Forensic Pathology (Advanced Forensic Science Series)

ISBN 10: 0128022612 / ISBN 13: 9780128022610

Published by Academic Press, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Forensic Pathology (Advanced Forensic Science Series)
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128022612
• ISBN 13: 9780128022610
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Forensic Pathology, the latest volume in the Advanced Forensic Science series that grew out of the recommendations from the 2009 NAS Report serves as a graduate level text for those studying and teaching forensic pathology, and is an excellent reference for forensic pathologists’ libraries or for use in their casework.

Coverage includes postmortem interval, autopsy, trauma, causes of death, identification, and professional issues. Edited by a world-renowned leading forensic expert, this series provides a long overdue solution for the forensic science community.

• Provides basic principles of forensic science and an overview of forensic pathology
• Contains sections on postmortem interval, autopsy, trauma, causes of death, and identification
• Includes a section on professional issues, such as crime scene to court, expert witness testimony, health and safety, deaths in custody, and suicide
• Incorporates effective pedagogy, key terms, review questions, discussion questions, and additional reading suggestions

About the Author

Dr. Max M. Houck is an internationally-recognized forensic expert with research interests in forensic science, education, and the forensic enterprise and its industries. He has worked in all aspects of forensic science, including at the FBI Laboratory. Dr. Houck has published widely in books and peer-reviewed journals. His anthropology and trace evidence casework includes the Branch Davidian Investigation, the September 11 attacks on the Pentagon, the D.B. Cooper case, the US Embassy bombings in Africa, and the West Memphis Three case, among hundreds of others. He served for six years as the Chair of the Forensic Science Educational Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC). Dr. Houck is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a founding Co-Editor of the journal Forensic Science Policy and Management.