Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques

-Provides readers with a general overview, a focused understanding, and a deep appreciation of the wide scope of the forensic sciences
-Illustrates principles with numerous high-quality, color photographs and case studies
-Contains appendices with scientific and professional information such as useful Web sites and biohazard guidelines
-Offers a glimpse of what it's like to be a forensic scientist, including the personal experience of a medical-legal death investigator at the World Trade Center body identification facility
-A special section on forensic science and the law presents the attorney's viewpoint
-A companion laboratory manual, sold separately, includes 23 entry-level experiments that cover the theory behind the experiment, equipment needed, experimental protocols, and report
-Instructor's guide available for qualifying course adoptions - includes answers to review questions given in the text, learning objectives, test questions, and suggested exercises

Criminal profiling, cyberforensics, accident reconstruction. Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques is the first introductory text to present forensic science in its broadest sense, encompassing classic criminalistics and beyond.

Packed with over 350 full-color illustrations, the book offers a cutting-edge presentation of criminalistics and related laboratory subjects, covering:

Trace Evidence
Forensic Toxicology
DNA Analysis and its Legal Aspects
Questioned Documents
Drug Analysis
Crime Scene Investigation
Firearms and Tool marks
Biological Fluids
Fingerprints

In addition, you get full-chapter, state-of-the-art accounts of topics such as:

Forensic Pathology and Traumatic Death
Forensic Odontology
Forensic Anthropology
Forensic Taphonomy
Recognition of Bloodstain Patterns
Footwear Evidence
Tire Imprint Evidence
Forensic Engineering
Vehicular Accident Reconstruction
Computer Crime
Forensic Psychology, Psychiatry, and Profiling

Highly respected experts active in each discipline share their expertise, their cases, and up-to-date techniques, while careful editing has made that information accessible to non-scientists. Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques offers a clear, comprehensive overview that reveals the breadth and richness of the forensic sciences to students entering the field and practitioners who need to collaborate outside their disciplines.