Criminalistics forensic science, crime, and terrorism
James E. Girard.
- 2nd ed.
- Sudbury, Mass. Jones & Bartlett Learning c2011.
- xxvi, 515 p. ill. (chiefly col.) 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Investigating the crime scene -- Investigating and processing physical evidence -- Physical properties : forensic characterization of soil -- The microscope and forensic identification of hair, fibers and paint -- Forensic analysis of glass -- Fingerprints -- Questioned documents -- Firearms -- Inorganic analysis : forensic investigation of bullets and gunshot residue -- Arson -- Drugs of abuse -- Forensic toxicology -- Biological fluids : blood, semen, saliva and an introduction to DNA -- Forensic DNA typing -- Computer forensics, cyber crime and cyberterrorism -- Explosives -- Detecting weapons of mass destruction.