Douglas H. Ubelaker

Forensic Science (eBook, PDF)

Current Issues, Future Directions

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118373873
• Artikelnr.: 37356955

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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

Rezensionen

"I would recommend this text to anyone wishing to learn more about the many and varied disciplines that make up the forensic sciences and, particularly, the role of AAFS in shaping developments in recent years." -- Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1 July 2013

"There is no other book on the market that provides the perspective that these authors do on new and evolving fields in the discipline. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All library collections." -- Choice, 1 August 2013