Forensic Books

Edited by Pascal Kintz - SERIES: Forensic Science Series, Vol. 3 This comprehensive reference provides practical coverage of the best hair drug testing techniques, the analytical procedures involved, and the interpretation of data. Applications include detection of doping, drug-facilitated crime investigation, workplace testing, and the granting of drivers’ licenses. The authors describe specific drugs, such as opiates, cocaine, and cannabis, and discuss different testing methods for each of them. The book also covers postmortem toxicology, pitfalls created by passive exposure, and testing for metals, including the use of inductively coupled plasma spectrometry (ICP-MS), hair multielementary analysis, and the new speciation analysis. > More

Richard Li - A concise, scientific overview of the two main areas of forensic analysis: identification of biological evidence and forensic DNA analysis. Includes case studies, study questions, references, and additional reading. Offers laboratory exercises and features more than 200 illustrations. Ideal for undergraduate level forensic biology courses and professional reference. > More

D. Hank Ellison - Extensive listing of agents and their classification. It includes components, precursors, and decomposition products, as well as information on the chemical, physical, and biological properties of these agents and their health effects. Cross-referenced using four indices, entries cover toxicology, characteristics, hazards, protection, and medical response. Information provided on chemical formula, routes of exposure, medicinal uses, threat or treaty listing, and descriptions of disease. > More

Reynolds M. Salerno and Jennifer Gaudios - A practical guide to the implementation of pathogen protection programs. Offers an historical overview of biological weapons activity, key principles of biosecurity and its integration into existing frameworks, and a discussion of biosecurity risk. Later sections discuss biosecurity through the assignation of multiple risk levels and the prioritization of biological assets and biosecurity training. > More

Robert Burke - Details the characteristics, actions, identification, and containment of all types of possible agents. With chapters on chemical and biological agents, as well as explosive, nuclear, and incendiary devices, the author prepares the first responder to handle everything from reestablishing control and on-scene triage to training. Outline of the changes in emergency response tactics since the 9/11 attacks and new techniques and devices for monitoring and detection, personal protection, and decontamination. > More

Robert Radvanovsky - Presents information pertaining to emergency preparedness and other homeland security-related topics, such as data classification and categorization, and various definitions pertinent to infrastructure preparedness. This book covers regulations and legislation, national response plans, national incident management systems, incident command systems, security vulnerability assessments, standards and guidelines, information sharing and analysis centers, and control systems and SCADA. Includes references to more in-depth information. > More

Dawn Perlmutter - Provides law enforcement investigators and forensic scientists with a complete resource manual to assist in crime scene identification, criminal investigation, and prosecution of occult crime. > More

Michael R. Ronczkowski - Includes religious connections and extremist factions in the US and abroad. Case studies discuss the vulnerability of transportation systems and the Internet. Includes an updated contact list, glossary of Islamic and cyberterrorist terms, and information on understanding and anticipating terrorist behavior. Outlines the importance of professionally analyzed intelligence and cross-agency communication. > More

Robert C. Newman - Presenting background information in computer and information systems and their use in the cyber environment. Supplies information needed to collect and preserve electronic evidence from an individual computer, a network, a telephone system, or personal electronic device that will stand up in a court of law. Includes checklists on how evidence should be handled as well as policies and recommendations for the frequency of protocol evaluations. > More

Edited by Thomas A. Johnson - SERIES: Forensic Science Series, Vol. 2 Describes the fundamentals of computer crimes, the chaos left in their wake, and how to build a forensic investigative force. Describes universal criminal characteristics and behaviors, securing evidence, crimes against children, and international forensics and cyber terrorism. > More