Handbook of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Contributors
About the editor
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Historical Evolution of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Chapter 2: Health, Safety, and Bloodborne Pathogens: Scene and Evidence Protocols
Chapter 3: Properties of Blood
Chapter 4: Math and Physics of Droplet Trajectories
Chapter 5: Fluid Dynamics of Bloodstain Pattern Formation
Chapter 6: Blood and the Medical Examiner: From the Crime Scene to the Autopsy Including a Discussion of Wounds and Bloodletting Injuries
Chapter 7: Terminology and Taxonomy in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Chapter 8: Dripping Blood: Stains, Patterns, and Trails
Chapter 9: Transfer, Swipe, and Wipe Bloodstains
Chapter 10: Altered Bloodstains
Chapter 11: Insect Stains
Chapter 12: Bloody Friction Ridge Detail Evidence
Chapter 13: Impact Blood Patterns
Chapter 14: Cast-Off Pattern Analysis
Chapter 15: Gunshot Patterns
Chapter 16: Projected Blood Patterns
Chapter 17: Splash Patterns
Chapter 18: Expiration Patterns
Chapter 19: Understanding Textiles
Chapter 20: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis on Textiles
Chapter 21: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Methodology
Chapter 22: Forensic Digital Photography
Chapter 23: Crime Scene Processing and Evidence Handling
Chapter 24: Road Mapping for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Scene and Evidence Documentation
Chapter 25: Chemical Visual Enhancement and Searching Techniques for Blood
Chapter 26: Presumptive Tests, Enhancements, and Detection of Bloodstains and Bloodstain Patterns
Chapter 27: Forensic Analysis of Blood (DNA) and the Application to Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Chapter 28: The Scientific Method and Research Design in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Chapter 29: Report Writing
Chapter 30: High-Speed Digital Video Analysis of Bloodstain Pattern Formation
Chapter 31: HemoSpat BPA Software
Chapter 32: Automated Methods for Analyzing Bloodstains
Chapter 33: Capture, Analysis, and Visualization of Bloodstain Patterns using 3D Technologies
Chapter 34: Quality Assurance in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Chapter 35: Error and Error Rates in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Chapter 36: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Training and Education
Chapter 37: Bias in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Chapter 38: Legal Considerations for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Evidence and Expert Testimony
Chapter 39: Personal and Professional Ethics in Forensic Science
Appendix A: Visual Reference Appendix
Appendix B: Forensic Resources for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA)
Index