Forensic Science Handbook Volume I

Description

Originally published in 1982 by Pearson/Prentice-Hall the Forensic Science Handbook Third Edition has been fully updated and revised to include the latest developments in scientific testing analysis and interpretation of forensic evidence. World-renowned forensic scientist author and educator Dr. Richard Saferstein once again brings together a contributor list that is a veritable Who’s Who of the top forensic scientists in the field. This Third Edition he is joined by co-editor Dr. Adam Hall a forensic scientist and Assistant Professor within the Biomedical Forensic Sciences Program at Boston University School of Medicine. This two-volume series focuses on the legal evidentiary biological and chemical aspects of forensic science practice. The topics covered in this new edition of Volume I include a broad range of subjects including: • Legal aspects of forensic science • Analytical instrumentation to include: microspectrophotometry infrared Spectroscopy gas chromatography liquid chromatography capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometry • Trace evidence characterization of hairs dust paints and inks • Identification of body fluids and human DNA This is an update of a classic reference series and will serve as a must-have desk reference for forensic science practitioners. It will likewise be a welcome resource for professors teaching advanced forensic science techniques and methodologies at universities world-wide particularly at the graduate level. | Forensic Science Handbook Volume I