Forensic Science

Represents a scholarly and ambitious attempt to improve the quality of interviews received by the courts and minimize the risks of miscarriages of justice, for victims and defendants This book updates the previous review of research on children's...

Forensic psychology plays an increasingly important role in criminal investigations and legal decision-making. Homicide: A Forensic Psychology Casebook guides readers through the practical aspects of homicide cases across the entire criminal justice...

Advances in our ability to analyse information from skeletal remains and subsequent developments in the field of forensic anthropology make it possible to identify more victims of homicides, mass-fatality disasters, and genocide. Summarizing the vast...

Psychological Aspects of Crisis Negotiation, Third Edition, explores the methods and strategies for confronting the nine types of subjects typically encountered in hostage/suicide sieges by correctional staff and law enforcement crisis negotiators...

It was September 18, 2001, just seven days after al-Qaeda hijackers destroyed the Twin Towers. In the early morning darkness, a lone figure dropped several letters into a mailbox. Seventeen days later a Florida journalist died of inhalational anthrax...

Practiced worldwide, the Reid Technique (R) is the leading approach to interview and interrogation practices. Since 9 2, hundreds of thousands of investigators have received training in the Reid Technique through Criminal Interrogation and Confessions...

Modern technology using state-of-the-art equipment can now identify almost any toxin relevant to a legal issue. Techniques include gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, high-pressure liquid chromatography, and the combination of these methods. Forensic...

It is London in the 1890s. A young woman has just taken a dose of a tonic she's been given in the belief that it will improve her complexion. About ten minutes pass and she starts to experience breathing difficulties. Another minute and she collapses...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732462441Author Jerri WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Jerri WilliamsPublisher Jerri WilliamsWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451657593Author Deborah HalberFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

Digital Audio Forensics Fundamentals offers an accessible introduction to both the theory and practical skills behind this emerging field of forensic science. Beginning with an overview of the history of the discipline, the reader is guided through...

When a death is investigated by a coroner, what is the place of the family in that process? This accessibly written book draws together empirical, theoretical and historical perspectives to develop a rich, nuanced analysis of the contemporary inquest...

Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing is written with a broad viewpoint. It examines the methods of current forensic DNA typing, focusing on short tandem repeats (STRs). It encompasses current forensic DNA analysis methods, as well as biology, technology...

Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, Fifth Edition, maintains the same core foundation that made previous editions best sellers in the professional and academic community worldwide. Written for practicing behavioral...

This is the story of one man's fight against a multibillion dollar colossus. A man who stood up for what was right, whatever the cost. The brilliant young forensic pathologist had no idea that the body on the slab in front of him would change his life,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345452030Author Ngaire E. GengeFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 471gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060875282Author Dr Bill BassFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 249g

Succinct, structured, and focused, this book concentrates on the key facts and practical day-to-day issues vital to forensic psychiatry. Includes fact-oriented practical advice and clinically relevant examples Reflects current practice and the latest...

Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques believably answers the question, How do you know when someone is lying? It also provides a guide for interviewing probable suspects and interrogating likely perpetrators on techniques and tradecraft. ...

Handbook of Digital Forensics and Investigation builds on the success of the Handbook of Computer Crime Investigation, bringing together renowned experts in all areas of digital forensics and investigation to provide the consummate resource for...

The updated second edition of Handbook of Firearms and Ballistics includes recent developed analytical techniques and methodologies with a more comprehensive glossary, additional material, and new case studies. With a new chapter on the determination of...

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This updated edition of a textbook universally hailed as an indispensable guide, is a complete introduction to the methods and means of forensic archaeology.Incorporating new advances in the field, new case studies, and charting the growth and...

Incident response is the method by which organisations take steps to identify and recover from an information security incident, with as little impact as possible on business as usual. Digital forensics is what follows - a scientific investigation into...

Digital Evidence and Computer Crime, Third Edition, provides the knowledge necessary to uncover and use digital evidence effectively in any kind of investigation. It offers a thorough explanation of how computer networks function, how they can be...

Age Estimation: A Multidisciplinary Approach is the only reference in the field covering all techniques and methods involving age estimation from different perspectives in just one volume. The book provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of age...

Misleading DNA Evidence: A Guide for Scientists, Judges, and Lawyers presents the reasons miscarriages of justice can occur when dealing with DNA, what the role of the forensic scientist is throughout the process, and how judges and lawyers can educate...

Renowned for being THE definitive resource for homicide investigators, Practical Homicide Investigation: Tactics, Procedures, and Forensic Techniques details the recognized protocols used by investigative divisions of major police departments throughout...

First published in 2004, John Olsson's practical introduction to Forensic Linguistics has become required reading for courses on this new and expanding branch of applied linguistics. This second edition has been revised and updated throughout, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307719706Author Ronald KesslerFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher...

This book summarizes the research on how well children can describe an event and perpetrator, which is a recall task, and how well they can identify the perpetrator in person or in photographs, which is a recognition task. Every year, numerous crimes...

There is increased interest in forensic science and a great deal of debate about the admissibility and reliability of-not only new methods-but also traditional scientific methods that have resulted in wrongful convictions. Many universities now offer...

Prepared by Patrick J. Sobkowski, J.D.The Law Officer's Pocket Manual is a handy, pocket-sized, spiral-bound manual that highlights basic legal rules for quick reference and offers examples showing how those rules are applied. The manual provides concise...

This volume provides a broad framework for understanding hot spots policing in the context of contributions by Professor David Weisburd, recipient of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology for his work in this area.The book aims to bring together a wide...

Crime Scene Investigation Laboratory Manual, Second Edition, is written by a former crime scene investigator and forensic scientist who provides practical, straightforward, and immediately applicable best practices. Readers will learn the latest...

The Fifteenth Edition of Simpson's Forensic Medicine provides an overview of all that is relevant in practice at the interface between medicine and law. Its long-standing reputation as one of the world's leading introductory texts in the field of...

The Fifteenth Edition of Simpson's Forensic Medicine provides an overview of all that is relevant in practice at the interface between medicine and law. Its long-standing reputation as one of the world's leading introductory texts in the field of...

Practical Bomb Scene Investigation, Fourth Edition details the evidence collection and investigative processes undertaken-at the scene of an explosion-by improvised explosive device (IED) specialists, including bomb scene technicians and post-blast...

First, the fire burns you or your loved ones or your home-then, you find yourself "burned" again by the justice system.Twice Burned: A Fire Scientist's Adventures in Overturning and Preventing Wrongful Arson Convictions tells the story of renowned fire...

Crime Scene Processing and Investigation Workbook, Second Edition is the only workbook which directly supports and cross-references methodology and terminology presented in Ross Gardner and Donna Krouskup's perennial best-seller Practical Crime Scene...