Description
Intro to Forensic Science courses - in CJ, Forensic Science, Chemistry programs
A new first edition by the # 1 author in Forensic Science (Richard Saferstein) Forensic Science: From theCrime Scene to the Crime Lab is 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
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Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab, CourseSmart eTextbook
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$64.99 | ISBN-13: 978-0-13-501848-4
