Forensic science Books

Book SynopsisForensic accounting can help family lawyers win their case and let their clients keep more of the money that might otherwise be taken from them by the difficult and confusing divorce process. To assist you understanding the practice of forensic accounting and business valuation and ultimately apply it to your family law cases, The Forensic Accounting Deskbook provides a basic introduction to the core financial concepts in divorce, such as asset identification, classification and valuation, income determination, and expenses. Writing in a clear, accessible style, author Miles Mason, who is both an attorney and a CPA, provides step-by-step explanations of these "how to" mechanics. At the same time, he also explores higher-level strategic concerns that are appropriate for high-asset and high-conflict cases. He connects the dots and fills in the gaps among the interrelated topics involved in divorce, from methodology to testimony. Ideal for both the seasoned and less experienced family law practitioner, topics in this updated edition include: What is forensic accounting, and why do you need it? Engaging a forensic accountant Basic accounting principles Reading a financial statement How to look for hidden assets Discovery, subpoenas, and depositions Asset identification and clarification Determining income and the importance of lifestyle analysis Reports and testimony Ethics, standards, and confidentiality The book also includes useful appendices available both in the book and at an online forms library, including a deposition question checklist, a sample agreement for expert consulting services, a sample company's financial statements, and a sample forensic accounting report.

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Book Synopsis“A tour de force of storytelling.” —Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Chief Inspector Gamache series“Jobb’s excellent storytelling makes the book a pleasure to read.” —The New York Times Book Review “When a doctor does go wrong, he is the first of criminals,” Sherlock Holmes observed during one of his most baffling investigations. “He has nerve and he has knowledge.” In the span of fifteen years, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream murdered as many as ten people in the United States, Britain, and Canada, a death toll with almost no precedent. Poison was his weapon of choice. Largely forgotten today, this villain was as brazen as the notorious Jack the Ripper. Structured around the doctor’s London murder trial in 1892, when he was finally brought to justice, The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream exposes the blind trust given to medical practitioners, as well as the flawed detection methods, bungled investigations, corrupt officials, and stifling morality of Victorian society that allowed Dr. Cream to prey on vulnerable and desperate women, many of whom had turned to him for medical help. Dean Jobb transports readers to the late nineteenth century as Scotland Yard traces Dr. Cream’s life through Canada and Chicago and finally to London, where new investigative tools called forensics were just coming into use, even as most police departments still scoffed at using science to solve crimes. But then, most investigators could hardly imagine that serial killers existed—the term was unknown. As the Chicago Tribune wrote, Dr. Cream’s crimes marked the emergence of a new breed of killer: one who operated without motive or remorse, who “murdered simply for the sake of murder.” For fans of Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City, all things Sherlock Holmes, or the podcast My Favorite Murder, The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream is an unforgettable true crime story from a master of the genre.Trade ReviewOne of the Most Anticipated Books of 2021: The New York Times Book Review * BuzzFeed * CNN * CrimeReads * Book Riot One of IndieWire's 10 Best Gifts for True Crime Fans One of The Washington Post's "50 Notable Works of Nonfiction" One of CrimeReads' "Best True Crime Books of 2021" "Jobb recounts Cream's life and evokes the societal attitudes that allowed him to kill: the blind faith placed in doctors, the power imbalance between Cream and the people who sought his care." --The New York Times "A deeply absorbing account of the life and deeds of one of the Ripper's earliest 'successors' . . . An admirable piece of work, a model for its kind." --The Wall Street Journal "[Dr. Thomas Neill Cream] will hauntingly occupy a space in your nightmares after you read of his life and crimes in The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream. An extraordinarily well-researched and arrestingly written work . . . this is a book that grabs you from its first sentence, weaving a suspenseful tale and taking readers on a grand, if gruesome, historical journey." --Chicago Tribune "Jobb . . . re-creates Cream's heartless life in short, highly dramatic chapters." --The Washington Post "If you've been hunting for your next true crime addiction this summer, Dean Jobb's The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream has it all: a serial-killer doctor, corrupt leaders, and a ground-breaking investigation by Scotland Yard, all within the spellbinding setting of London circa 1892." --Elle "True crime fans will want to pick up Dean Jobb's engrossing account of Thomas Neill Cream . . . Jobb builds Cream's world in vivid, transportive detail; I had a lot of fun being swept away." --BuzzFeed, "28 Summer Books to Get Excited About" "A must for true crime fans." --CNN "A tour de force of storytelling. One of the best books I've read this year. Dean Jobb breathes new life into Cream's victims--who they were, where and how they lived--all the while blending in thorny issues of policing, of the fictional detectives being created, of the other serial killers on the loose. This book is both chilling and thrilling." --Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Chief Inspector Gamache series "The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream is a macabre, utterly suspenseful true crime thriller about a forgotten madman every bit as cunning and evil as Jack the Ripper. Dean Jobb combines scholarship with a breakneck narrative so relentless it kept me up all night. Warning: Read with the lights on." --Abbott Kahler, New York Times bestselling author (as Karen Abbott) of The Ghosts of Eden Park "The story of the infamous poisoner Thomas Neill Cream is so many things--horrifying, fascinating, and insightful, a portrait of late 19th-century police work at a time when the idea of the professional detective was just starting to take shape. And in this vivid and compelling book, Dean Jobb does full justice to that story." --Deborah Blum, New York Times bestselling author of The Poisoner's Handbook "[Jobb] creates a nuanced portrait of Cream that's much more chilling than Mr. Hyde." --BookPage "Masterful . . . True crime doesn't get any better than this." --Booklist "[A] fascinating read." --Oxygen.com, July Book Club Selection "Chilling and fascinating . . . Jobb's true crime stories are not to be missed." --CrimeReads "Jobb's extensive research pays off in a true crime masterpiece that will easily sit alongside The Devil in the White City." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Jobb richly embellishes his grim central tale with carefully researched setting, detail, and social mores of the late Victorian era, elegantly contrasted with his eponymous fiend, Thomas Neill Cream . . . A vivid, engaging revival of a forgotten Victorian villain." --Kirkus Reviews "An illuminating, if frightening, book . . . Jobb handles this hideous yet compelling story so well . . . An absorbing and grim account, The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream is a gripping addition to the true crime genre." --Bookreporter.com "Jobb uses Cream's spree to illuminate the era's surgical and policing practices, and despite Cream's monstrousness, Jobb's storytelling 'makes the book a pleasure to read.'" --The Week "[A] fascinating read." --Oxygen.com "The graphically told tale of a notorious 19th-century slayer... Impressive." --Washington Independent Review of Books "Jobb does a masterful job of following the investigation, which ranged from England to the United States to Canada, and of presenting Dr. Cream not merely as a murderer, but as a complex, unstable, and deeply fascinating individual. True crime doesn't get any better than this." --Booklist "Jobb's research is excellent . . . [His] compelling account of Cream's reign of terror will appeal to readers interested in Jack the Ripper or Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper." --Library Journal "Engrossing . . . An informative and entertaining true crime text." --Foreword Review "Jobb captures the hypocrisy, class differences, and gender inequality of the times in an extensively researched non-fiction telling of the forgotten nineteenth century serial killer Dr. Thomas Neill Cream . . . Both grim and hard to put down." --Southern Bookseller Review "Dean Jobb's meticulous research is evident on every page of his gripping study of the extraordinary serial killer Doctor Cream, a nineteenth century 'monster of iniquity' whose homicidal career was truly stranger than fiction." --Martin Edwards, author of Mortmain Hall and the Lake District Mysteries "Dean Jobb has produced another mesmerizing feat of historical storytelling. The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream vividly recreates the career of one of the most audacious--and deadly--criminals in history." --Gary Krist, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Sin and The Mirage Factory "Tense, atmospheric, and effortlessly readable, The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream has all the sinister elegance of a hansom cab emerging from a late Victorian London smog." --Paul Willetts, author of King Con "Deeply researched and rich in grisly detail, The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream fuses the blow-by-blow efforts to catch a serial killer with the larger picture of crime and detection in the late nineteenth century. A fine piece of social history as well as an extraordinary story, it engrossed me right up to its deeply satisfying conclusion." --Charlotte Gray, author of eleven nonfiction bestsellers, including The Massey Murder and Murdered Midas "A brilliant evocation of an age and a fascinating dissection of a serial killer's crimes. Dean Jobb is a first-rate storyteller and historical detective. A real page-turner." --Lindsey Fitzharris, author of The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine "Corruption, madness, murder: Dr. Cream has it all. This is a spectacular and absorbing tale, meticulously reported and vividly told. An enthralling page-turner." --Jonathan Eig, author of Get Capone: The Secret Plot that Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster "The definitive retelling of a story about a devious doctor, the dogged investigators who hunted him, and the murders that shocked the world. Dr. Cream's story comes to life in Jobb's spellbinding tale." --Kate Winkler Dawson, author American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI "A tour de force of research, The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream conjures an era when poisoners roamed the earth--and police seemed powerless to stop them." --Margalit Fox, author of Conan Doyle for the Defense "An exciting whodunit . . . Jobb also does the unusual in true crime: he describes in detail the lives of Cream's victims. The scholarship he employed to tell this story is staggering . . . the numbing regard and treatment of women in Victorian times -- especially of unmarried pregnant, widowed and abandoned women -- tugs at the heart." --Winnipeg Free Press "A must-read... historically rich and shockingly poignant, Jobb's text is not one to miss." --True Crime Index "First-rate creative non-fiction [and] very hard to put down . . . Crime buffs are going to motor through this book." --Saltwire.com

