Forensic Science
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-119-94123-1 (ISBN)
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FORENSIC SCIENCE Forensic Science: Current Issues, Future Directions presents a comprehensive, international discussion of key issues within the forensic sciences. Written by accomplished and respected specialists in distinct areas of the forensic sciences, this volume examines central issues within each discipline, provides perspective on current debate and explores current and proposed research initiatives.
The forensic sciences represent dynamic and evolving fields, presenting new challenges to a rapidly expanding cohort of international practitioners. This book acquaints readers with the complex issues involved and how they are being addressed. The academic treatment by experts in the fields ensures comprehensive and thorough understanding of these issues and paves the way for future research and progress.
Draws on the knowledge and expertise of the prestigious American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Written by key experts in the diverse disciplines of forensic science
An international approach
Each chapter carefully integrated throughout with key themes and issues covered in detail
Includes discussion of future directions of forensic science as a discipline
Editor Douglas H. Ubelaker Former President, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Colorado Springs, USA Senior Scientist, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA
List of contributors vii
Acknowledgements xix
1 Introduction 1
Douglas H. Ubelaker
2 General forensics – no one else starts until we finish 6
Julie Howe, Janet Barber Duval, Claire Shepard and Robert Gaffney
3 Criminalistics: the bedrock of forensic science 29
Susan Ballou, Max Houck, Jay A. Siegel, Cecelia A. Crouse, John J. Lentini and Skip Palenik
4 Forensic pathology – the roles of molecular diagnostics and radiology at autopsy 102
James R. Gill, Yingying Tang, Gregory G. Davis, H. Theodore Harcke and Edward L. Mazuchowski
5 The places we will go: paths forward in forensic anthropology 131
Dawnie Wolfe Steadman
6 Forensic toxicology: scope, challenges, future directions and needs 160
Barry K. Logan and Jeri D. Ropero-Miller
7 Odontology – dentistry’s contribution to truth and justice 179
Iain A. Pretty, Robert Barsley, C. Michael Bowers, Mary Bush, Peter Bush, John Clement, Robert Dorion, Adam Freeman, Jim Lewis, David Senn and Frank Wright
8 Forensic psychiatry and forensic psychology 211
Stephen B. Billick and Daniel A. Martell
9 Forensic document examination 224
William M. Riordan, Judith A. Gustafson, Mary P. Fitzgerald and Jane A. Lewis
10 Digital evolution: history, challenges and future directions for the digital and multimedia sciences section 252
David W. Baker, Samuel I. Brothers, Zeno J. Geradts, Douglas S. Lacey, Kara L. Nance, Daniel J. Ryan, John E. Sammons and Peter Stephenson
11 Global thinking and methodologies in evidence-based forensic engineering science 292
Laura L. Liptai, Adam Aleksander, Scott Grainger, Sarah Hainsworth, Ryan Loomba and Jan Unarski
12 Jurisprudence 310
ARW Forrest and RT Kennedy
13 Global forensic science and the search for the dead and missing from armed conflict: the perspective of the International Committee of the Red Cross 337
Morris Tidball-Binz
14 Forensic systems and forensic research: an international perspective 366
DN Vieira
15 Summary and conclusions 374
Douglas H. Ubelaker
Index 399
| Verlagsort | Hoboken |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 175 x 253 mm |
| Gewicht | 780 g |
| Themenwelt | Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Rechtsmedizin |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-119-94123-7 / 1119941237 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-119-94123-1 / 9781119941231 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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