Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
Editors: Siegel, Jay and Saukko, Pekka
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
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ISBN: 978-0-12-382165-2
Category: Social Sciences - Criminology & Law
Image Count:
1657
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
The Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences, Second Edition is a reference source that will inform both the crime scene worker and the laboratory worker of each others protocols, procedures and limitations.
Table of Contents
- Editors-in-Chief: Biographies
- Senior Editor: Biography
- Section Editors
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Introduction
- Permission Acknowledgments
- Anthropology/Odontology
- Animal Effects on Bones
- History of Forensic Anthropology
- Forensic Anthropology: An Introduction
- Forensic Taphonomy
- Archeology
- Postmortem Interval
- Species: Human Versus Nonhuman
- Sexing
- Aging the Dead and the Living
- Stature and Build
- Ancestry
- Facial Approximation
- Personal Identification in Forensic Anthropology
- Bone Pathology and Antemortem Trauma
- Biomechanics of Bone Trauma
- Bone Trauma
- Identification of the Living
- Odontology
- Behavioral
- Autoerotic Death
- Criminal Profiling
- Detection of Deception
- Interpretation
- Investigative Psychology
- Lie Detection
- Modus Operandi
- Offender Signature
- Behavioral Forensic Science: An Overview
- Forensic Phonetics
- Forensic Linguistics
- Psychological Autopsies
- Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Forensic Psychology
- Serial Killing
- Stalking
- Biology/DNA
- Forensic Genetics: History
- Basic Principles
- DNA Extraction and Quantification
- Short Tandem Repeats
- Accreditation in Forensic DNA Analysis
- Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms
- MiniSTRs
- Mixture Interpretation (Interpretation of Mixed DNA Profiles with STRs Only)
- Low-Template DNA Testing
- X-Chromosome Markers
- Mitochondrial DNA
- Introduction to Nonhuman DNA Typing
- Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies
- DNA – Statistical Probability
- Parentage Testing and Kinship Analysis
- Significance
- Future Analytical Techniques: DNA Mass Spectrometry
- DNA Databases
- Laboratory Automation and LIMS in Forensics
- Ancestry Informative Markers
- Disaster Victim Identification
- Forensic DNA Advisory Groups: DAB, SWGDAM, ENFSI, and BSAG
- Forensic Laboratory Efficiency and Funding
- Bayesian Networks
- Internet Accessible Population Databases: YHRD and EMPOP
- History of the International Society for Forensic Genetics – ISFG
- Forensic DNA Phenotyping: DNA Testing for Externally Visible Characteristics
- The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
- Microbiology and Bioterrorism
- Biology/DNA/Botany
- Cannabis DNA Typing Methods
- Biology/DNA/Entomology
- Overview
- Biology/DNA/Methods/Analytical Techniques
- Capillary Electrophoresis in Forensic Genetics
- Biology/DNA/RNA
- mRNA and MicroRNA for Body Fluid Identification
- Biology/DNA/Wildlife
- DNA and Endangered Species
- Chemistry/Trace
- Stomach Contents Analysis
- Chemistry/Trace/Adhesive Tapes
- Adhesive Tapes
- Chemistry/Trace/Decomposition Chemistry
- Decomposition Chemistry: Overview, Analysis, and Interpretation
- Chemistry/Trace/Drugs of Abuse
- Clandestine Laboratories
- Analysis of Controlled Substances
- Classification
- Designer Drugs
- Chemistry/Trace/Environmental Analysis
- Overview, Analysis, and Interpretation of Environmental Forensic Evidence
- Chemistry/Trace/Explosives
- Clandestine Explosive Laboratories
- Improvised Explosive Devices
- Explosives: Analysis
- Commercial
- Military
- Improvised Explosives
- Explosions
- Chemistry/Trace/Fibers
- Fibers: Overview
- Transfer
- Persistence and Recovery
- Fiber: Protocols for Examination
- Identification and Comparison
- Textile and Fiber Damage
- Fiber Microscopy
- Color Analysis
- Interpretation of Fiber Evidence
- Chemistry/Trace/Fire Investigation
- Chemistry of Fire