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Book SynopsisThis new resource focuses on many recent advances in recycling and reuse of materials, outlining basic tools and novel approaches. It covers such important issues as e-waste recycling, bio-mass recycling, vermitechnology, recovery of metals, polymer recycling, environmental remediation, waste management, recycling of nanostructured materials, and more. Also included is coverage of new research in the use of laser spectroscopy, pyrolysis, and recycled biomaterials for biomedical applications.Table of ContentsRecycling of Materials and Reduction of Waste. Chemical Recycling of Polyurethane Foams: A Review. Importance of Reusing and Recycling Electronic Wastes. Products from Clothing Waste. Recycling Solid Waste by Co-Processing. Feedstock Recycling of Automobile Shredder Residue. Modification and Reuse of Polyvinyl Chloride Using Polyaniline and Conducting Fillers. Recyclability of EPDM Rubber by Chemical Modification. Wetting Studies as Enablers for Recycling and Reuse of Microfluidic Devices. Proposal for Recycling Organic and Inorganic Materials in an Ecological Park. Removal of Mercury (II) Using Immobilized Papain: Experiment, Modeling, and Optimization. Studies on Effect of Coconut Pith on Thermoplastic Vulcanizates Based on Recycled Polypropylene/Reclaimed Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber Composites. Calcium Lactate as a Promising Coagulant for the Pre-Treatment of Lignin Containing Wastewater. Preparation and Characterization of Wood-Plastic Composite by Plastic Waste and Saw Dust. Recycling of PVC Waste by Fabrication of NBR-PVC Blend.

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Book SynopsisA riveting blend of true crime and memoir, following the unravelling of a New Brunswick family after a brutal murder.On December 15, 1974, when Amy Bell was one year old, the city of Moncton, New Brunswick, was consumed with the search for two missing police officers ?Corporal Aurèle Bourgeois and Constable Michael O''Leary. They had been abducted by petty criminals Richard Ambrose and James Hutchison after a kidnapping that had scored them $15,000. The search would lead to a clearing in the woods where the officers were found ? murdered, and buried in shallow graves.Amy''s father, Ed Bell, stepped up to defend the killers. His unpopular stance?"every person accused of a crime deserves a defence" ? eventually led to the ruin of his career and his marriage, and Amy and her brother lived with the aftereffects: poverty and isolation. Ed Bell never spoke of his involvement in this case. It wasn''t until forty-two years later, when he lay dying, that Amy, now a crime historian, stumbled upon a Polaroid photograph of one of the killers among her father''s things. That discovery led her on a search for answers.Life Sentence: How My Father Defended Two Murderers and Lost Himself is a riveting work that fuses personal and criminal justice history to tell the story of a horrific crime and examine its terrible costs. Includes personal and archival news images.

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Book SynopsisA hair-raising account about the ins and outs of practising forensic pathology in AfricaAs a medical detective of the modern world, forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal's chief goal is to bring perpetrators to justice. He has performed thousands of autopsies, which have helped bring numerous criminals to book.In Autopsy he covers the hard lessons learnt as a rookie pathologist, as well as some of the most unusual cases he's encountered. During his career, for example, he has dealt with high-profile deaths, mass disasters, death by lightning and people killed by African wildlife. Blumenthal takes the reader behind the scenes at the mortuary, describing a typical autopsy and the instruments of the trade. He also shares a few trade secrets, like how to establish when a suicide is more likely to be a homicide. Even though they cannot speak, the dead have a lot to say - and Blumenthal is there to listen.

