As witnessed in landmark criminal cases, the quality and integrity of bloodstain evidence can be a crucial factor in determining a verdict. Since the first edition of Interpretation of Bloodstain Evidence at Crime Scenes was published nearly a decade ago, bloodstain pattern interpretation has continued to grow as a branch of forensic science. Revised and updated to reflect new technology and developments in the field, the second edition is packed with new information and illustrations-including 421 photographs and diagrams of improved quality that will aid in interpretation of evidence.
Expanding on a single chapter presented in the bestselling first edition, the second edition details, in four chapters, an introduction to bloodstain interpretation; low-velocity impact and angular considerations; medium and high-velocity impact; and the significance of partially dried, clotted, aged, and physically altered bloodstains in four new chapters. A full chapter on the detection of blood with luminol, featuring high-quality, full-color photographs of luminol reactions, has been added. This new edition also includes 12 new case studies in addition to 8 original case studies from the first edition that have been retained for their interpretative value.
Everyone involved in crime scene evaluation and interpretation-law enforcement officers, criminologists, medical examiners, forensic pathologists, medicolegal personnel, and prosecutors and defense attorneys-will benefit from the improved and expanded second edition of this definitive reference.
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288 Halftones, black and white; 6 Tables, black and white
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Breite: 156 mm
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978-0-8493-8126-3 (9780849381263)
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Introduction to Bloodstain Interpretation and Properties, Stuart H. James
General Considerations
Historical Development
Objectives of Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation
The Biological Properties of Blood
The Physical Properties of Blood
External Forces that Alter a Blood Source or Drop
Low-Velocity Impact and Angular Considerations of Bloodstains, Stuart H. James and T. Paulette Sutton
Free-Falling Drops of Blood onto Horizontal Surfaces
Free-Falling Drops of Blood onto Nonhorizontal Surfaces-Impact Angles
Determination of the Point or Area of Convergence
Determination of the Point or Area of Origin
Angular Impact Produced by Horizontal Motion
Spashed, Projected and Cast-Off Blood
Other Bloodstain Patterns Associated with Low-Velocity Force
Medium- and High-Velocity Impact Blood Spatter, Stuart H. James and T. Paulette Sutton
Bloodstain Patterns Produced by Medium-Velocity Impact
Bloodstain Patterns Produced by High-Velocity Impact
Construction of a Stimulated Head for High-Velocity Blood Spatter Experiments with Firearms
Detection of Blood in the Barrels of Firearms
The Significance of Partially Dried, Clotted, Aged and Physically Altered Bloodstains, Stuart H. James
Drying Time of Blood
Clotting of Blood
Blood Diffusion and Drying on Various Types of Cloth as a Function of Time
The Aging of Bloodstains
Blood Degradation Experiment
Other Alterations of Bloodstains
Medical and Medicolegal Aspects of Bloodshed at Crime Scenes, William G. Eckert
Age and Muscularity
General Health
Types of Wounds Associated with Blunt-Force Injuries
Types of Wounds Associated with Sharp-Force Injuries
Types of Wounds Associated with Gunshot Injuries
Wound Location and Major Vessel Disruption
Significance of Blood Loss Evidence
Estimation of Blood Volume at the Scene
Conclusion
The Documentation, Collection and Evaluation of Bloodstain Evidence, Stuart H. James
General Considerations
Methods for Conducting Crime Scene Searches
Crime Scene Diagrams
Collection and Preservation of Bloodstain Evidence
Examination of Bloodstained Clothing
The Detection of Blood Using Luminol, Dale L. Laux
Introduction
Discovery
The Luminol Reaction
Preparation of Luminol
Interpretation of Luminescence
Use of Additional Presumptive Tests
Interpretation of Patterns
Effect of Substrates
Collection of Samples
Effects of Luminol on the Subsequent Analysis of Bloodstains
Photography
Report Writing
Testimony
Case Studies
Case Studies in Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation, Stuart H. James
Gunshot Injuries
Blunt Force Injuries
Cutting/Stabbing Injuries
Appendix A: Triginometric Tables
Appendix B: Precautions for Infectious Diseases: AIDS and Hepatitis B
