Forensic Science - An Introduction to Criminalistics

• NCJ Number: 90011
• Author(s): P R DeForest; R E Gaensslen; H C Lee
• Date Published: 1983
• Length: 377 pages
• Sale Source: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: McGraw-Hill Series in Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Annotation

This forensic science textbook introduces college students to basic scientific concepts; methods used in examining various types of physical evidence; and the fundamental concepts of identification, individualization, and reconstruction.

Abstract

Chapters focus on classification of physical evidence and stages in physical evidence analysis; methods used in forensic science (chemical, biological, and microscopical); and specific types of physical evidence. Separate chapters describe arson accelerants and explosives, drug analysis and forensic toxicology, transfer and trace evidence, and glass and soil. Other sections discuss fibers and hairs, blood, body fluids, physical patterns, fingerprints and other patterns for personal identification, document examination, and toolmarks and firearms. Chapter study questions, references, tables, photographs, figures, and an index are included. Appendixes discuss scientific measurement and the metric system, general crime scene procedures, and fundamentals of photography.