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of the phenomenal success of crime shows like CSI, forensic science has never been so popular. The obsessive attention that Grissom and his crew afford seemingly insignificant details, such as particles of dirt in a bullet wound and the presence of pollen in tyre tracks, have left audiences eager to know more about this field of study. In this fully revised and updated edition, real-life examples come under the scalpel as forensic scientist Jay Siegel follows the course of evidence all the way from the crime scene to the court judgement. In Forensic Science: A Beginner’s Guide, all major areas are covered, including drugs, trace evidence, pathology, entomology, odontology, anthropology, crime scene investigation and the law.Trade Review‘Easy to understand yet rigorous. His discussion of bias is outstanding and should be read by everyone with any interest in forensic science.’ -- Professor Chris Tindall – Director of Criminalistics, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Book SynopsisThe fascinating field of forensic science can be challenging to understand. Written for non-scientists, or those with limited scientific knowledge, this book covers the three main areas of an investigation where forensic science is practised: at the scene of the crime, in the forensic laboratory and at court. The fourth edition of this popular book features a new chapter on identifying an individual, including biometrics and a new chapter covering digital crime. The book has been updated throughout, keeping readers at the forefront of current practices across the forensic disciplines. Ideal for anyone studying forensic science or law, this book details how crime scene and forensic examinations are conducted in the United Kingdom, courtroom procedures and the role of the expert witness. It is an excellent source of information for anyone with a role in an investigation, including the police and crime scene investigators.Trade Review`Crime Scene to Court – The Essentials of Forensic Science’ has been essential reading for forensic science students for a number of years. As with previous iterations of this book, this fourth edition approaches subjects in a progressive, user-friendly way that should appeal to those with both a scientific and non- scientific background. As the title suggests, the reader is taken through the investigative process from the examination of the crime scene, through to the analysis of various evidence types, and then finally to the presentation of evidence in court by an expert witness. This fourth edition considers a range of evidence types, from traditional ones such as marks evidence, toxicology and trace evidence, to less traditional examples like forensic ecology. Unlike some forensic texts, each evidence type is written by experts in that particular field, who skilfully present their practitioner knowledge and experience with clarity. This new edition also includes chapters on `Identifying the Individual’ and `Digital Forensics’. The former predominately considers finger-mark evidence, and includes sections on cognitive bias and biometrics. With Digital Forensics expertly covering a range of topics including privacy laws, hacking, and the issues related to inspecting seized computers. As the digital world continues to develop, digital forensics is becoming increasingly more important within the criminal justice system, therefore its inclusion in this book should be applauded. The use of colour images in this edition greatly supports the readers understanding. For example their use in bloodstain pattern analysis allows clear comprehension of the directionality component of blood patterns, something that could be difficult in previous editions. In addition, the fact that most of the contributing authors are UK based should appeal to those with specific interest in how forensic science is applied within the UK legal framework - UK based students for example. In conclusion, this is an excellent book which I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone with an interest in forensic science, from the experienced practitioner to the curious layman. Dr Alan Greenwood Coventry University -- Peter White * Crime Scene to Court (4th ed) *Table of ContentsForensic Practice; The Crime Scene; Forensic Ecology; Forensic Entomology; Trace and Contact Evidence; Marks and Impressions; Bloodstain Pattern Analysis; The Forensic Examination of Documents; Fire Investigation; Explosions; Firearms; Digital Forensics; Drugs of Abuse; Forensic Toxicology; Identifying an Individual; Analysis of Body Fluids; Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology; The Courts and Expert Evidence.

