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Forensic Science: The Basics, Fourth Edition is fully updated,
building on the popularity of the prior editions. The book provides
a fundamental background in forensic science, criminal
investigation and court testimony. It describes how various forms
of evidence are collected, preserved and analyzed scientifically,
and then presented in court based on the analysis of the forensic
expert. The book addresses knowledge of the natural and physical
sciences, including biology and chemistry, while introducing
readers to the application of science to the justice system. New
topics added to this edition include coverage of the formation and
work of the NIST Organization of Scientific Area Committees
(OSACs), new sections on forensic palynology (pollen), forensic
taphonomy, the opioid crisis, forensic genetics and genealogy,
recent COVID-19 fraud schemes perpetrated by cybercriminals, and a
wholly new chapter on forensic psychology. Each chapter presents a
set of learning objectives, a mini glossary, and acronyms. While
chapter topics and coverage flow logically, each chapter can stand
on its own, allowing for continuous or selected classroom reading
and study. Forensic Science, Fourth Edition is an ideal
introductory textbook to present forensic science principles and
practices to students, including those with a basic science
background without requiring prior forensic science coursework.
Fundamentals of Forensic Science, Third Edition, provides current
case studies that reflect the ways professional forensic scientists
work, not how forensic academicians teach. The book includes the
binding principles of forensic science, including the relationships
between people, places, and things as demonstrated by transferred
evidence, the context of those people, places, and things, and the
meaningfulness of the physical evidence discovered, along with its
value in the justice system. Written by two of the leading experts
in forensic science today, the book approaches the field from a
truly unique and exciting perspective, giving readers a new
understanding and appreciation for crime scenes as recent pieces of
history, each with evidence that tells a story.
Hallucinogens: A Forensic Drug Handbook is a comprehensive
reference for everyone involved in the identification,
investigation, and forensic analysis of hallucinogenic drugs. The
text begins with a review of the history of these drugs and their
abuse, and then takes an in-depth look at the many different types
of hallucinogens, their chemical make-up, how they affect users,
how they are manufactured and distributed, and how they can be
detected and analyzed.
Hallucinogens covers the most commonly abused drugs such as LSD,
MDMA ("Ecstasy"), and PCP ("Angel Dust"), as well as many
lesser-known chemical substances that cause similar effects.
Chapters have been contributed by leading analysts and
investigators around the world, and are highlighted with numerous
illustrations. This unique handbook will serve is a
cross-disciplinary source of information for forensic
toxicologists, law enforcement officers, and others involved in the
fight against drugs.
* Brings together comprehensive information on hallucinogenic drugs
in one convenient source
* Covers everything from abuse of these drugs to pharmacology,
effects, forms, manufacturing methods, distribution, and forensic
analysis
* Contains numerous illustrations, chemical structures, and
analytic spectra for each drug
* Includes contributions from many of the world's leading
investigators and analysts
The Handbook of Forensic Drug Analysis is a comprehensive chemical
and analytic reference for the forensic analysis of illicit drugs.
With chapters written by leading researchers in the field, the book
provides in-depth, up-to-date methods and results of forensic drug
analyses. This Handbook discusses various forms of the drug as well
as the origin and nature of samples. It explains how to perform
various tests, the use of best practices, and the analysis of
results. Numerous forensic and chemical analytic techniques are
covered including immunoassay, gas chromatography, and mass
spectrometry. Topics range from the use of immunoassay technologies
for drugs-of-abuse testing, to methods of forensic analysis for
cannabis, hallucinogens, cocaine, opioids, and amphetamine. The
book also looks at synthetic methods and law enforcement concerns
regarding the manufacture of illicit drugs, with an emphasis on
clandestine methamphetamine production. This Handbook should serve
as a widely used reference for forensic scientists, toxicologists,
pharmacologists, drug companies, and professionals working in
toxicology testing labs, libraries, and poison control centers. It
may also be used by chemists, physicians and those in legal and
regulatory professions, and students of graduate courses in
forensic science.
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