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The criminal process : an evaluative study / Andrew Ashworth
| The criminal process : an evaluative study / Andrew Ashworth |
| Autore | Ashworth, Andrew |
| Edizione | [2. ed] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | XX, 344 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Disciplina | 364 |
| Soggetto topico |
Criminal investigation - Great Britain
Criminal justice, Administration of - Great Britain Sentences (Criminal procedure) - Great Britain |
| ISBN | 0198765363 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001029519707536 |
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| Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Forensic science / / Andrew R.W. Jackson and Julie M. Jackson
| Forensic science / / Andrew R.W. Jackson and Julie M. Jackson |
| Autore | Jackson Andrew R. W. |
| Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (532 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 363.25 |
| Collana | Always Learning |
| Soggetto topico |
Forensic sciences
Criminal investigation Forensic sciences - Great Britain Criminal investigation - Great Britain |
| ISBN | 1-292-13464-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction to forensic science -- 2 The crime scene -- 3 Trace and contact evidence, Part I: Recoverable materials -- 4 Trace and contact evidence, Part II: Fingerprints and other marks and impressions -- 5 The examination of body fluids, including bloodstain pattern analysis -- 6 The analysis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA): DNA profiling Guest chapter by Harry Mountain -- 7 Forensic toxicology and drugs of abuse -- 8 Questioned documents -- 9 Firearms -- 10 Fires -- 11 Explosions and explosives -- 12 The recovery and forensic examination of human remains -- 13 Statistics and the analysis, interpretation and evaluation of evidence -- 14 Forensic science in court -- Appendix 1 Sign of elongation and typical birefringence values for man-made fibres -- Appendix 2 Values of t -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154944203321 |
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| Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Forensic science / / Andrew R.W. Jackson and Julie M. Jackson
| Forensic science / / Andrew R.W. Jackson and Julie M. Jackson |
| Autore | Jackson Andrew R. W |
| Edizione | [Third edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England : , : Prentice Hall, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxviii, 507 pages, [8] paged of colour plates ) : illustrations (some colour) |
| Disciplina | 363.25 |
| Soggetto topico |
Forensic sciences
Criminal investigation Forensic sciences - Great Britain Criminal investigation - Great Britain Social Welfare & Social Work Social Sciences Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9780273738411
0273738410 9781283173292 1283173298 9786613173294 6613173290 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Forensic Science -- Contents -- Preface -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to forensic science -- The role of forensic science in the investigation of crime -- The recovery of evidence from the crime scene -- Laboratory work on evidence recovered from the crime scene -- The interpretation and evaluation of scientific evidence and the presentation of scientific test results in court -- The scientific investigation of forensic evidence -- The comparison of evidence -- Establishing what occurred during a crime: crime reconstruction and simulation experiments -- Intelligence information -- The provision of forensic science services in England and Wales -- Scientific support within the police service -- The Forensic Science Service (FSS) and other large-scale agencies -- Small-scale forensic practitioners -- The accreditation of forensic science in the UK -- Laboratory accreditation -- Individual accreditation -- Course accreditation -- Quality assurance in forensic science -- The crime scene -- Chapter objectives -- Introduction -- An overview of crime scene processing -- The first police officer attending and the preservation of the crime scene -- Recording the crime scene -- Note-taking at scenes of serious crime -- The sketching and virtual reconstruction of scenes of serious crimes -- Recording photographic still and video images of scenes of serious crimes -- The recovery of physical evidence -- The recovery of digital evidence -- An introduction to digital devices and their potential relevance -- Overview of a digital forensics investigation -- The crime scene in relation to digital evidence -- Transportation -- Basic triage -- Summary -- Problems -- Further reading -- Trace and contact evidence Part I: Recoverable materials -- Chapter objectives -- Introduction.