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Book SynopsisAs our understanding of genetics increases, its application to criminal justice becomes more significant. This timely book examines the use of genetic information both in criminal investigations and during the trial process. It discusses current scientific understanding and considers some potential legal, ethical and sociological issues with the use of genetic information.The author draws together debates from scientists, ethicists, sociologists and lawyers in order to understand how the criminal justice system currently reacts, and ought to react, to the new challenges presented by genetic evidence. She asks the important question of where priorities should lie: whether with society's desire to be protected from crime, or with an individual's desire to be protected from an unwanted intrusion into his or her genome. Topics include rights of privacy and consent in obtaining DNA samples, evidentiary issues in court, the impact of genetic evidence on punishment theory and sentencing, and genetic discrimination.This book will be of use to criminal and medical law students, along with academics, practitioners and policymakers interested in exploring the various criminal law issues in relation to genetics. It will also be of interest to criminal justice, philosophy, ethics, sociology and psychology students and academics looking explore the legal issues involved in such a topic.Trade Review'Genetics, Crime and Justice is a work of significance. This book enlightens its readers? ? to the debate revolving around human genetics and criminal justice, and provokes thought on? ?how to address the competing interests of society and the individual. Overall, the book presents? ?to its readers, those new to the field or its? ? followers, a comprehensive understanding of the role? ?of genetics in relation to criminality and the judicial system along with the myriad of issues?? surrounding them.?' -- Midhat Farzeen, ?International Social Science Review‘For a reader who is new to the area, Genetics, Crime and Justice provides a useful overview of the legal, ethical and social issues pertaining to the broad area encapsulated by the book. The reader who is familiar with some sections of the book’s scope will likely gain something of interest from the other connected topics Wilson considers. There is significant merit in such a work — one that brings together this diverse but thematically connected body of knowledge.’ -- Current Issues in Criminal JusticeTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction, 2. History of Genetics and Criminal Justice, 3. Use of Genetics in Criminal Investigations 4. The “Criminal Gene”, 5. The “Criminal Gene” Argument in the Courts 6. The Impact of a ‘Criminal Gene’ Argument on Punishment Theory 7. Introduction to Ethical Issues 8. Concluding Thoughts Index

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Book SynopsisWITH A FOREWORD BY NIGEL McCRERY, CREATOR OF SILENT WITNESSGoing beyond the popular TV show, this is the true story of forensic science from those who solve crimes without witnesses. How do you identify a serial killer?What are the tell-tale signs of guilt?Can we now solve the unsolvable?Since even before the first season of Silent Witness in 1996, forensic science has played an increasingly important role in the investigation of violent crimes.With a boom in cold-blooded cases throughout the 1980s, police began to rely on DNA evidence to help them find perpetrators and since then forensic science has taken off as a powerful tool in solving murders. Bestselling true crime author Wensley Clarkson takes us beyond the headlines to examine the real-life stories where forensics have played a crucial role. He speaks to experts who have worked on the most gruesome, most chilling and most shocking crime scenes and explains how notorious criminal cases from across the world were solved.And he shows how the silent witness is often the one who screams the loudest.

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses the intense practical and theoretical challenges of forensic science evidence and the pivotal role it plays in modern criminal proceedings. A global team of prominent scholars and practitioners explores the contemporary challenges of forensic science evidence and expert witness testimony from a variety of theoretical, practical and jurisdictional perspectives.Both the methodological integrity and the reliability of forensic science have been questioned in recent official reports and inquiries. The wide-ranging contributions to this book offer thorough and far-reaching explorations of the institutional organisation of forensic science, its epistemological and methodological foundations, and its procedural regulation, applications and evaluation in jurisdictions across Europe and beyond. The development and reform of expert evidence law and procedural regulation are reconsidered from a range of legal and scientific perspectives. Brimming with comparative and interdisciplinary insight, this book also explores the transnational dimensions of contemporary forensic science, assessing its value and appropriate uses as expert evidence in criminal investigations, prosecutions and trials.This contemporary book will be essential reading for scholars, advanced students, practitioners and policymakers concerned with the role of forensic science in the administration of criminal justice.Contributors include: S. Carr, E. Cunliffe, G. Edmond, S. Farrar, A. Gallop, R. Graham, L. Heffernan, E.J. Imwinkelried, A. Jackson, A.C. McCartney, M.M. Muhamad, E. Piasecki, P. Roberts, M. Stockdale, G. Tully, J. Vuille, T. Ward, T.J. WilsonTrade Review'As courts struggle to assimilate scientific evidence, so scientists struggle to justify its reliability. These excellent essays written by lawyers, scientists and regulators canvass the institutional responses to these struggles in various adversarial and non-adversarial jurisdictions, vividly providing up-to-date, critical and valuable insights into the myriad of problems faced.' --Andrew Ligertwood, The University of Adelaide, Australia'Such is the importance of scientific evidence in criminal trials and civil suits that this edited collection should be required reading for law practitioners and expert witnesses alike. Significant and thought-provoking insights are offered in each of the 13 chapters, with contributions from forensic scientists and legal scholars.' --Pamela Ferguson, University of Dundee, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Forensic Science, Evidential Reliability and Institutional Reform Paul Roberts and Michael Stockdale 1. Making Sense of Forensic Science Evidence Paul Roberts 2. Re-assessing Reliability Gary Edmond 3. Admissibility, Reliability and Common Law Epistemology Tony Ward 4. Regulating Forensic Science Gillian Tully 5. Clarifying the ‘Reliability’ Continuum and Testing its Limits: Biometric (Fingerprint and DNA) Expert Evidence Sophie Carr, Angela Gallop, Emma Piasecki, Gillian Tully, and Tim J Wilson 6. Re-examining the ‘Reliability’ of Forensic Pathology Evidence Tim J Wilson, Adam Jackson, Angela Gallop and Emma Piasecki 7. Reliability by Procedural Rule Reform? Expert Evidence and the Civil-Criminal-Family Procedure Rules Trichotomy Michael Stockdale 8. Expert Evidence Law Reform in Ireland Liz Heffernan 9. Regulating Expert Evidence in US Courts: Measuring Daubert’s Legacy Edward J Imwinkelried 10. A New Canadian Paradigm? Judicial Gatekeeping and the Reliability of Expert Evidence Emma Cunliffe 11. Reliability and Reform of Expert Evidence in Malaysia’s Developmental State: Putting the Cart before the Horse? Salim Farrar and Mohd Munzil Bin Muhamad 12. Forensic Science Evidence in Non-adversary Criminal Justice Systems Joëlle Vuille 13. ‘All We Need to Know’? Questioning Transnational Scientific Evidence Carole McCartney and Rick Graham Index

