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01-07-2007 | Book Review
Ashraf Mozayani, Carla Noziglia (eds) The forensic laboratory handbook. Procedures and practice
(Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 2006, ISBN 1-58829-464-1, pp 300, $ 89.50)
Author:
A. Schmeling
Published in:
International Journal of Legal Medicine
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Issue 4/2007
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Excerpt
In this book, prominent forensic experts explain the capabilities and limitations of modern forensic laboratory procedures, techniques, analyses, and interpretations. Here, the reader will find an introduction to the complex worlds of forensic serology, DNA, chemistry, crime reconstruction, digital evidence, explosives, arson, fingerprints, firearms, tool marks, odontology, and pathology. Additional chapters address the problems of quality assurance and trace evidence analysis, document examination, and toxicology in the forensic laboratory. …