- Physics/Thermodynamics
- Thermal Degradation
- Analysis of Fire Debris
- Interpretation of Fire Debris Analysis
- Chemistry/Trace/Firearm Discharge Residues
- Overview, Analysis, and Interpretation
- Chemistry/Trace/Forensic Geosciences
- Crime Scene Considerations
- Soils
- Forensic Geoscience
- Botany
- Chemistry/Trace/Glass
- Overview (Glass)
- Glass Analysis
- Interpretation of Glass Evidence
- Chemistry/Trace/Miscellaneous Unknowns
- The Forensic Analysis of Chemical Unknowns
- Chemistry/Trace/Paint and Coating
- Overview
- Architectural Paint
- Automotive Paint
- Forensic Paint Analysis
- Interpretation of Paint Evidence
- Chemistry/Trace/Trace Evidence
- Trace Evidence Overview
- Microchemistry
- Digital Evidence
- Child Pornography
- Cellular Phones
- Digital Imaging: Enhancement and Authentication
- Digital Evidence/Audio Forensics
- Audio Enhancement and Authentication
- Digital Evidence/Black Boxes and Security Cameras
- Aircraft Flight Data Recorders
- Digital Evidence/Photography and Digital Imaging
- Digital Imaging and Photography: An Overview
- Documents
- Analytical Methods
- Document Dating
- Forgery/Counterfeits
- Handwriting
- Ink Analysis
- Paper Analysis
- History of the Forensic Examination of Documents
- Overview of Forensic Document Examination
- Engineering
- Forensic Engineering/Accident Reconstruction/Biomechanics of Injury/Philosophy, Basic Theory, and Fundamentals
- Accident Investigation – Determination of Cause
- Airbag Related Injuries and Deaths
- Electronic Data Recorders (EDRs, Black Boxes)
- Analog Tachograph Chart Analysis
- Human Factors Investigation and Analysis of Accidents and Incidents
- Railroad Accident Investigation and Reconstruction
- Analysis of Digital Evidence
- Investigation and Analysis of Structural Collapses
- Biomechanics of Human Gait – Slip and Fall Analysis
- Forensic Chemical Engineering Investigation and Analysis
- Materials Analysis and Failure Analysis
- Investigation and Analysis of Electrical Accidents
- Forensic Medicine/Causes of Death
- Blunt Injury
- Burns and Scalds
- Asphyctic Deaths – Overview and Pathophysiology
- Strangulation
- Traumatic and Postural Asphyxia, Physical Restraint
- Immersion Deaths
- Sharp Trauma
- Systemic Response to Trauma
- Sudden Natural Death
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Gunshot Wounds
- Forensic Medicine/Clinical
- Clinical Forensic Medicine – Overview
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual Violence
- Child Abuse
- Defense Wounds
- Self-Inflicted Injury
- Elder Abuse
- Torture
- Forensic Age Estimation
- Hyperthermia and Hypothermia
- Electrocution and Lightning Strike
- Neonaticide
- Identification
- Deaths in Custody
- Suicide
- Traffic Injuries and Deaths
- Airplane Crashes and Other Mass Disasters
- Forensic Medicine/Pathology
- Forensic Pathology – Principles and Overview
- External Postmortem Examination
- Autopsy
- Histopathology
- Early and Late Postmortem Changes
- Estimation of the Time Since Death
- Vital Reactions and Wound Healing
- Postmortem Imaging
- Deaths Associated with Medical Procedures
- Foundations
- History of Forensic Sciences
- Principles of Forensic Science
- Evidence/Classification
- The Frequentist Approach to Forensic Evidence Interpretation
- Statistical Interpretation of Evidence: Bayesian Analysis
- Forensic Intelligence
- Overview and Meaning of Identification/Individualization
- Semiotics, Heuristics, and Inferences Used by Forensic Scientists
- Interpretation/The Comparative Method
- Forensic Classification of Evidence
- Foundations/Fundamentals
- Measurement Uncertainty
- Investigations
- Collection and Chain of Evidence
- Contamination
- Forensic Intelligence Analysis
- Fingerprints
- Major Incident Scene Management
- Packaging
- Preservation
- Recording
- Recovery of Human Remains
- Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction
- Suspicious Deaths
- Evidence Collection at Fire Scenes
- Fire Scene Inspection Methodology
- Fire Patterns and Their Interpretation
- Types of Fires
