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Our forensic science titles are essential reading for students and professionals, and cover a range of foundational and advanced topics across forensic pathology, forensic chemistry, forensic serology, forensic victimology, forensic toxicology, forensic anthropology, and forensic testing, among others

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Methodological and Technological Advances in Death Investigations

  • 1st Edition
  • December 5, 2023
  • Ann H Ross + 1 more
  • English
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Methodological and Technological Advances in Death Investigations: Application and Case Studies focuses on advancements in both methods and technology in death investigations. Specifically, in the areas of latent fingerprints, facial recognition, wildlife forensics, using aerial vehicles and 3D-ID. The combination of national and international authors and a discussion of the state of forensic science over a decade after the National Academies 2009 Report, Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward, further highlights the boundaries, limitations and context in which these newer technologies and applications act synergistically to enhance forensic science.

A Blueprint for Implementing Best Practice Procedures in a Digital Forensic Laboratory

  • 2nd Edition
  • November 9, 2023
  • David Lilburn Watson + 1 more
  • English
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Digital Forensic Processing and Procedures: Meeting the Requirements of ISO 17020, ISO 17025, ISO 27001 and Best Practice Requirements, Second Edition provides a one-stop shop for a set of procedures that meet international best practices and standards for handling digital evidence during its complete lifecycle. The book includes procedures, forms and software, providing anyone who handles digital evidence with a guide to proper procedures throughout chain of custody--from incident response straight through to analysis in the lab. This book addresses the whole lifecycle of digital evidence.

Chemical Analysis for Forensic Evidence

  • 1st Edition
  • November 23, 2022
  • Arian van Asten
  • English
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Chemical Analysis for Forensic Evidence provides readers with the fundamental framework of forensic analytical chemistry, describing the entire process, from crime scene investigation to evidence sampling, laboratory analysis, quality aspects, and reporting and testifying in court. In doing so, important principles and aspects are demonstrated through the various forensic expertise areas in which analytical chemistry plays a key role, including illicit drugs, explosives, toxicology, fire debris analysis and microtraces such as gunshot residues, glass and fibers. This book illuminates the underlying practical framework that governs how analytical chemistry is used in practice by forensic experts to solve crime. Arian van Asten utilizes a hands-on approach with numerous questions, examples, exercises and illustrations to help solidify key concepts and teach them in an engaging way.

Craniofacial Anatomy and Forensic Identification

  • 1st Edition
  • September 24, 2022
  • Gloria Nusse
  • English
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Our bodies record what happens to us physically throughout our lives. This is illustrated by the simple appearance of scars from injuries sustained years, and even decades ago. Evidence such as scars also tells us how we used our joints or may have injured them as children and adults. Our bodies conform to the environment in which we live, both outside and inside. By examining and observing these key clues, a forensic investigator can reveal the unique character that tells the story of a person’s life and death. Craniofacial Anatomy and Forensic Identification is an atlas that covers all aspects of facial reconstruction and anatomy of the head and neck, such as facial expression and the anatomic basis for facial development, along with the effects of muscle movement. Written by a world-renowned forensic artist with decades of experience as a scientific illustrator as well as a portraitist, anthropologist, and lecturer in anatomy and biology, the author is as much a scientist as an artist.

Criminal Psychology

  • 1st Edition
  • June 29, 2022
  • Brent E. Turvey + 1 more
  • English
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Criminal Psychology: Forensic Examination Protocols is a compact practitioner’s guide to essential forensic concepts and protocols related to the evaluation and assessment of crime and criminals. The sections cover: Fundamentals, Understanding Criminal Behavior and Criminal Assessments. Written for forensic criminologists and psychologists, this reference provides genuine insight into real criminal behaviors using real life casework to bridge theory and practice. This guide can also be used in the classroom.

Remodeling Forensic Skeletal Age

  • 1st Edition
  • March 1, 2022
  • Bridget F.B. Algee‐Hewitt + 1 more
  • English
Remodeling Forensic Skeletal Age: Estimation, Evidence and Research presents a multidisciplinary approach for age estimation which incorporates groundbreaking research in the fields of data science, systems engineering, forensic anthropology and advanced imaging, which bridges the gap between research, academia and practice. This approach is made accessible by the provision of an end-to-end example from data acquisition, statistical modelling and interpretation using a GUI, as a demonstration for best practice. Written for a global perspective by leading, international experts, the contributors provide an introduction, conceptional understanding and taxonomy of statistical frameworks and computational approaches, including the Bayesian paradigm and machine learning techniques for age estimation.

Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior

  • 1st Edition
  • October 27, 2021
  • Paulo Barbosa Marques + 2 more
  • English
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Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior: Current Trends and Challenges fills a gap in the market by covering new topics and angles not addressed in other literature. The book's authors approach the interaction of psychopathy with different types of crime, reflecting on comorbidity with other disorders, symptoms and emotional function. In addition to examining questions of prevention and treatment, they present new developments with solid theory and scientific evidence, also addressing forensic realities. This is a must-have guide for practitioners, students or anyone interested in psychopathy, criminal behavior and the various avenues of treatment.