The Forensic Laboratory Handbook Procedures and Practice

Forensic science has come a long way in the past ten years. It is much more in-depth and much broader in scope, and the information gleaned from any evidence yields so much more information than it had in the past because of incredible advances in analytic instruments and crucial procedures at both the crime scene and in the lab. Many practices have gone digital, a concept not even fathomed ten years ago. And from the first collection of evidence to its lab analysis and interpretation to its final presentation in court, ethics has become an overriding guiding principle. That’s why this new edition of this classic handbook is indispensable.

The Forensic Laboratory Handbook Procedures and Practice includes thirteen new chapters written by real-life practitioners who are experts in the field. It covers the tried and true topics of fingerprints, trace evidence, chemistry, biology, explosives and arson, forensic anthropology, forensic pathology, forensic documents, firearms and toolmarks. This text also addresses an array of new topics including accreditation, certification, ethics, and how insects and bugs can assist in determining many facts including a margin of time of death. In the attempt to offer a complete and comprehensive analysis The Forensic Laboratory Handbook Procedures and Practice also includes a chapter discussing the design of a laboratory. In addition, each chapter contains educational requirements needed for the discipline it covers. Complete with questions at the end of each chapter, brief author bios and real crime scene photos, this text has risen to greet the many new challenges and issues that face today’s forensic crime practitioners.

Forensic science has come a long way in the past ten years. It is much more in-depth and much broader in scope, and the information gleaned from any evidence yields so much more information than it had in the past because of incredible advances in analytic instruments and crucial procedures at both the crime scene and in the lab. Many practices have gone digital, a concept not even fathomed ten years ago. And from the first collection of evidence to its lab analysis and interpretation to its final presentation in court, ethics has become an overriding guiding principle. That’s why this new edition of this classic handbook is indispensable.

The Forensic Laboratory Handbook Procedures and Practice includes thirteen new chapters written by real-life practitioners who are experts in the field. It covers the tried and true topics of fingerprints, trace evidence, chemistry, biology, explosives and arson, forensic anthropology, forensic pathology, forensic documents, firearms and toolmarks. This text also addresses an array of new topics including accreditation, certification, ethics, and how insects and bugs can assist in determining many facts including a margin of time of death. In the attempt to offer a complete and comprehensive analysis The Forensic Laboratory Handbook Procedures and Practice also includes a chapter discussing the design of a laboratory. In addition, each chapter contains educational requirements needed for the discipline it covers. Complete with questions at the end of each chapter, brief author bios and real crime scene photos, this text has risen to greet the many new challenges and issues that face today’s forensic crime practitioners.

Preface Contributors

Chapter 1
Forensic Laboratory Accreditation
Anja Einseln, BA, MEM

Chapter 2
Forensic Biology: Serology and DNA,
Lisa A. Gefride, MS, FABC and Katherine E. Welch, MS, FABC

Chapter 3
Forensic Chemistry/Controlled Substances
Donnell Christian, BS

Chapter 4
Crime Reconstruction & Evidence Dynamics
W. Jerry Chisum, BS

Chapter 5
Explosives & Arsons
James B Crippin, BS

Chapter 6
Fingerprints
Carmine J. Artone

Chapter 7
Legal Issues Concerning Expert Evidence & Testimony
Carol Henderson, JD and Kurt W. Lenz JD

Chapter 8
Digital Evidence
Robert Bianchi, BS and Mark Pollitt, MS

Chapter 9
Firearms & Toolmarks
Edward E. Hueske, MA

Chapter 10
Teeth & Their Secrets
Helena Soomer Lincoln, DDS, Ph.D

Chapter 11
Forensic Pathology & the Investigation of Death
Elizabeth A. Laposata, MD, FCAP, FASCP

Chapter 12
Quality Assurance in the Forensic Science Laboratory
William J. Tilstone, Ph.D

Chapter 13
Forensic Documents
William L. Leaver, BS, D-ABFDE

Chapter 14
Toxicology in the Forensic Lab
Ashraf Mozayani, Pharm D, PhD, D-ABFT


Chapter 15
Trace Evidence
Willliam M. Davis, PhD

Chapter 16
Laboratory Information Management Systems - LIMS
Simon Key

Chapter 17
Forensic Etomology
M. Lee Goff, PhD

Chapter 18
Forensic Facility Plan & Design Guidelines
Kenneth C. Mohr, Jr., BS and Albert L. Hartman, BS, PE

Chapter 19
Forensic Anthropology
Jennifer C. Love, PhD, D-ABFA and Michelle D. Hamilton, Ph.D.

Chapter 20
Introduction to Forensic Engineering and Accident Reconstruction
Scott D. Batterman, PhD, PE and Steven C. Batterman, PhD

Chapter 21
Wildlife Forensic Science
Ken Goddard, MS


Appendices

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