NCJ Number
105503
Editor(s)
C H Wecht
Date Published
1986
Length
0 pages
Annotation
This multivolume set presents civil and criminal case law relevant to forensic science.
Abstract
Topics covered include expert testimony and expert opinion, discovery of facts, preparation of the medical expert, medicolegal problems, use of forensic pathology in defending criminal cases, and autopsy law and procedure. Also discussed are the battered child syndrome, various subcategories of forensic science (i.e., forensic serology, toxicology, etc.), and crime scene procedures. In addition, attention is devoted to criminalistics, firearm identification, investigation of explosives and fires, questioned document examination, forensic engineering, and forensic economics. Illustrative testimony and indexes.