Category - "General Forensic Science"

This updated edition reexamines the impact of cocaine production, trade, and consumption on society beginning in the 16th century. Featuring all new and reorganized chapters, A Brief History of Cocaine, Second Edition contains the latest data and statistics that correlate drug trafficking to terrorism and illustrate recent trends in worldwide production, consumption, cost competition, and international transport. Including a rare look at the role of Japanese companies in cocaine trade, as well as pharmaceutical companies, medical studies, and the commercialization of cocaine products, this book offers a well-rounded historical perspective that helps to explain why one of today's most illegal industries continues to thrive despite costly anti-drug campaigns.

Two distinguished radiologists and a renowned odontologist combine their lifetime collections of photographs dealing with radiologic diagnosis of violence. This atlas not only includes radiographs related to clinical forensic medicine, but also illustrates the radiologic techniques that detect arms, explosives, and other weapons. Providing more than 700 large, black and white radiographs and 30 color photos, the atlas allows for quick reference in cases of child abuse, police brutality, starvation, and other results of trauma. The book assists radiologists in crime laboratories by providing comparison photographs to recognize foreign material, such as letter bombs, as well as evidence of homicide by irradiation.

This volume explores the physiological and psychological phenomenon of addiction including the nature of dependence, the dependence potential of drugs, and the importance of motivation in recovery. It discusses substitute prescriptions and the benefits of their use in maintenance or controlled withdrawal. It also examines the identification and management of withdrawal syndromes, considers the use of various pharmaceuticals for detoxification, and includes expert instruction on the management of common comorbidities. Additional information covers the emergency management of several drug related disorders. The book contains 29 tables and figures, expert data, and extensive references

Providing a brief introduction to basic CSI photographic techniques, this book shares the author’s techniques for capturing scenes by taking photographs that reveal facts in the most compelling way. He reveals time-tested methods for photographing difficult images such as bullets inside of walls and tires and red blood stains on red dirt. Tips on creative image composition are included, along with instructions on maximizing depth of field, scene orientation, and common errors and solutions. Useful to a wide range of professionals, the book also includes a chapter on court admissibility of images.

Based on the findings of a multidisciplinary toxicology research program, this book explores improved methods of implementing countermeasures to biological and chemical terrorism. The authors focus on modeling, simulation, and visualization; environmental protection; personal protection and therapeutics; and the mechanistic and toxic effects of weapons. It draws heavily on the findings and conclusions from research conducted through the Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. National Program for Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats. The book is appropriate for graduate level course work and as a professional reference. It includes a 16 page color insert along with tables, illustrations, and diagrams.

In this volume, a group of leading forensic experts present exciting progress in fingerprint technology. A fully updated version of a bestseller, Advances in Fingerprint Technology, Second Edition covers major developments in latent fingerprint processing, including physical, chemical, instrumental, and combination techniques. The book contains five new chapters that include discussions on latent fingerprint chemistry, techniques directed at lipid-soluble components, a succinct treatment of AFIS, a new procedure that applies nanocrystal technology to latent fingerprint development, and a statistically-based point of view regarding the individuality of fingerprints.

The mass spectrometer is now an integral part of every forensic laboratory. This methodology results in lower detection limits, more reliable identification, and greater analytical accuracy. Exploring the latest developments in the field, Advances in Forensic Applications of Mass Spectrometry provides a comprehensive reference guide to forensic applications using modern mass spectrometry techniques. The text features methods developed from advanced instrumentation, drug detection and toxicological analysis, methodology of applications of stable isotope ratios, and procedures for analysis of explosives in post-blast residues.

Examining different types of criminal justice systems and the legal models that shape them, this text uses specific examples to highlight five basic legal foundation models: continental, common law, Islamic, Marxist, and mixed. The book explains how these legal models dictate the roles of the police, courts, and corrections systems in various countries, how the roles differ from place to place, and how these differences are justified under respective national philosophies. Each chapter features a case study, includes tables delineating the action and rationalization of each system under each topic, and concludes with a summary and discussion questions.