Current Perspectives from InfoTrac Forensics

by Wadsworth

• ISBN13: 9781133312956
• ISBN10: 1133312950
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-26
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This reader's timely articles-selected by an expert in the field from the extensive InfoTrac® database-allow for a broader, deeper exploration of criminal justice than is possible with standard textbooks. Along with the reader, you receive access to the InfoTrac® online library, which features articles from thousands of popular and scholarly publications. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Evidence and the Crime Scene	p. 1
Forensic Scientist Describes Crime-Scene Processing at Waseca Murder Site	p. 3
UPDATE: SBI Agent Testifies About Processing Crime Scene at Flowers Home	p. 6
Fibers and Dog Hair Evidence: Is It Real Evidence? An Update on the Atlanta Child Murders	p. 15
Luminous Lip-Prints as Criminal Evidence	p. 20
Digging Up Clues: Research On Buried Blow Flies Will Help Crime Scene Investigators	p. 25
An Unusual Appearance of a Common Pollen Type Indicates the Scene of the Crime	p. 29
Plan Would Let Officers Create a Perimeter around Crime Scenes	p. 39
Investigating the Future: Lessons from the "Scene of the Crime"	p. 41
Blood Evidence	p. 49
Forensic Scientist: DNA Ties Murder Suspect to Troy Killings	p. 51
Crime Scene DNA can Lead to Knock on Relative's Door	p. 52
Yissum Develops Novel Method for Forensic DNA Profiling	p. 58
Families and Forensic DNA Profiles	p. 60
Crime Scene, DNA Focus of Testimony in Murder Trial	p. 66
When DNA Evidence Suggests 'InnocentÆ Some Prosecutors Cling to 'Maybe"	p. 68
Excellence in Policing Award for Forensic DNA Convictions	p. 72
Forensic DNA Shown to Lower Crime Rates and Decrease Property Loss	p. 76
Unmasking Scientific Controversies: Forensic DNA Analysis in Canadian Legal Cases of Sexual Assault	p. 79
Fingerprint and Trace Evidence	p. 97
Defense Challenges Fingerprint Evidence in Murder Trial	p. 99
Maryland Judge Rubs Out Fingerprint Evidence	p. 101
Nature of Clothing Isn't Evidence in Rape Cases, Florida Law Says	p. 105
Suspects Checked for Links to Other Home Invasions: Clothing, Other Evidence May Be Clues, Police Say	p. 107
Detecting Lies	p. 109
Tessling On My Brain: The Future of Lie Detection and Brain Privacy in the Criminal Justice System	p. 111
Surfing Brain Waves: fMRI for Lie Detection: A Possible New Lie-Detector Technology	p. 128
Professor Dubious about New Lie Detectors	p. 131
True Lies: Cutting-Edge Technology Has Renewed the Search for a Better Lie Detector	p. 132
The Crime Lab and Ballistics	p. 147
Inside the DoD's Crime Lab: Digging for Digital Dirt	p. 149
The Current Status of GSR Examinations: Gunshot Residue Examinations	p. 155
New Orleans Cops Challenge Ballistics	p. 164
Teen Faces Murder Charges in Chester after Ballistics Tests	p. 166
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