Forensic Science category: 441 books
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Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2015
The Advanced Forensic Science Series grew out of the recommendations from the 2009 NAS Report: "Strengthening Forensic Science: A Path Forward." This volume, Firearm and Toolmark Examination and Identification, will serve as a graduate-level text for those studying and teaching firearm and...
Criminal Dismemberment
Forensic and Investigative Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Criminal Dismemberment is the first book to examine dismemberment as a phenomenon in the context of criminal acts. While the number of such dismemberment cases in any given country is often small, the notion of dismemberment captures the imagination, often leading many to question the motivations...
Implementing Digital Forensic Readiness
From Reactive to Proactive Process
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Implementing Digital Forensic Readiness: From Reactive to Proactive Process shows information security and digital forensic professionals how to increase operational efficiencies by implementing a pro-active approach to digital forensics throughout their organization. It demonstrates how digital forensics...
Investigating Child Exploitation and Pornography
The Internet, Law and Forensic Science
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2004
Crime scenes associated with child sexual exploitation and trafficking in child pornography were once limited to physical locations such as school playgrounds, church vestibules, trusted neighbors' homes, camping trips and seedy darkly lit back rooms of adult bookstores. The explosion of Internet use...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Over the past decade, forensic psychology has grown rapidly as a subject, with an increasing number of forensic psychologists working in demanding roles in prisons, secure training facilities, and high, medium and low security healthcare facilities as well as other parts of the criminal justice system....
Ethical Justice
Applied Issues for Criminal Justice Students and Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2013
This textbook was developed from an idiom shared by the authors and contributors alike: ethics and ethical challenges are generally black and white - not gray. They are akin to the pregnant woman or the gunshot victim; one cannot be a little pregnant or a little shot. Consequently, professional...
by Mary McMurran, Najat Khalifa, Simon Gibbon
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
This book provides a concise introduction to the increasingly important field of forensic mental health. It aims to set out both the key concepts in forensic mental health as well as the way the discipline operates in the broader context of criminal justice and mental health care systems. It will...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Forensic Microbiology focuses on newly emerging areas of microbiology relevant to medicolegal and criminal investigations: postmortem changes, establishing cause of death, estimating postmortem interval, and trace evidence analysis. Recent developments in sequencing technology allow researchers, and...
Forensic Podiatry
Principles and Methods, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Forensic Podiatry: Principles and Methods, Second Edition has been completely updated to reflect the latest developments and advancements in this changing field. New additions to the book, from the previous edition, include all new chapters on the expert witness, Frye Test, and Daubert Standard, as...
Forensic DNA Biology
A Laboratory Manual
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2012
DNA typing has revolutionized criminal investigations and has become a powerful tool in the identification of individuals in criminal and paternity cases. Forensic DNA Biology: A Laboratory Manual is comprised of up-to-date and practical experiments and step-by-step instructions on how to perform...
Building a Digital Forensic Laboratory
Establishing and Managing a Successful Facility
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
The need to professionally and successfully conduct computer forensic investigations of incidents and crimes has never been greater. This has caused an increased requirement for information about the creation and management of computer forensic laboratories and the investigations themselves. This...
by Mauro Paulino
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Exploring the dynamics between victim and offender is paramount to answering important issues of character and vital for forensic research. This involves examining the role of the victim during and after victimization; this process is especially important for spousal violence because of the interactive...
Biological Distance Analysis
Forensic and Bioarchaeological Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
Biological Distance Analysis: Forensic and Bioarchaeological Perspectives synthesizes research within the realm of biological distance analysis, highlighting current work within the field and discussing future directions. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section clearly outlines...
The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book
Reading Clues at the Crime Scene, Crime Lab and in Court
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
A primer on the science of criminal investigations. Answers, in plain English, over 950 questions, from the basic science and techniques to the history and practices. Discusses the latest research finds and the tools for crime scene and criminal investigations. The easy-to-use, question-and-answer...