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Title:
Bloodstain pattern evidence : objective approaches and case applications
Author:
Wonder, Anita Y.
ISBN:
9780123704825
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Publication Information:
Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2007.
Physical Description:
xii, 383 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
General Note:
Formerly CIP.
Contents:
Introduction -- Introduction -- The American founding father of bloodstain pattern evidence - the Kirk years -- Understanding blood behavior -- Trigonometry in bloodstain pattern evidence, math use in question -- Case applications -- Timing is everything -- The Alexander Lindsay second inquiry -- Who was the shooter? -- Traffic salutations in America -- The body on the porch -- Lil' ol' guy who woke up dead -- Self-defense staging homicide by gunshot -- Crime scene artwork, staged assault -- Curiosity caught the murderer -- Informant execution -- Lack of the crime lab involvement -- On duty officer involved shooting -- Three down and still missed intended victim -- Perfect stories -- Family elimination -- A tragedy of errors homicide -- The accomplice wouldn't plea -- Magic bullet in alleged drive-by shooting -- Perry Mason is a myth -- Hidden face, blunt force assault -- Body in the bathtub -- Bloodstain pattern evidence interactions with other forensic disciplines -- Bloodstain pattern evidence and law enforcement -- The forensic crime lab and bloodstain pattern evidence -- DNA and bloodstain pattern evidence -- Pathology and bloodstain pattern evidence : the predominant good, occasional bad, and rare ugly -- Bloodstain pattern evidence and the law -- Experience with training in bloodstain pattern evidence -- Preparations for bloodstain pattern workshops -- Spatter group exercises -- Exercises with groups other than spatters (nonspatter groups) -- Special projects, practical exams, and mock crime scenes -- The future of bloodstain pattern evidence -- Research in bloodstain pattern evidence -- Summation -- Flow diagram -- An objective approach to spatter classification based on SAADD -- Spatter classification table -- Twenty-five bloodspatters to practice measuring -- Tips on sequencing pattern categories -- Some random values for future research.
Abstract:
"Bloodstain Pattern Evidence builds on the fundamental ideas brought about by an understanding of blood dynamics, and illustrates through case work the practical forensic science applications of these principles to the analysis of bloodstain patterns." "Extensively illustrated, Bloodstain Pattern Evidence contains over 350 full-color photographs that emphasize and explain the essential concepts discussed throughout the text. Key terms consolidate and solidify the material presented, and numerous case studies allow readers to apply the principles from the book to actual real-world criminal investigations."--BOOK JACKET.
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