Handbook of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Auteur

Toby L. Wolson has a Master of Science degree from Michigan State University. He retired after 33 years of service as a criminalist and supervisor in the Forensic Biology Section of the Miami-Dade Police Department Forensic Services Bureau. He has received forensic training in serology, DNA (RFLP, PM, HLA DQ-alpha and STR), and bloodstain pattern analysis. Mr. Wolson is certified as a molecular biology technical specialist by the American Board of Criminalistics (ABC) and as a bloodstain pattern analyst by the International Association for Identification (IAI).

Résumé

The Handbook of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis captures the latest understanding of the science that supports bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) and includes the results of numerous research studies using modern technologies not found in previously published books. It provides the BPA community with a modern, up-to-date reference and training manual to outline and validate the utility, repeatability, and reliability of BPA science.

BPA has recently been presented in the news media as an example of junk science used in a handful of cases involving wrongful convictions. However, the reality is that the primary issue for BPA in these wrongful convictions is not the science: it is the result of substandard training, and the lack of experience for BPA analysts, prior to beginning casework and testifying in court as experts. As such, this book was written to serve as an essential study guide for analysts preparing to sit for the International Association for Identification (IAI) Bloodstain Pattern Analyst Certification exam. The contents of the book are guided by the ANSI/ASB Standards for a Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Training Program. Each chapter has been written by top experts conversant on the relevant BPA, BPA terminology, forensic science, physics, fluid dynamics, crime scene analysis, education/training, bias, and current relevant legal considerations for use of BPA in court.

Handbook of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis is the most up-to-date resource on BPA currently available, providing a definitive training manual for practitioners, and an essential reference for forensic pathologists, police investigators, crime scene investigators, attorneys, and students enrolled in forensic science university courses.

Contenu

1. Historical Evolution of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

2. Health, Safety, Bloodborne Pathogens: Scene and Evidence Protocols

3. Blood Properties

4. Math and Physics of Droplet Trajectories

5. Fluid Dynamics of Bloodstain Pattern Formation

6. Medical Pathology: From the crime scene to the autopsy including a discussion of wounds and bloodletting injuries

7. Terminology and taxonomy in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

8. Dripping Blood: Stains, Patterns, & Trails

9. Transfer, Swipe and Wipe Bloodstains

10. Altered Bloodstains

11. Insect Stains

12. Bloody Friction Ridge Detail Evidence

13. Impact Blood Patterns

14. Cast-Off Pattern Analysis

15. Gunshot Patterns

16. Projected Blood Patterns

17. Splash Patterns

18. Expiration Patterns

19. Understanding Textiles

20. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis on Textiles

21. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Methodology

22. Forensic Digital Photography

23. Crime Scene Processing and Evidence Handling

24. Road Mapping for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Scene and Evidence Documentation

25. Chemical Visual Enhancement and Searching Techniques for Blood

26. Presumptive Tests, Enhancements, and Detection of Bloodstains and Bloodstain Patterns

27. Forensic Analysis of Blood (DNA) and the Application to Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

28. The Scientific Method and Research Design in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

29. Report Writing

30. High Speed Digital Video Analysis of Bloodstain Pattern Formation

31. HemoSpat Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Software

32. Automated Methods for Analyzing Bloodstains

33. Capture, Analysis and Visualization of Bloodstain Patterns using 3D Technologies

34. Quality Assurance in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

35. Error and Error Rates in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

36. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Training and Education

37. Bias in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

38. Legal Considerations for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Evidence and Expert Testimony

39. Personal and Professional Ethics in Forensic Science