Hairs and other fibres -- The recovery of fibre evidence -- An overview of the examination and characterisation of hairs and other fibres -- Glass -- Information from patterns of glass fragmentation -- Information from glass fragments -- Soils -- Plant material -- Paint -- Others -- A Bayesian approach to the interpretation and evaluation of recoverable trace evidence -- Summary -- Problems -- Further reading -- Trace and contact evidence Part II: Fingerprints and other marks and impressions -- Chapter objectives -- Introduction -- Fingerprints -- The basis of fingerprints as a means of identification -- The classification of fingerprints -- The comparison and identification of fingerprints -- The different types of fingerprints -- The development of latent fingerprints -- Footwear impressions -- Types of footwear impression, and their detection and recovery -- The creation of test impressions and their comparison with scene prints -- Bite marks -- Tool marks -- Tyre marks -- Textile products -- Damage to textile fabrics -- Summary -- Problems -- Further reading -- The examination of body fluids -- Chapter objectives -- Introduction -- Blood -- The composition and function of blood -- Presumptive tests for blood -- Serological tests for blood -- Bloodstain pattern analysis -- Active bloodstains -- Passive bloodstains -- Transfer bloodstains -- Saliva -- The composition and function of saliva -- Presumptive test for saliva -- Semen -- The composition and function of semen -- Tests for semen -- Summary -- Problems -- Further reading -- The analysis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA): DNA profiling Guest chapter by Harry Mountain -- Chapter objectives -- Introduction -- The forensic value of DNA profiling -- DNA profiles -- DNA, genes and their relationship to individuality -- Individuality and genes -- Genes and DNA -- The hierarchy of DNA organisation. Genetic differences: mutations and alleles -- DNA sequence variation among individuals -- Inheritance of alleles -- Forensic DNA analysis and DNA profiling -- Collection and storage of DNA samples -- Extraction of DNA -- The polymerase chain reaction -- Measuring the length of DNA molecules: gel electrophoresis -- Modern DNA profiling -- The National DNA Database -- Interpretation of DNA profiles -- Single-locus data: simple population genetics -- Interpreting full, multiloci DNA profiles -- DNA profiling in paternity testing -- Familial testing -- Quality control and complications in DNA profile data -- Y chromosome analysis -- Summary -- Analysis not involving STRs: single-nucleotide polymorphism analysis -- Analysis of SNPs -- Mitochondrial DNA analysis -- mtDNA -- Applications of mtDNA analysis -- Current and future developments -- Low Copy Number or Low Template DNA and sensitivity -- Technical developments -- Wider application of DNA profiling -- Increasing the number of STR loci analysed -- Interpreting DNA: predicting phenotypic features -- DNA databases -- Next-generation sequencing -- Summary -- Problems -- Further reading -- Forensic toxicology and drugs of abuse -- Chapter objectives -- Introduction -- Common poisons -- Anions -- Corrosive poisons -- Gaseous and volatile poisons -- Metal and metalloid poisons -- Pesticides -- Toxins -- Drugs of abuse -- The legal classification of drugs of abuse within the UK system -- Commonly abused drugs -- Factors affecting toxicity -- Routes of uptake and elimination of drugs and other toxic substances -- The analysis of drugs and other poisons -- The information sought by analysis -- The types of sample that are analysed -- Methods of analysis -- Summary -- Problems -- Further reading -- Questioned documents -- Chapter objectives -- Introduction -- Handwriting investigation. The development of handwriting -- The comparison of handwriting -- Signature investigation -- Methods of signature forgery -- The detection of forged signatures -- Typed, word-processed and photocopied documents -- Typed documents -- Word-processed documents -- Photocopied documents -- Printed documents -- The analysis of handwriting inks -- Comparison of inks -- Dating of inks -- Paper analysis -- Comparison of paper -- Dating of paper -- Tears, folds, holes, obliterations, erasures and indentations -- Tears -- Folds -- Holes -- Obliterations -- Erasures -- Indentations -- Summary -- Problems -- Further reading -- Firearms -- Introduction -- Chapter objectives -- Types of firearm and ammunition -- Internal, external and terminal ballistics -- The examination of suspect firearms -- With whom or what has this firearm been in contact? -- Could this firearm be responsible for firing the shots that were discharged at a given shooting incident? -- Could this firearm have been unintentionally discharged? -- Could the intentional discharge of this firearm have caused unintentional injury? -- Could this firearm have been used in the commission of an act of suicide? -- The examination of spent cartridge cases, bullets and wads -- The examination of spent cartridge cases -- The examination of fired bullets -- The examination of shotgun plastic cup wads -- Gunshot residues -- Summary -- Problems -- Further reading -- Fires -- Chapter objectives -- Introduction -- The nature of fire -- The behaviour of fire -- Fires in rooms and similar compartments -- Outdoor fires -- Fire scene investigation -- Witnesses and background information -- Processing the scene -- Finding the seat of a fire -- Establishing the cause of a fire -- The analysis of fire accelerants -- Summary -- Problems -- Further reading -- Explosions and explosives -- Chapter objectives. Introduction -- The classification of explosions and explosives -- Explosion scene investigation -- The analysis of explosives -- Summary -- Problems -- Further reading -- The recovery and forensic examination of human remains -- Chapter objectives -- Introduction -- The role of the forensic archaeologist in the location, excavation and recovery of human remains -- The search for human remains -- Excavation of graves and the recovery of human remains -- Early post-mortem changes and the estimation of time of death -- Changes in body temperature -- Hypostasis -- Rigor mortis -- Changes in the eyes -- Post-mortem decomposition and related phenomena -- The process of post-mortem decomposition -- Skeletalisation -- Mummification and the formation of adipocere -- The establishment of cause of death -- The circumstances under which deaths are reported by medical practitioners to the coroner -- The role of the coroner in the investigation of reported deaths -- Post-mortem examination -- The identification of human remains -- The identification of non-skeletalised bodies -- The identification of skeletalised remains -- Summary -- Problems -- Further reading -- Statistics and the analysis, interpretation and evaluation of evidence -- Chapter objectives -- Introduction -- Data -- Types of data -- Normally distributed data -- Confidence limits and confidence intervals -- Precision, accuracy and error -- Regression analysis -- Hypothesis testing using -- Hypothesis testing using t-tests -- Parametric and non-parametric tests -- Likelihood ratios and the Bayesian approach -- The choice of hypotheses and the hierarchy of propositions -- The Case Assessment and Interpretation model -- The prosecutor's fallacy and the defence attorney's fallacy -- The use of the Bayesian approach in jury trials -- Summary -- Problems -- Further reading -- Forensic science in court. Chapter objectives. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910150244303321 |
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Jackson Andrew R. W
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| Harlow, England : , : Prentice Hall, , 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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