Crime and Measurement: Methods in Forensic Investigation - Softcover

Nafte, Myriam; Dalrymple, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1611636302 ISBN 13: 9781611636307

Publisher: Carolina Academic Press, 2020

Synopsis

As an introductory guide, the goal of this book is to provide students of law enforcement, criminalists, members of the justice system, law enforcement professionals, and anyone interested in the field, a starting point in understanding the pivotal relationship between police, the investigator and the scientist, in service of the law. From the first responder called to a death scene to the final analysis in the courtroom, Crime and Measurement outlines the processes, the rules, the protocols, and the principles of what it takes and what it means to measure and solve crime.

Throughout the book there are graphic photographs depicting human bodies that have sustained severe trauma or are in various stages of decay. The use of such images comes with an understanding that mortui vivo docent the dead teach the living.

This book contains state of art information supported by full color images and case histories, on evidence detection and optimization, through chemistry, photography and forensic light sources, as it is currently practised by major police agencies throughout the world.

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About the Author

Myriam Nafte is a forensic anthropologist and visual artist who continues to volunteer her services for criminal casework in the United States and Canada. She received a Specialized Honors BA in Medical Anthropology from York University, a BEd degree in Science from Brock University, and completed an MA and PhD in Physical Anthropology at McMaster University in 1992 and 2013 respectively. Currently, Nafte is an instructor at McMaster University where she teaches upper-level courses in physical and medical anthropology. She continues to research the use of human remains as material culture, and is currently documenting the rates of STIs in contemporary Western societies as part of a long-term project on the representations of infectious disease. Brian Dalrymple, a former manager of the Ontario Provincial Police Forensic Identification Services, is a pioneer in the use of lasers to detect fingerprints. He also introduced the first police computer image enhancement service in Canada. He lectures and conducts workshops for law enforcement agencies around the world, and he has been honored by the John Dondero Award of the International Association for Identification for ''the most significant and valuable contribution to identification in the previous year,'' the Foster Award from the Canadian Identification Society, and the Lewis Minshall Award for ''outstanding contribution to the fingerprint profession.''

Edition details

• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1611636302
• ISBN 13: 9781611636307
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 310