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Book SynopsisCrimes in the Past: Archaeological and Anthropological Evidence aims to discuss the possible examples of crimes in the archaeological past, their detection and interpretation with the help of modern scientific methods, and how interdisciplinary approaches can be conducted in further research concerning ‘crimes of the past.’ The idea to create this publication was born after organizing Session #169 Past Crimes during the 25th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA 2019) in Bern. In this book, readers will find cases of historic and prehistoric ‘crimes scenes’ known from various contexts, including the findings of (pre)historic (mass) graves and lethal violent acts related to warfare, ritual killings, or possible murder cases. In order to get to the bottom of the possible archaeological crime scenes, contemporary interdisciplinary approaches will be used, which allow us to extend the frames of classical archaeological study.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Part One: Science Applied to Past Crimes ; Wrapping the dead over the centuries ; How forensic geology can be a valuable support to investigate past crimes ; Complementary investigations can help the forensic pathologist ; Part Two: From Prehistory to Middle Ages ; ‘An arrow in your spine’ ; Evidence of injuries and killings in the post-catacomb world (22,000–18,000 cal. BC) ; Comparative analysis of multiple burials from the Late Copper Age, Hungary ; Digital trauma analysis and the mechanism of weapon related injuries ; Dismembered and ditched ; Ritual violence or acts of warfare ; ‘Los ricos tambièn lloran’

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Book SynopsisA compelling examination of the psychology and motives behind one of the most notorious serial killers of the twentieth century.

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Book SynopsisThis unique work of evidence scholarship details the development of marketised forensic science provision in the UK. Exploring the impact that public policy developments have had upon the sector, it delves into the re-structuring of both the governance and delivery of expert scientific evidence. Using first-hand accounts drawn from empirical research, this study analyses the practices and perspectives of forensic experts and criminal justice personnel, with a particular focus on the influence of standardisation, expertise, and regulation on scientific method. Expanding our understanding of the ways in which forensic scientists have responded to policy-driven structural changes, the author highlights the effects of resulting adaptations. Challenging subsisting accounts of law’s deference to expert knowledge, this work uncovers the normative and conceptual underpinnings of law and science, to provide an innovative account of the practice of case construction. Using comparative case-study methods, the study highlights the need for a genuine theoretical engagement between the two domains and supports this endeavour with a range of empirically informed discussions, and detailed theoretical analyses. Revisiting the landmark cases, relevant legislative provisions, and government reports, the study offers a trenchant analysis of law’s mutable understandings of expertise and scientific method. Marketisation and Forensic Science Provision in England and Wales thus lays the foundations for a more rational and systematic approach to the consumption of expert evidence.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Forensic Market Chapter 2. Forensic Scientific Processes Chapter 3. Exploring the Forensic Field Chapter 4. The Commodification of Forensic Science Chapter 5. Constructing Forensic Expertise Chapter 6. Swift and Sure Justice? Chapter 7. Objectivity – “The View From Nowhere” Chapter 8. From Biological Substrate to Digital Analyte

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Book SynopsisBuilt on a large body of research relating specifically to forensic psychologists and prison life more generally, this book examines how this professional discipline has become central to life within the modern prison. Exploring a number of themes, it takes the reader behind the scenes of forensic psychological practice in Her Majesty's prisons.

