Science and technology in criminal investigation -- Crime scene investigation -- Assessing the physical evidence -- Crime-scene reconstruction : bloodstain evidence -- The role of forensic experts in death investigation -- Detecting crimes with fingerprints -- The microscope and its forensic applications -- Firearms, tool marks, and other impressions -- Forensic analysis of matter, light, and glass -- Evidentiary value of hair and fibers -- Drug abuse and drug evidence -- Forensic toxicology -- Examination of metals, paint, and soil -- Forensic serology -- DNA : the indispensable forensic science tool -- Investigation of arson and explosions -- Scientific examination of documents -- Computer forensics -- Mobile device forensics.