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This book is the perfect starting point for any newcomer to the field of forensic science. It examines the entire process of conducting forensic science, from the collection of evidence at the crime scene, through the examination and evaluation of that evidence, to the presentation of scientific findings in court. The book is scientifically rigorous but written in a friendly and engaging style making it the ideal companion for undergraduate students beginning a forensic science course; as background for MSc students; as a reference for related professions such as lawyers or police officers; or simply for the casual reader who wants to learn more about this fascinating area.

Forensic Science

• Forensic Science


• FORENSIC SCIENCE


• Contents


• Preface


• Publisher?s acknowledgements


• Figures


• Text


• Photographs


• Information sources used in the preparation of case studies


• CHAPTER 1 Introduction to forensic science


• 1.1 The role of forensic science in the investigation of crime


• 1.1.1 The recovery and continuity of evidence


• 1.1.2 Laboratory work on physical evidence recovered from the crime scene


• 1.1.3 The interpretation and evaluation of scientific evidence and the presentation of scientific test results in court


• 1.2 The scientific examination of forensic evidence


• 1.2.1 The comparison of evidence


• Comparison between an evidential object and a relevant database


• Comparison between two pieces of evidence obtained from different places


• Comparison between questioned samples, both positive and negative controls, and reference collections


• Comparison between a scene impression and a test impression


• 1.2.2 Establishing what occurred during a crime: crime reconstruction and simulation experiments


• 1.2.3 Intelligence information


• 1.3 The provision of forensic science services in the UK


• 1.3.1 Scientific support within the police


• 1.3.2 Large-scale forensic science providers


• 1.3.3 Small-scale forensic practitioners


• 1.4 The accreditation of forensic science in the UK


• 1.4.1 Accreditation of providers


• 1.4.2 Accreditation of individual practitioners


• 1.4.3 Course accreditation, endorsement and benchmarking


• 1.5 Quality assurance in forensic science


• Chapter 2 The crime scene


• Chapter objectives


• Introduction


• 2.1 An overview of crime scene processing


• 2.2 The first police officer attending and the preservation of the crime scene


• 2.3 Recording the crime scene

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