Richard Saferstein

Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, Global Edition (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

For introductory courses in Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigation.

This best-selling text, written for the non-scientist, is appropriate for a wide variety of students, including criminal justice, law enforcement, law, and more!

Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, strives to make the technology of the modern crime laboratory clear and comprehensible to the non-scientist. The nature of physical evidence is defined, and the limitations that technology and current knowledge impose on its individualisation and characterisation are examined. By combining case stories with applicable technology, Criminalistics endeavors to capture the pulse and fervor of forensic science investigations. A major portion of the text centers on discussions of the common items of physical evidence encountered at crime scenes. These chapters include descriptions of forensic analysis, as well as updated techniques for the proper collection and preservation of evidence at crime scenes. Particular attention is paid to the meaning and role of probability in interpreting the evidential significance of scientifically evaluated evidence.

Teaching and Learning

Written by a well-known authority in forensic science, this text introduces the non-scientific student to the field of forensic science. It provides:

• Clear and comprehensible writing for the non-scientific student: Makes text appropriate for a wide variety of students, including criminal justice, law enforcement, and more
• Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of forensics and its role in criminal investigation: Captures the pulse and intensity of forensic science investigations and the attention of the busiest student
• Outstanding pedagogical features: Supports both teaching and learning

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson HigherEducation
• Seitenzahl: 552
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781292068671
• Artikelnr.: 42110703

Inhaltsangabe

preface about the author
Science and Technology in Criminal Investigation
Crime-Scene Investigation
Assessing the Physical Evidence
Crime-Scene Reconstruction: Bloodstain Evidence
The Role of Forensic Experts in Death Investigation
Detecting Crimes with Fingerprints The Microscope and Its Forensic
Applications
Firearms, Tool Marks, and Other Impressions
Forensic Analysis of Matter, Light, and Glass
Evidentiary Value of Hair and Fibers
Drug Abuse and Drug Evidence
Forensic Toxicology
Examination of Metals, Paint, and Soil
Forensic Serology
DNA: The Indispensable Forensic Science Tool
Investigation of Arson and Explosions
Scientific Examination of Documents
Computer Forensics
Mobile Device Forensics