Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Work Of The Forensic Science Laboratory
I. Crime
II. Crime and Science &
III. Science: A Changing Picture
Chapter 3. Contact Traces I—Marks, Scratches And Physical Fits
I. Introduction
II. Marks and Scratches
III. Casts
IV. Some Examples
Chapter 4. Contact Traces Ii—Paint, Glass And Soil
I. Paint
II. Glass
III. The Breaking of Glass
IV. Soil
Chapter 5. Other Offences Against Property
I. Safe-Breaking
II. The Identification of Stolen Property
III. Detector Powders
Chapter 6. Road Accidents
I. Hit-and-Run Accidents
II. What Caused the Accident?
Chapter 7. Chemistry And The Physical Sciences: Scope And Problems
I. The Chemist's Problems
II. Other Physical Sciences
Chapter 8. Chemistry: Methods
I. The Analytical Revolution
II. Methods of Separation
III. Electrochemical Measurements
IV. Thermal Measurements
V. Optical Methods of Analysis
VI. Mass Spectrometry
VII. Methods using X-Rays and Radioactivity
VIII. Characteristic X-Rays and the Scanning Electron Microscope
Chapter 9. Alcohol And The Driver
I. Physiology
II. Effects
III. Driving
IV. The Law
V. Analysis: What?
VI. Analysis: How?
VII. How Much?
Chapter 10. Toxicology And Drug Identification
I. Introductory
II. Classification
III. Volatile and Dialysable Poisons; Poisonous Elements
IV. Involatile Organic Poisons
V. Difficulties and Special Cases
VI. Gases and Vapours
VII. Drug Identification
Chapter 11. Personal Identification
I. The Problem
II. Personal Appearance, Hair, Bones, Teeth, etc.
III. Fingerprints
IV. Blood Groups
V. A Note on Heredity
Chapter 12. Biology I—Blood And Other Body Fluids
I. Is it Blood?
II. Other Body Fluids
III. Species Identification
IV. The Identification of Red-Cell Antigenic Blood Groups
V. Polymorphic Protein and Enzyme Systems
VI. Conclusion
Chapter 13. Biology Ii—Mainly Microscopy
I. Equipment
II. Textile Fibres
III. Hairs
IV. Other Biological Material
V. Sexing
Chapter 14. Fires And Explosions
I. Fires in General
II. The Expert at the Scene
III. Spontaneous Combustion
IV. Arson
V. Fatal Fires
VI. Explosions
Chapter 15. Firearms
Chapter 16. Documents
I. Scope
II. Equipment
III. The Examination of the Material
IV. Handwriting
V. Typewriting
Chapter 17. Photography
Chapter 18. the scientist in the witness box
further reading
Glossary
Index