Principles of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: Theory and PracticeBloodstain evidence has become a deciding factor in the outcome of many of the world's most notorious criminal cases. As a result, substantiation of this evidence is crucial to those on either side of the courtroom aisle. The challenge is to obtain an authoritative reference that provides the latest information in a comprehensive and effective mann |
Contents
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Medical and Anatomical Aspects of Bloodshed | 11 |
Biological and Physical Properties of Human Blood | 41 |
Physical Properties of Bloodstain Formation | 59 |
Passive Bloodstains | 71 |
Formation of Spatter and Spatter Associated with a Secondary Mechanism | 99 |
Impact Spatter Mechanisms | 119 |
Spatter Associated with a Projection Mechanism | 149 |
Chemical Enhancement of Latent Bloodstain Impressions | 391 |
Approaching the Bloodstain Pattern Case | 421 |
Report Writing | 433 |
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Bloodstain Pattern Evidence | 443 |
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Postconviction and Appellate Application | 479 |
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Trigonometric Tables8212Sine and Tangent Functions | 505 |
Metric Measurements and Equivalents | 507 |
Altered Bloodstain Patterns | 179 |
Determination of the Area of Convergence and Area of Origin of Bloodstain Patterns | 217 |
Directional Analysis of Bloodstain Patterns with a Computer | 241 |
Documentation and Examination of Bloodstain Evidence | 263 |
Evaluation of Bloodstain Patterns at the Scene | 297 |
Presumptive Testing and Species Determination of Blood and Bloodstains | 349 |
The Detection of Blood Using Luminol | 369 |
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Principles of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: Theory and Practice Stuart H. James,Paul Erwin Kish,T. Paulette Sutton No preview available - 2021 |
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