Co-published with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Forensic Science presents comprehensive international discussion of key issues and future directions within the forensic sciences. Written by accomplished and respected specialists in approximately eleven distinct areas of the forensic sciences, the volume will examine central issues within each discipline, provide perspective on current debate and explore current and proposed research initiatives. It will also provide the forensically involved international community with current in-depth perspective on the key issues in the contemporary practice of the forensic sciences.…mehr
Co-published with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Forensic Science presents comprehensive international discussion of key issues and future directions within the forensic sciences. Written by accomplished and respected specialists in approximately eleven distinct areas of the forensic sciences, the volume will examine central issues within each discipline, provide perspective on current debate and explore current and proposed research initiatives. It will also provide the forensically involved international community with current in-depth perspective on the key issues in the contemporary practice of the forensic sciences.
Editor Douglas H. Ubelaker Former President, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Colorado Springs, USA Senior Scientist, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA
Inhaltsangabe
List of contributors vii Acknowledgements xix 1 Introduction 1 Douglas H. Ubelaker 2 General forensics - no one else starts until we finish 6 Julie Howe Janet Barber Duval Claire Shepard and Robert Gaffney 3 Criminalistics: the bedrock of forensic science 29 Susan Ballou Max Houck Jay A. Siegel Cecelia A. Crouse John J. Lentini and Skip Palenik 4 Forensic pathology - the roles of molecular diagnostics and radiology at autopsy 102 James R. Gill Yingying Tang Gregory G. Davis H. Theodore Harcke and Edward L. Mazuchowski 5 The places we will go: paths forward in forensic anthropology 131 Dawnie Wolfe Steadman 6 Forensic toxicology: scope challenges future directions and needs 160 Barry K. Logan and Jeri D. Ropero-Miller 7 Odontology - dentistry's contribution to truth and justice 179 Iain A. Pretty Robert Barsley C. Michael Bowers Mary Bush Peter Bush John Clement Robert Dorion Adam Freeman Jim Lewis David Senn and Frank Wright 8 Forensic psychiatry and forensic psychology 211 Stephen B. Billick and Daniel A. Martell 9 Forensic document examination 224 William M. Riordan Judith A. Gustafson Mary P. Fitzgerald and Jane A. Lewis 10 Digital evolution: history challenges and future directions for the digital and multimedia sciences section 252 David W. Baker Samuel I. Brothers Zeno J. Geradts Douglas S. Lacey Kara L. Nance Daniel J. Ryan John E. Sammons and Peter Stephenson 11 Global thinking and methodologies in evidence-based forensic engineering science 292 Laura L. Liptai Adam Aleksander Scott Grainger Sarah Hainsworth Ryan Loomba and Jan Unarski 12 Jurisprudence 310 ARW Forrest and RT Kennedy 13 Global forensic science and the search for the dead and missing from armed conflict: the perspective of the International Committee of the Red Cross 337 Morris Tidball-Binz 14 Forensic systems and forensic research: an international perspective 366 DN Vieira 15 Summary and conclusions 374 Douglas H. Ubelaker Index 399
List of contributors vii Acknowledgements xix 1 Introduction 1 Douglas H. Ubelaker 2 General forensics - no one else starts until we finish 6 Julie Howe Janet Barber Duval Claire Shepard and Robert Gaffney 3 Criminalistics: the bedrock of forensic science 29 Susan Ballou Max Houck Jay A. Siegel Cecelia A. Crouse John J. Lentini and Skip Palenik 4 Forensic pathology - the roles of molecular diagnostics and radiology at autopsy 102 James R. Gill Yingying Tang Gregory G. Davis H. Theodore Harcke and Edward L. Mazuchowski 5 The places we will go: paths forward in forensic anthropology 131 Dawnie Wolfe Steadman 6 Forensic toxicology: scope challenges future directions and needs 160 Barry K. Logan and Jeri D. Ropero-Miller 7 Odontology - dentistry's contribution to truth and justice 179 Iain A. Pretty Robert Barsley C. Michael Bowers Mary Bush Peter Bush John Clement Robert Dorion Adam Freeman Jim Lewis David Senn and Frank Wright 8 Forensic psychiatry and forensic psychology 211 Stephen B. Billick and Daniel A. Martell 9 Forensic document examination 224 William M. Riordan Judith A. Gustafson Mary P. Fitzgerald and Jane A. Lewis 10 Digital evolution: history challenges and future directions for the digital and multimedia sciences section 252 David W. Baker Samuel I. Brothers Zeno J. Geradts Douglas S. Lacey Kara L. Nance Daniel J. Ryan John E. Sammons and Peter Stephenson 11 Global thinking and methodologies in evidence-based forensic engineering science 292 Laura L. Liptai Adam Aleksander Scott Grainger Sarah Hainsworth Ryan Loomba and Jan Unarski 12 Jurisprudence 310 ARW Forrest and RT Kennedy 13 Global forensic science and the search for the dead and missing from armed conflict: the perspective of the International Committee of the Red Cross 337 Morris Tidball-Binz 14 Forensic systems and forensic research: an international perspective 366 DN Vieira 15 Summary and conclusions 374 Douglas H. Ubelaker Index 399
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"I would recommend this text to anyone wishing to learn more about the many and varied disciplines that make up the forensic sciences and, particularly, the role of AAFS in shaping developments in recent years." -- Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1 July 2013
"There is no other book on the market that provides the perspective that these authors do on new and evolving fields in the discipline. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All library collections." -- Choice, 1 August 2013
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