NCJ Number
11292
Date Published
1964
Length
355 pages
Annotation
THIRD IN A SERIES OF VOLUMES DESCRIBING SPECIFIC FORENSIC SCIENCE TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES RECOMMENDED BY AN INTERNATIONAL RANGE OF EXPERT PRACTITIONERS.
Abstract
THESE VOLUMES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE ON-GOING RESEARCH AND PRACTICAL NEEDS OF FORENSIC SCIENTISTS, POLICE LABORATORY TECHNICIANS, TOXICOLOGISTS, ANALYTICAL, CHEMISTS, AND ASSOCIATED SPECIALISTS IN CRIMINALISTICS AND CRIME INVESTIGATION. THE CHAPTERS ARE CONTRIBUTED BY OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS AND INCLUDE A SHORT REVIEW OF A FORENSIC SCIENCE PROBLEM FOLLOWED BY A DETAILED DESCRIPTION, BASED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, OF THE PROCEDURE RECOMMENDED BY THE AUTHOR FOR THE PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IT IS THE EDITOR'S INTENTION TO PROVIDE UPDATED MATERIAL ON THE VARIOUS SUBJECTS AS ADVANCES IN SCIENTIFIC METHODS ARE MADE. SUBJECTS IN THIS VOLUME ARE LEAD POISONING, NON-BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS, BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF ACTIVATION ANALYSIS, CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF URINE FOR DRUGS, ADMINISTRATION OF A FORENSIC SCIENCE LAB, EXAMINATION OF FIDUCIARY FORGERIES AND COUNTERFEITS, TOXICOLOGY OF CYANIDES, THE ACID PHOSPHATASE TEST IN FORENSIC MEDICINE, AND ERASURES. FOR OTHER VOLUMES IN THE SERIES SEE NCJ-11290, NCJ-11291, NCJ-11293.