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Book SynopsisForensic science combines analytical science with the requirements of law enforcement agencies and legislation. This can often pose challenges within the development of novel analytical methods, particularly with the drive to have more in-field and in-situ applications to facilitate the investigation of criminal cases. This book will explore the specific challenges encountered by forensic scientists and the developments that are being made to address these within the framework of the legislative requirements. It will provide a critical appraisal of the current challenges facing analytical approaches for the detection of forensic evidence and the state of the art technologies used to address these challenges. Providing an excellent combination of current research and how this pertains to forensic investigations, the book will also highlight key obstacles within this ever-changing environment. Aimed at graduates and forensic professionals, this is a unique oversight of the current work being undertaken within the development of analytical methods and also in the interpretation of complex crime scene samples.Table of ContentsDetection Strategies for Traditional Illicit Substances; Novel Detection Approaches to Tackle the Challenges of Complex Matrices for Alternative Drugs and New Psychoactive Substances; Challenges in the Analysis of Toxicological Samples; Fingermarks; New Challenges in Forensic DNA Analysis; Challenges in Fire Investigation; Interpretative Challenges for Forensic Chemistry; Hybrid Likelihood Ratio Models for Forensic Applications: a Novel Solution to Determine the Evidential Value of Physicochemical Data

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Book SynopsisKeeping readers at the forefront of current practices across the forensic disciplines, this fifth edition is an excellent source of information for anyone studying forensic science or law.

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Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Palestine Police Force (PPF) in the historical context which impacted the CID's missions, methods, and composition. At first, the CID was engaged in providing technical assistance for criminal investigation. Following the PPF's poor performance in the Arab Revolt in 1929, a commission of inquiry, headed by Sir Herbert Dowbiggin, recommended adding intelligence gathering and surveillance of political elements to police functions. Teams were set up and a Special Branch established. From 1932 the CID deployed a network of "live sources" among the Arabs and issued intelligence summaries evaluating Arab and Jewish political activity. Post-1935 the security situation deteriorated: Arab policemen and officials joined the Arab side, thus drying-up sources of information; the British therefore asked for assistance from the Jewish population. In 1937 Sir Charles Tegart recommended that the CID invest in obtaining raw intelligence by direct contacts in the field. In 1938 Arthur Giles took command and targeted both the Revisionist and Yishuv movements. Although the CID did not succeed in obtaining sufficient tactical information to prevent Yishuv actions, Giles identified the mood of the Jewish leadership and public -- an important intelligence accomplishment regarding Britain's attitude towards the Palestine question. But British impotence in the field was manifested by the failure to prevent the bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. Towards the end of the Mandate, as civil war broke out following the UN General Assembly resolution of November 1947, the CID was primarily engaged in documenting events and providing evaluations to London whose decision-makers put high value on CID intelligence as they formulated political responses. With Forewords by Professor Yoav Gelber (Univeristy of Haifa and Professor John Ferris (University of Calgary).

