Interpol's Forensic Science Review
By: Niamh Nic Daeid (Editor), Max Houck (Editor)
Hardcover | 9 August 2017
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Divided into five sections spanning the spectrum of forensic analysis, the book begins with chemical criminalistics, starting with a chapter on the forensic examination of fibres. Next, it examines firearms and ballistics, toolmarks, footwear impressions, and other contact marks such as tire treads. A chapter on forensic geology includes related sciences such as palynology. The first section concludes with a review of articles concerning paint and glass and methods for analysis of these substances.
The second section focuses on drugs and toxicology. It examines improvements in the detection and analysis of abused substances, highlighting tests that are faster, more discriminatory, more sensitive, and less costly, providing hundreds of references to various studies conducted worldwide.
Shifting to an exploration of electronic evidence, the next section begins with forensic audio and visual evidence and then moves to digital evidence found on computers and telecommunication and electronic multimedia devices, an area that has exploded in technological progress since the last symposium.
The fourth section of the book begins with a discussion of hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances. It discusses new developments in environmental forensic science, with an increased emphasis on the field work necessary in investigation as well as advice on suggested equipment and online educational resources. The section concludes with a discussion o
Industry Reviews
...An extremely valuable book in my opinion, especially as it gives major developments occurring in last "three years in all major disciplines of forensic sciences. If you want to keep up with the latest in forensics and do not have the time (or desire) to go through multiple journal volumes, this book is for you...
-Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Vol. 11, No. 2, July-Dec. 2010
ISBN: 9781138426641
ISBN-10: 1138426644
Published: 9th August 2017
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 798
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 28.0 x 21.0
Weight (kg): 0.45
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