Forensic laboratory accreditation / Anja Einseln -- Forensic biology : serology and DNA / Lisa Gefrides and Katie Welch -- Forensic chemistry / controlled substances / Donnell Christian -- Crime reconstruction and evidence dynamics / W. Jerry Chisum -- Explosives and arson / James B. Crippin -- Fingerprints / Carmine J. Artone -- Legal issues concerning expert evidence and testimony / Carol Henderson and Kurt W. Lenz -- Digital evidence / Mark Pollitt and Robert Bianchi -- Firearms and toolmarks / Edward E. Hueske -- Forensic odontology : teeth and their secrets / Helena Soomer Lincoln -- Forensic pathology and the investigation of death / Elizabeth A. Laposata -- Quality in the forensic science laboratory / William J. Tilstone -- Forensic document examination / William L. Leaver -- Toxicology in the forensic lab / Ashraf Mozayani -- Trace evidence / William M. Davis -- LIMS : laboratory information management systems / Simon Key -- Forensic entomology / M. Lee Goff -- Forensic facility plan and design guidelines / Kenneth C. Mohr, Jr. and Louis Hartman -- Introduction to forensic anthropology / Jennifer C. Love and Michelle D. Hamilton -- Introduction to forensic engineering and accident reconstruction / Scott D. Batterman and Steven C. Batterman -- Wildlife forensic science / Ken Goddard -- Appendix -- Index.
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Forensic science has come a long way in the past ten years. It is much more in-depth and much broader in scope, and the information gleaned from any evidence yields so much more information than it had in the past because of incredible advances in analytic instruments and crucial procedures at both the crime scene and in the lab. Many practices have gone digital, a concept not even fathomed ten years ago. And from the first collection of evidence to its lab analysis and interpretation to its final presentation in court, ethics has become an overriding guiding principle. That's why this new edi.