Contents Foreword...........................................................................................................ix Acknowledgments...........................................................................................xi Preface to the Second Edition.. .....................................................................xiii Preface to the First Edition.............................................................................xv I. Criminal Justice and Forensic Science.. ....................................................1 1. Introduction.. ..............................................................................................3 2. Crime Scene Investigation.. .................................................................... 29 3. The Nature of Evidence.. ......................................................................... 49 II. Analytical Tools....................................................................................... 75 4. Microscopy.. ............................................................................................. 77 5. Light and Matter.. .................................................................................... 99 6. Separation Methods............................................................................. 123 III. Biological Sciences.. .............................................................................. 155 7. Pathology.. ............................................................................................. 157 8. Anthropology and Odontology........................................................... 181 9. Entomology........................................................................................... 211 10. Serology and Bloodstain Pattern Analysis......................................... 229 11. DNA Analysis......................................................................................... 255 12. Forensic Hair Examinations................................................................. 283 IV. Chemical Sciences................................................................................. 303 13. Illicit Drugs............................................................................................ 305 14. Forensic Toxicology............................................................................... 341 15. Textile Fibers......................................................................................... 369 16. Paint Analysis........................................................................................ 391 17. Soil and Glass........................................................................................ 409 18. Fires and Explosions............................................................................. 431 V. Physical Sciences................................................................................... 471 19. Friction Ridge Examination................................................................. 473 20. Questioned Documents....................................................................... 501 21. Firearms and Tool Marks...................................................................... 529 22. Impression Evidence.. ........................................................................... 559 vii
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VI. Law and Forensic Science.. ................................................................... 577 23. Legal Aspects of Forensic Science....................................................... 579 Glossary.. ....................................................................................................... 613 Index.. ............................................................................................................ 633
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