence and the Crime Scene -- Preserving and Recording the Crime Scene -- Dealing with Physical Evidence -- Ensuring Crime-Scene Safety -- Chapter Review -- Quick Lab: Crime-Scene Sketch -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments Common Types of Physical Evidence -- The Examination of Physical Evidence -- The Significance of Physical Evidence -- Forensic Databases -- Chapter Review -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes Role of the Forensic Pathologist -- Role of the Forensic Anthropologist -- Role of the Forensic Entomologist -- Chapter Review -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments Properties of Matter -- The Nature of Matter -- Theory of Light -- Physical Properties of Matter -- Forensic Analysis of Glass -- Chapter Review -- Quick Lab: Glass and Density -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes Drug Dependence -- Types of Drugs -- Drug-Control Laws -- Forensic Drug Analysis -- Collection and Preservation of Drug Evidence -- Chapter Review -- Quick Lab: Chromatography -- Quick Lab: Drug Screening Test -- Quick Lab: What Is the White Powder? -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes The Role of Forensic Toxicology -- Toxicology of Alcohol -- Testing for Intoxication -- The Analysis of Blood for Alcohol -- Alcohol and the Law -- The Role of the Toxicologist -- Chapter Review -- Quick Lab: pH Test -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes Basics of the Microscope -- The Compound Microscope -- The Comparison Microscope -- The Stereoscopic Microscope -- The Polarizing Microscope -- The Microspectrophotometer -- The Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) -- Chapter Review -- Quick Lab: Focusing the Microscope -- Quick Lab: Creating Wet-Mount Slides -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments The Nature of Blood -- Immunoassay Techniques -- Forensic Characterization of Bloodstains -- Principles of Heredity -- Forensic Characterization of Semen -- Collection of Rape Evidence -- Chapter Review -- Quick Lab: Blood Typing -- Quick Lab: Luminol Test -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes Understanding DNA -- Replication of DNA -- DNA Typing with Tandem Repeats -- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) -- Short Tandem Repeats (STRs) -- Mitchondrial DNA -- The Combined DNA Index System (ColoradoDIS) -- Collection and Preservation of Biological Evidence for DNA Analysis -- Chapter Review -- Quick Lab: Buccal Swab -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes Crime-Scene Reconstruction -- General Features of Bloodstain Formation -- Impact Bloodstain Spatter Patterns -- More Bloodstain Spatter Patterns -- Other Bloodstain Patterns -- Chapter Review -- Quick Lab: Blood Drop Analysis -- Quick Lab: Blood Spatter Analysis -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments Forensic Examination of Hair -- Forensic Examination of Fibers -- Chapter Review -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes Forensic Analysis of Trace Elements -- Forensic Examination of Paint -- Forensic Analysis of Soil -- Chapter Review -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes Forensic Investagion of Arson -- The Chemistry of Fire -- Searching the Fire Scene -- Collection and Preservation of Arson Evidence -- Analysis of Flammable Residues -- Chapter Review -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes Explosions and Explosives -- Collection and Analysis of Evidence of Explosives -- Chapter Review -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes History of Fingerprinting -- Fundamental Principles of Fingerprints -- Classification of Fingerprints -- Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems -- Methods of Detecting Fingerprints -- Preservation of Developed Prints -- Digital Imaging for Fingerprint Enhancement -- Chapter Review -- Quick Lab: Fingerprinting -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes Bullet and Cartridge Comparisons -- Automated Firearms Search Systems -- Gunpowder Residues -- Primer Residues on the Hands -- Serial Number Restoration -- Collection and Preservation of Firearms Evidence -- Tool Marks -- Other Impressions -- Chapter Review -- Quick Lab: Toolmarks -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes The Document Examiner -- Handwriting Comparisons -- Typescript Comparisons -- Alterations, Erasures, and Obliterations -- Other Document Problems -- Chapter Review -- Quick Lab: Handwriting Comparison -- Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Laboratory Experiments -- Endnotes From Input to Output: How Does the Computer Work? -- Putting It All Together -- Storing and Retrieving Data -- Processing the Electronic Crime Scene -- Analysis of Electronic Data -- Forensic Analysis of Internet Data -- Forensic Investigation of Internet Communications -- Chapter Review -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Endnotes The Mobile Device Neighborhood: What Makes a Mobile Device "Mobile"? -- Forensic Challenges: Mobile Devices as Small Computers--Sort Of -- Extracting Useful Data: The Differences in Various Types of Mobile Devices -- Mobile Device Architecture: What Is Inside the Device and What Is It Used For? -- Analyzing Mobile Devices: Finding Forensically Valuable Artifacts -- Hybrid Crime Assessment: Fitting the Mobile Device into the Digital Forensic Investigation -- Chapter Review -- Review Questions -- Application and Critical Thinking -- Futher References Disciplines in Forensic Science -- College Courses in Forensic Science
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