Forensic Science

Stuart H. James is a forensic consultant with James and Associates Forensic Consultants, Inc., in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has been a consultant on cases in 47 states as well as in Australia, Canada, England, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and has given expert testimony in state, federal, and military courts. Mr. James is a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a charter and distinguished member of the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts, and a member of the FBI’s Scientific Working Group on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (SWGSTAIN). Jon J. Nordby works as a forensic science consultant for Final Analysis Forensics, an independent consulting practice in death investigation, forensic science, and forensic medicine. He specializes in scene reconstruction, evidence recognition, collection, and analysis, as well as bloodstain pattern analysis and the investigation of police shootings. His many publications include the book Dead Reckoning: The Art of Forensic Detection. Dr. Nordby is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and belongs to the Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction and the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts.

Forensic Pathology and Related Specialties


Here We Stand: What a Forensic Scientist Does; Jon J. Nordby


The Role of the Forensic Pathologist; Ronald K. Wright


Forensic Nursing; Janet S. Barber Duval, Catherine M. Dougherty, and Mary K.Sullivan


Investigation of Traumatic Deaths; Ronald K. Wright


Forensic Toxicology; John Joseph Fenton


Forensic Odontology; R. Tom Glass


Forensic Anthropology; Marcella H. Sorg and William D. Haglund


Forensic Taphonomy; William D. Haglund and Marcella H. Sorg


Forensic Entomology; Gail S. Anderson


Evaluation of the Crime Scene


Crime Scene Investigation; Marilyn T. Miller, Ed.D.


Forensic Digital Photo Imaging; Patrick Jones


Recognition of Bloodstain Patterns; Stuart H. James, Paul E. Kish, and T. Paulette Sutton


Forensic Science in the Laboratory


The Forensic Laboratory; Linda R. Netzel


The Identification and Characterization of Blood and Bloodstains; Robert P. Spalding


Identification of Biological Fluids and Stains; Andrew Greenfield and Monica M. Sloan


Forensic DNA: Technology, Applications, and the Law; Susan Herrero


Microanalysis and Examination of Trace Evidence; Thomas A. Kubic and Nicholas Petraco


Fingerprints; R. E. Gaensslen


Forensic Footwear Evidence; William J. Bodziak


Forensic Tire Tread and Tire Track Evidence; William J. Bodziak


Firearm and Tool Mark Examinations; Walter F. Rowe


Questioned Documents; Howard Seiden and Frank H. Norwitch


Analysis of Controlled Substances; Donnell R. Christian, Jr.


Forensic Engineering


Structural Failures; Randall K. Noon


Basic Fire and Explosion Investigation; David R. Redsicker


Vehicular Accident Reconstruction; Randall K. Noon


Cybertechnology and Forensic Science


Informatics in Forensic Science; Zeno Geradts


Computer Crime and the Electronic Crime Scene; Thomas A. Johnson


Forensic Application of the Social Sciences


Forensic Psychology; Louis B. Schlesinger


Forensic Psychiatry; Robert L. Sadoff


Serial Offenders: Linking Cases by Modus Operandi and Signature; Robert D. Keppel


Criminal Personality Profiling; Michael R. Napier and Kenneth P. Baker


Legal and Ethical Issues in Forensic Science


Forensic Evidence; Terrence F. Kiely


Countering Chaos: Logic, Ethics, and the Criminal Justice System; Jon J. Nordby


Appendix A: Biohazard Safety Precautions


Appendix B: Forensic Web Sites


Appendix C: Trigonometric Tables: Sine and Tangent Functions


Appendix D: Metric Measurements and Equivalents


Glossary


Contributors


Index