Scientific Protocols for Forensic Examination of Clothing

This text discusses the forensic examination of clothing exhibits in criminal cases and examines the ramifications of DNA profiling and its effect on the screening approach to clothing examination. Coverage includes protocols, procedures, and philosophy; preliminary assessment; examination; testing and sampling; quality assurance and control; and the significance of results. Author Jane Moira Taupin has testified as a forensic expert over 130 times, including 30 murder trials. Chesterene Cwiklik is a founder of the Pacific Coast Forensic Science Institute. Their combined expertise makes this text a much-needed resource for all those who examine clothing items and those who interpret subsequent findings.

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Forensic scientists and technicians, attorneys, and judges.