- Counterfeit Goods
- Counterfeit Currency
- Identity Theft
- Forensic Accounting
- Payment Cards
- Crime Scene to Court
- Explosions
- Legal
- The Innocence Project
- DNA Exonerations
- Expert Witness Qualifications and Testimony
- Forensic Laboratory Reports
- Legal Aspects of Forensic Science
- Legal Systems: Adversarial and Inquisitorial
- When Science Changes, How Does Law Respond
- History of the Law’s Reception of Forensic Science
- International Courts and Forensic Science
- Management/Administration of Forensic Science
- International Organizations and Cooperation
- Principles for the Organization of Forensic Support
- Management/Quality in Forensic Science
- Principles of Quality Assurance
- Accreditation
- Certification
- Standard Methods
- Risk Management
- Effectiveness
- Health and Safety
- Sequential Unmasking: Minimizing Observer Effects in Forensic Science
- Methods
- Capillary Electrophoresis: Basic Principles
- Capillary Electrophoresis in Forensic Biology
- Capillary Electrophoresis in Forensic Chemistry
- Chromatography: Basic Principles
- Gas Chromatography
- Liquid and Thin-Layer Chromatography
- Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry
- Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry
- Mass Spectrometry
- Analytical Light Microscopy
- Microscopy (Electron)
- Presumptive Chemical Tests
- Nonchromatographic Separation Techniques
- Spectroscopic Techniques
- Spectroscopy: Basic Principles
- Field-Deployable Devices
- Chemometrics
- Pattern Evidence
- Vehicle Tire Marks and Tire Track Measurement
- Plastic Bag Striations
- Bare Footprint Marks
- The Friction Ridge Skin of the Feet
- Palm Prints
- Footwear Marks
- Serial Number
- Shotgun Ammunition on a Target
- Physical Match
- Tools
- Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation, and Verification (ACE-V)
- Pattern Evidence/Fingerprints (Dactyloscopy)
- Friction Ridge Print Examination – Interpretation and the Comparative Method
- Automated Methods, Including Criminal Records Administration
- Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)
- Chemistry of Print Residue
- Identification and Classification
- Sequential Treatment and Enhancement
- Friction Ridge Skin Impression Evidence – Standards of Proof
- Visualization or Development of Crime Scene Fingerprints
- Pattern Evidence/Firearms
- Humane Killing Tools
- Laboratory Analysis
- Range
- Residues
- Pattern Evidence/History
- Fingerprint Sciences
- Professional
- Accreditation of Educational Programs
- Certification and Licensing
- Continuing Professional Development
- Education and Accreditation in Forensic Science
- Ethics
- Research and Publishing
- Training to Competence
- National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
- Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS)
- American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD)
- European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI)
- International Association for Identification (IAI)
- National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME)
- Senior Managers of Australian and New Zealand Forensic Laboratories (SMANZFL)
- Toxicology
- Toxicology: History
- Pharmacology and Mechanism of Action of Drugs
- Toxicology: Overview and Applications
- Drug Screening in Sport
- Volatile Substances and Inhalants
- Interpretation of Results
- Methods of Analysis – Initial Testing
- Methods of Analysis – Confirmatory Testing
- Postmortem Specimens
- Herbal Psychoactive Substances
- Herbal Medicines and Phytopharmaceuticals – Contaminations
- Behavioral Toxicology
- Postmortem Toxicology: Artifacts
- Toxicology/Alcohol
- Blood
- Urine and Other Body Fluids
- Breath Alcohol
- Alcohol Congeners and the Source of Ethanol
- Alcohol: Interpretation
- Alcohol: Postmortem
- Metabolites of Ethanol
- Toxicology/Drugs of Abuse
- Blood
- Oral Fluid
- Drug-Facilitated Crimes
- Drug-Impaired Driving
- Drugs in Hair
- Postmortem Blood
- Urine
- Validation of Twelve Chemical Spot Tests for the Detection of Drugs of Abuse