Forensic Science category: 441 books
Forensic Evidence Field Guide
A Collection of Best Practices
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015
Forensic Evidence Field Guide: A Collection of Best Practices highlights the essentials needed to collect evidence at a crime scene. The unique spiral bound design is perfect for use in the day-to-day tasks involved in collecting evidence in the field. The book covers a wide range of evidence collection...
Learning Forensic Assessment
Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Major developments in the field since the publication of Learning Forensic Assessment are integrated in this revised edition, including revised editions of the DSM-5, HCR-20 scale, and child custody guidelines.
This textbook is designed for graduate students learning forensic assessment and...
by David Canter
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2010
Lie detection, offender profiling, jury selection, insanity in the law, predicting the risk of re-offending , the minds of serial killers and many other topics that fill news and fiction are all aspects of the rapidly developing area of scientific psychology broadly known as Forensic Psychology. Forensic...
Principles of Addictions and the Law
Applications in Forensic, Mental Health, and Medical Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2010
The book includes an examination of sources of law important to addiction and its treatment. The foundations for forensic work in professional legal testimony is explored (e.g., legal system, case law precedent, statutes governing addictions, civil and criminal procedures). The science of addiction...
Death Investigation
An Introduction to Forensic Pathology for the Nonscientist
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
Death Investigation: An Introduction to Forensic Pathology for the Nonscientist provides students and law enforcement professionals with an accurate, clear overview of forensic pathology. It presents death investigation at the scene and autopsy, providing readers with a broad understanding of forensic...
Remote Sensing Technology in Forensic Investigations
Geophysical Techniques to Locate Clandestine Graves and Hidden Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Remote Sensing Technology in Forensic Investigations provides a basic understanding of concepts involved in the use of basic geophysical surveying, metal detectors, magnetics, electromagnetics and ground penetrating radar in police and forensic investigations. Such technology can be vital in locating...
Forensic Psychiatry
A Lawyer’s Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
Lawyers frequently encounter clients and/or cases of bizarre behavior, mental illness, substance abuse, psychopathy, sexual offenses, learning disorders, birth defects, and other behavioral and emotional issues. Often they are ill-prepared to understand the nature of the psychiatric report, how the...
by Max M. Houck, Christine Funk, Harold Feder
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
A major revision of the landmark book on expert testimonyFeder’s Succeeding as an Expert Witness, Successful Expert Testimony, Fifth Edition highlights the book’s value to both attorneys and expert witnesses in promoting effective, impactful courtroom testimony. The book outlines the role of expert...
Forensic Evidence in Court
Evaluation and Scientific Opinion
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
The interpretation and evaluation of scientific evidence and its presentation in a court of law is central both to the role of the forensic scientist as an expert witness and to the interests of justice. This book aims to provide a thorough and detailed discussion of the principles and practice of...
Cultural Competence in Forensic Mental Health
A Guide for Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Attorneys
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004
As culturally relevant psychiatry becomes common practice, the need for competent and culturally relevant forensic psychiatry comes to the forefront. This volume, written by one expert in cultural psychiatry and another in forensic psychiatry addresses that need. By combining their expertise in these...
Introduction to Criminalistics
The Foundation of Forensic Science
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2009
Introduction to Criminalistics covers the basics of Criminalistics in a textbook for a one or two semester course, with the intention of preparing the student for a future in forensic science.
The role of the Criminalist is to analyze, compare, identify, and interpret physical evidence in the...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
The third edition of Introduction to Environmental Forensics is a state-of-the-art reference for the practicing environmental forensics consultant, regulator, student, academic, and scientist, with topics including compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA), advanced multivariate statistical techniques,...
Relationship Inference with Familias and R
Statistical Methods in Forensic Genetics
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015
Relationship Inference in Familias and R discusses the use of Familias and R software to understand genetic kinship of two or more DNA samples. This software is commonly used for forensic cases to establish paternity, identify victims or analyze genetic evidence at crime scenes when kinship is involved....
Pioneers in Forensic Science
Innovations and Issues in Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
This book highlights the contributions of leading forensic science practitioners, iconic figures who have been integral in both establishing current scientific and medicolegal practices and innovative evidence collection, testing, and analysis methods. Such professionals include Henry Lee, Michael...