Forensics for Dummies - Douglas P Lyle

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Auteur(s) : Douglas P Lyle

Editeur : Wiley

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/06/2019

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 400

Expédition : 681

Dimensions : 23.3 x 18.9 x 2.7

ISBN : 9781119608967

Résumé :

• Evaluate crime scene evidence
• Grasp forensics basics, from ballistics to fingerprinting
• Identify careers in forensics

The science behind criminal investigation

Fascinated by forensics? From fingerprints and fibers to blood and ballistics, this book will have you solving crimes alongside your favorite TV shows, books, and podcasts in no time. Get a look behind the scenes to understand how evidence is collected and protected. Find out how forensics is used to identify unknown victims, estimate a time of death, and analyze traumatic injuries. From the crime scene tape to the lab, this book reveals the technology and people who work in forensics ? and shows you how it's really done. inside...

• Discover why forensics is necessary
• Get the deal on DNA analysis
• Look inside the toxicology lab
• Analyze firearms evidence
• Delve into the criminal mind
• Uncover how Hollywood gets it wrong

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Biographie:

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 2

Icons Used in This Book 2

Beyond the Book 3

Where to Go from Here 3

Part 1: Cracking Open the Case 5

Chapter 1: Understanding the World of Forensic Science 7

Defining Forensics: The Science of Catching Criminals 8

Integrating science into the practice of law 8

Drawing from other sciences 9

Getting the Big Picture: Forensic Science in Action 9

Starting out small: Basic forensic services 10

Looking at physical forensic science 11

Delving into biological forensic science 11

Investigating the Crime Lab 12

Creating the first crime lab 12

Identifying common procedures 13

Peeking Inside the Criminalist's Toolbox 15

The Cornerstone of Forensic Science: Locard's Exchange Principle 15

Looking at Locard's principle in action 16

Reading the trace evidence 17

Determining who did what where 17

Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Forensics Team 19

Gathering the Evidence: The Criminalist at Work 20

From Analyzing Blood to Identifying Bugs: Forensic Science Specialists 22

Forensic Investigation's Head Honcho: The Medical Examiner 24

Looking at two forensic systems 24

Checking out the duties of a coroner or medical examiner 25

Following the medical examiner in action 26

Dealing with the Dead: The Coroner's Technician 27

Testifying as an Expert 28

Understanding the court system 28

Getting to the heart of the truth 30

Understanding the role of expert testimony 30

Chapter 3: Collecting and Protecting the Evidence 33

Assessing the Scene of the Crime 33

Distinguishing between primary and secondary crime scenes 34

Arriving at a crime scene 34

Preserving and processing the scene 35

Documenting the procedure 36

Reconstructing the crime scene 37

Recognizing a staged crime scene 39

Classifying the Evidence 39

Determining whether evidence is direct or circumstantial 40

Discerning physical from biological evidence 40

Understanding reconstructive evidence 41

Identifying associative evidence 41

Differentiating class and individual evidence 41

Analyzing the evidence 43

Locating the Evidence 43

Obtaining a search warrant 44

Searching without a warrant 45

Collecting and Preserving the Evidence 46

Searching the area 46

Gathering the evidence 47

Packaging the evidence 48

Collecting control samples 48

Protecting the chain of custody 49

Locating a Missing Corpse 50

Chapter 4: Delving into the Criminal Mind 53

Defining the Role of the Forensic Psychiatric Professional 53

Differentiating forensic from clinical psychiatry 54

How the mind matters in forensics 55

Assessing the Brain 55

Getting started with a medical history and physical exam 56

Digging into the psyche 57

Asking the right questions 58

Employing dubious techniques 58

Dealing with Deception 59

Recognizing lying perps 59

Debunking the eyewitness 60

Dealing with false confessions 61

Assessing Competence and Sanity 62

Determining a defendant's competence 63

Defining insanity, loosely 63

Tracking Serial Offenders 64

Classifying the multiple murderer 65

Making the monsters 65

Profiling the Perpetrator 68

Assessing the perpetrator's psyche 70

Taking trophies and souvenirs 72

Distinguishing MO from signature 72

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Sommaire:

D.P. Lyle, MD, is the award-winning author of many nonfiction books and works of fiction. He is the co-host of Crime and Science Radio, and has worked as a forensics consultant with the writers of popular television shows such as> Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Monk, Judging Amy, House, and Pretty Little Liars. Find him online at www.dplylemd.com....