Introduction to forensic sciences / edited by William G. Eckert.
Material type: TextPublication details: Boca Raton, Fla. ; London : CRC, c1997.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xi, 390p., [2]p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24cmISBN:- 9780849381010 :
- 0849381010
- 616.0149 ECK
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Previous ed.: Mosby, 1980.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to forensic sciences / William G. Eckert -- Historical development of forensic sciences / William G. Eckert -- The role of the forensic laboratory / William G. Eckert and Stuart H. James -- Forensic psychiatry / William G. Eckert and Ronald J. Turco -- Scientific evidence in court / William G. Eckert and Ronald K. Wright -- Legal medicine and jurisprudence / Cyril H. Wecht -- Forensic pathology / William G. Eckert and Ronald K. Wright -- Forensic toxicology / Alphonse Poklis -- Questioned documents / William H. Storer -- Bloodstain pattern interpretation / Stuart H. James and Charles F. Edel -- Serology and DNA typing / George T. Duncan and Martin L. Tracey -- Forensic odontology / Mark Bernstein -- The scope of forensic anthropology / Mehmet Yasar I^scan and Susan R. Loth.
This text presents each of the distinct fields that collectively comprise the forensic sciences, in a logical non-technical fashion. Each chapter is written by an expert in his/her respective field. The various methods of applying these sciences in different countries are covered.