Includes index.

Observation Skills
Crime-Scene Investigation and Evidence Collection
Hair Analysis
A Study of Fibers and Textiles
Forensic Botany
Fingerprints
DNA Profiling
Blood and Blood Spatter
Forensic Toxicology
Handwriting Analysis, Forgery, and Counterfeiting
Forensic Entomology
Death : Manner, Mechanism, Cause
Soil Examination
Forensic Anthropology
Glass Evidence
Casts and Impressions
Tool Marks
Firearms and Ballistics
Capstone Projects. Project 1: Physical Evidence Case Studies ; Project 2: Personal Evidence Portfolio ; Project 3: How Reliable is the Evidence? ; Project 4: Landmark Cases in Acceptance of Evidence ; Project 5: Analysis of a Forensic Science TV Show Episode ; Project 6: Forensic Dumpster Diving : What the Garbage Can Tell Us ; Project 7: Forensic Science Career Exploration ; Project 8: Mock Crime-Scene Development and Processing ; Project 9: How to Read Calipers ; Project 10: Gravesite Excavation
Glossary
Appendix A: Table of Sines
Appendix B: Table of Tangents
Appendix C: Celsius-Fahrenheit Conversion Table

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