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Book SynopsisThis is the first installation of Forensic Architecture Reports, a series of books each dedicated to a single FA investigation, with insights into the agency's research methodologies, additional texts from and interviews with collaborators, and dossiers of documents that shaped the investigation in question. On the evening of 4 August 2011, Mark Duggan was shot and killed by the police in the north London neighbourhood of ?Tottenham after the minicab in which he was traveling was pulled over by a team of undercover officers. The team had begun following Duggan shortly after receiving intelligence that he was in possession of a gun, and the officer who shot him testified that he had seen, for a split second', Duggan aiming the gun at him after he had exited the minicab. However, the gun was not found next to Duggan's body on the pavement. According to the police, they discovered it in a patch of grass some seven meters away. After a coroner's inquest ruled Duggan's killing lawful' and the police watchdog organisation issued a report siding with the officers' version of events, the Duggan family's legal team commissioned Forensic Architecture to conduct an investigation into the critical question at the heart of the case: How did the gun end up in the grass? ?With no video footage of the shooting itself, Forensic Architecture had to rely primarily on the written and oral testimony of the officers involved to develop a spatial investigation designed to test the plausibility of the police's narrative and to examine whether the officers themselves could have planted the gun. In addition to detailing the methodologies employed and conclusions reached by Forensic Architecture, this volume offers a selection of the primary documents used for the investigation; an introduction by Eyal Weizman, director of Forensic Architecture, analysing the notions of pre-emption' and split-second decision making', which are often invoked to defend police killings of Black people; a roundtable with scholar Adam Elliott-Cooper, activists ?Temi Mwale and Stafford Scott, and attorney Marcia ?Willis Stewart on the complex colonial and legal histories that have shaped the policing of Black Britons in the postwar era; and the transcript of a speech by Scott on ?the struggle for justice for those who have died as a result of racialised policing. Forensic Architecture ReportsOver the past decade, Forensic Architecture has mobilised an array of innovative technological, aesthetic, and legal strategies to undertake close to seventy investigations of state and corporate crimes worldwide. Conducted in collaboration with community groups, social movements, and civil society partners, these investigations have often made decisive contributions to cases in national and international courts, people's tribunals, and truth commissions. Exhibited in museums and galleries around the world, they have also been crucial in reimagining the relationship between art, culture, and politics today. Forensic Architecture Reports is a series of books each dedicated to a single investigation chosen for its political, cultural, and theoretical relevance. Incorporating texts by and conversations with Forensic Architecture's collaborators and stakeholders, these books identify in the minute details of investigated incidents threads that lead to larger systemic conditions and help reveal the broader legal and political histories that enabled these crimes. Each book also includes a dossier of documents official announcements, correspondence, media articles, and emails??that demonstrate the frictions an investigation encounters in the world, and how its conclusions come to be received, accepted, contested, or denied. Published by ICA & Cabinet Books

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the multidisciplinary field of forensic archaeology as complementary but distinct from forensic anthropology. By looking beyond basic excavation methods and skeletal analyses, this book presents the theoretical foundations of forensic archaeology, novel contexts and applications, and demonstrative case studies from practitioners active in the field. Many of the chapters present new approaches and methods not previously covered in other forensic archaeology books, some of which may be of direct use to those conducting criminal investigations.Trade Review“This book is of interest particularly to forensic pathologists, as well as to other professionals involved in the investigational process, such as forensic anthropologists and police investigators. ... The book aims to familiarize the audience with this new forensic discipline and to extend the knowledge of the experts interested in this particular field. … Careful reading of this book will provide the reader with the clear definition of forensic archeology and its distinction from forensic anthropology.” (Vedrana Petrovečki, Croatian Medical Journal, Vol. 60 (3), June, 2019)Table of ContentsPart 1 - Theoretical Frameworks.- Different but equal: the philosophical foundations of forensic archaeology.- Four-Field Forensic Archaeology.- Professionalism in Forensic Archaeology: Transitioning from ‘Cowboy of science’ to ‘officer of the court’.- Forensic Archaeologist or Crime Scene Investigator?.- The Human Side of Forensic Archaeology.- Part 2 - Forensic Archaeological Contexts.- The Language of Forensic Archaeology: Discourses in Field and in Court.- Convincing LEO: Successful interaction between the archaeologist and law enforcement officials in crime scene investigations.- The Use of Forensic Archaeology in Missing Person Cases.- Landfill Searches for Human Remains.- The Application of archaeological techniques to forensic fire scenes.- An Evolving Problem for Forensic Archaeology: The Involvement of Armed Users of Controlled Substances in Archaeological Crime.- Part 3 – Multi-disciplinary Techniques & Methods.- The Role of Palynology in Forensic Archaeology.- Chemistry & Forensic Archaeology – A Marriage Made in Heaven.- The Use of 3D Laser Scanning in Forensic Archaeology to Document Unauthorized Archaeological Damage.- Forensic Archaeology and the Question of Using Geographic Profiling Methods such as “Winthropping”.- Part 4 - Case Studies.- The Benefits of a Cooperative Approach: Case Studies from Lancaster County, Nebraska.- Digging, Defacement, Damage, and Dealing: Case Studies of the Role of Forensic Archaeology in Archaeology.- Looking Back: 10 Years after “The Station” Nightclub Fire, West Warwick, Rhode Island.- Acquisition and Disposition Problems and Experiences Policing the Online Marketplace for Human Remains.- Take Them to the Woods: Melding Forensic Education with Real Case Experience.

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