Introduction to Forensic Science

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Introduction to Forensic Science: The Science of Criminalistics is a new textbook that takes a unique and holistic approach to forensic science.

Introduction to Forensic Science: The Science of Criminalistics is a textbook that takes a unique and holistic approach to forensic science. This book focuses on exploring the underlying scientific concepts as presented at the introductory college and senior high school levels. Chapters introduce readers to each of the important areas of forensic science, grouping chapters together by discipline and following a logical progression and flow between chapters. This systematically allows students to understand the fundamental scientific concepts, recognize their various applications to the law and investigations, and discern how each topic fits broadly within the context of forensic science.

The writing is accessible throughout, maintaining students’ interest – including both science and non-science majors – while inspiring them to learn more about the field. Concepts are demonstrated with numerous case studies and full-color illustrations that serve to emphasize the important ideas and issues related to a particular topic. This approach underscores scientific understanding, allowing the student to go beyond simple rote learning to develop deeper insights into the field, regardless of their scientific background. This book has been extensively classroom-tested to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date survey of various forensic disciplines and the current state of the science, policies, and best practices.

Key features:

• Presents a wholly new, fresh approach to addressing a broad survey of techniques and evidentiary analyses in the field of forensic science.
• All concepts – and the underpinnings of forensic practice – are explained in simple terms, using understandable analogies and illustrations to further clarify concepts.
• Introduces topics that other introductory texts fail to address, including serology, behavioral science, forensic medicine and anthropology, forensic ecology, palynology, zoology, video analysis, AI/computer forensics, and forensic engineering.
• Highly illustrated with over 1,000 full-color photographs, drawings, and diagrams to further highlight key concepts.
• Suitable for both high school senior-level instruction and two- and four-year university courses for majors, non-majors, and criminal justice students enrolled in introductory forensic science classes.

Support Materials – including an Instructor’s Manual with test bank and chapter PowerPoint lecture slides – are available to professors with qualified course adoption.

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Part 1 Introduction

1. Introduction, Historic Development, and Legal Roles of Forensic Science

2. Crime Scene Investigations

3. Science, Pseudoscience, and the Law

Part 2 Biological Evidence

4. Methods for Examining Biological Evidence

5. Forensic DNA

6. Forensic Serology

7. Anatomical Evidence: The Outside Story

8. Forensic Medicine: The Inside Story

9. Forensic Anthropology

10. Forensic Ecology

Part 3 Chemical Evidence

11. Overview of Chemical Evidence

12. Forensic Spectroscopy

13. Forensic Toxicology

14. Forensic Fire and Explosives

Part 4 Physical Properties in Evidence

15. Physical Properties: Mineralogical, Soil, Glass, and Paint Analysis

16. Firearms, Ballistics, and Impression Evidence

17. Forensic Document, Photo, Video Analysis, Voice ID and Linguistics

18. Forensic Engineering and Computer Science

Part 5 Behavioural Forensic Evidence

19. Behavioral Forensic Science