Materials Analysis in Forensic Science - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0128005742 ISBN 13 : 9780128005743

Editeur : Academic Press Inc, 2016

Synopsis

Materials Analysis in Forensic Science will serve as a graduate level text for those studying and teaching materials analysis in forensic science. In addition, it will prove an excellent library reference for forensic practitioners to use in their casework. Coverage includes methods, textiles, explosives, glass, coatings, geo-and bio-materials, and marks and impressions, as well as information on various other materials and professional issues the reader may encounter. Edited by a world-renowned leading forensic expert, the book is a long overdue solution for the forensic science community. * Provides basic principles of forensic science and an overview of materials analysis* Contains information on a wide variety of trace evidence* Covers methods, textiles, explosives, glass, coatings, geo-and bio-materials, and marks and impressions, as well as various other materials * Includes a section on professional issues, such as discussions of the crime scene to court process, lab reports, health and safety, and field deployable devices* Incorporates effective pedagogy, key terms, review questions, discussion questions, and additional reading suggestions

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Max M. Houck is an internationally-recognized forensic expert with research interests in forensic science, education, and the forensic enterprise and its industries. He has worked in the private sector, the public sector (at a medical examiner's office and for the FBI Laboratory), and in academia. Dr. Houck has published in a wide variety of areas in the field, in books, book chapters, and peer-reviewed journals. His anthropology and trace evidence casework includes the Branch Davidian Investigation, the September 11 attacks on the Pentagon, the D.B. Cooper case, the US Embassy bombings in Africa, and the West Memphis Three case, among hundreds of others. He served for six years as the Chair of the Forensic Science Educational Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC). Dr. Houck is a founding Co-Editor of the journal Forensic Science Policy and Management and has also co-authored a major textbook with Dr. Jay Siegel, "Fundamentals of Forensic Science."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Academic Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0128005742
• ISBN 13: 9780128005743
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 530
• Éditeur: Houck Max M.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible