Principles of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

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This latest edition of a bestseller adds new material and expands on previous work. The book includes new chapters on mathematics and physics for bloodstain pattern analysis and the application of the scientific method to bloodstain pattern analysis and experimentation. It discusses the forensic photography of bloodstain patterns and provides terminology used by SWGSTAIN (The FBI Scientific Working Group on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis). This edition also expands the last edition`s chapters on the evaluation of bloodstain patterns on clothing, evidence, and bodies.

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Introduction. Scientific and Medical Aspects of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. Types of Bloodstain Patterns: Passive, Spatter, Altered. Documentation of Bloodstain Patterns. Examination and Evaluation of Bloodstain Patterns. Chemical Aspects: Serological Testing, Searching and Enhancement Techniques. Legal Aspects of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. Appendices.