- 616 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Crime Reconstruction
About this book
Crime Reconstruction is a guide to the interpretation of physical evidence. It was developed to aid forensic reconstructionists with the formulation of hypotheses and conclusions that stay within the known limits of forensic evidence.The book begins with chapters on the history and ethics of crime reconstruction, and then shifts to the more applied subjects of general reconstruction methods and practice standards. It concludes with chapters on courtroom conduct and evidence admissibility, to prepare forensic reconstructionists for what awaits them when they take the witness stand.This book is a watershed collaborative effort by internationally known, qualified, and respected forensic science practitioners with generations of case experience. Forensic pioneers such as John D. DeHaan, John I. Thornton, and W. Jerry Chisum contribute chapters on arson reconstruction, trace evidence interpretation, advanced bloodstain interpretation, and reconstructionist ethics.Other chapters cover the subjects of shooting incident reconstruction, interpreting digital evidence, staged crime scenes, and examiner bias. Rarely have so many forensic giants collaborated, and never before have the natural limits of physical evidence been made so clear.This book is ideal for forensic examiners, forensic scientists, crime lab personnel, and special victim and criminal investigators. Others who will benefit from this book are law enforcement officials, forensic medical personnel, and criminal lawyers.* Contains the first practice standards ever published for the reconstruction of crime * Provides a clear ethical canon for the reconstructionist* Includes groundbreaking discussions of examiner bias and observer effects as they impact forensic evidence interpretation* Ideal for applied courses on the subject of crime reconstruction, as well as those teaching crime reconstruction theory within criminology and criminal justice programs
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Table of contents
- Front cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Table of contents
- COVER ART DETAILS
- PREFACE: A Holistic Approach to Crime Reconstruction
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- 1 A HISTORY OF CRIME RECONSTRUCTION
- 2 CRIME RECONSTRUCTION - ETHOS AND ETHICS
- 3 OBSERVER EFFECTS AND EXAMINER BIAS: PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON THE FORENSIC EXAMINER
- 4 PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CRIME
- 5 METHODS OF CRIME RECONSTRUCTION
- 6 EVIDENCE DYNAMICS
- 7 TRACE EVIDENCE IN CRIME RECONSTRUCTION
- 8 SHOOTING INCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
- 9 RECONSTRUCTION USING BLOODSTAIN EVIDENCE
- 10 FIRE SCENE RECONSTRUCTION
- 11 RECONSTRUCTING DIGITAL EVIDENCE
- 12 STAGED CRIME SCENES
- 13 SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN THE COURTROOM
- 14 RECONSTRUCTIONISTS IN A POST-DAUBERT AND POST-DNA COURTROOM
- INDEX
- COLOR PLATES