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Criminalistics: Forensic Science, Crime, and Terrorism
Author: James E. GirardOVERVIEW
Every new print copy is packaged with a single access code to unlock the interactive and complete eBook and Lab Manual eBook.
The Standard in Forensic Science Fundamentals
Criminalistics continues to set the standard for modern forensic methods and investigative techniques in a new, updated fifth edition. Beginning at the crime scene and proceeding to the forensic laboratory, the text walks the reader through the entire forensic investigation. Students learn how to accurately identify, gather, and analyze multiple types of evidence by examining actual crimes that were solved using the techniques presented.
The Fifth Edition features new contemporary case studies and updated statistics. Also, the section about terrorism has been updated and expanded to include important terrorism-related topics: agroterrorism, the forensic analysis of internet data, cyberterrorism, explosives, weapons of mass destruction, and the techniques used to identify them. The most comprehensive and accessible text of its kind, Criminalistics: Forensic Science, Crime, and Terrorism, Fifth Edition is a practical, student-friendly introduction to this exciting science.
Features and Benefits
- ACCESSIBLE – Makes forensic science techniques and concepts easy-to-understand by discussing only the core science principles behind the forensic method
- APPLIED – Contemporary case studies connect the material to actual crimes that were solved using the techniques presented
- COMPREHENSIVE – All types of evidence are covered, including trace, pattern, chemical, and biological
- RELEVANT – Features an entire section on terrorism, including WMDs, explosives, and cybercrime
- PRACTICAL – The popular You are the Forensic Scientist feature offers students a realistic sense of working in this dynamic field
- SUPPORTIVE – Instructor resources include a complete Test Bank, lecture slides in PowerPoint format, an Answer Key for end-of-chapter questions, and a comprehensive Instructor’s Manual
- HANDS-ON – Every new print copy is packaged with a single access code to unlock the interactive and complete eBook and Lab Manual eBook. The Lab Manual eBook consists of 12 related experiments created by James Girard and arranged by chapter.
Appropriate Courses
This exciting text is designed for undergraduate students without a science background taking an Introduction to Forensic Science or Introduction to Criminalistics course.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Section 1 Introduction to Criminalistics
- Chapter 1 Investigating the Crime Scene
- Chapter 2 Investigating and Processing Physical Evidence
- Section 2 Trace Evidence
- Chapter 3 Physical Properties: Forensic Characterization of Soil
- Chapter 4 The Microscope and Forensic Identification of Hair, Fibers, and Paint
- Chapter 5 Forensic Analysis of Glass
- Section 3 Pattern Evidence
- Chapter 6 Fingerprints
- Chapter 7 Questioned Documents
- Chapter 8 Firearms
- Section 4 Chemical Evidence
- Chapter 9 Inorganic Analysis: Forensic Investigation of Bullets and Gunshot Residue
- Chapter 10 Arson Investigation and Organic Analysis
- Chapter 11 Drugs of Abuse
- Section 5 Biological Evidence
- Chapter 12 Forensic Toxicology
- Chapter 13 Biological Fluids: Blood, Semen, Saliva and an Introduction to DNA
- Chapter 14 Forensic DNA Typing
- Section 6 Terrorism
- Chapter 15 Computer Forensics, Cyber crime and Cyberterrorism
- Chapter 16 Explosives
- Chapter 17 Detecting Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Appendix A Forensic Organizations, Testing Laboratories, Equipment and Supply
- Appendix B Metric Measurements and Equivalents
- Appendix C Synthetic Polymers
- Appendix D Forensic Science Resources
- Appendix E Answers to Even Numbered Questions
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