Interpretation of bloodstain evidence at crime scenes [[Book] /]
Bloodstain evidence.
Stuart H. James, William G. Eckert.
- 2nd ed.
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, 1999.
- xiv, 324 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations. .
Rev. ed. of: Interpretation of bloodstain evidence at crime scenes / William G. Eckert, Stuart H. James. 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to bloodstain pattern interpretation and properties of blood -- Low-velocity impact and angular considerations of bloodstains -- Medium- and high-velocity impact blood spatter -- The significance of partially dried, clotted, aged, and physically altered bloodstains -- Medical and medicolegal aspects of bloodshed at crime scenes -- The documentation, collection, and evaluation of bloodstain evidence -- The detection of blood using luminol -- Case studies in bloodstain pattern interpretation -- Trigonometric tables -- Precautions for infectious diseases : AIDS and Hepatitis B and C. Appendix 1. Appendix 2.