Title Forensic Science from Fibers to Fingerprints-Lisa Yount.pdf ✅

FSP 102 FINGERPRINT EXAMINATION & ANALYSIS REFERENCE BOOK

PREFACE vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi INTRODUCTION xiii 1 DEADLY POWDER: MATHIEU ORFILA, JAMES MARSH, AND DETECTION OF POISONS 1 Founding a Science 2 A Sensitive Test 4 Pretty Poisoner 6 A Legacy of Students 8 Connections: Was Napoléon Poisoned? 9 Modern Poison Detection 11 Chronology 11 Further Reading 13 2 ARCHES, LOOPS, AND WHORLS: FRANCIS GALTON, EDWARD HENRY, AND FINGERPRINTING 15 Wordless Signatures 15 Mark of a Thief 17 A Society of Strangers 18 Measuring Criminals 19 Scientific Study 20 Other Scientists: Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914) 21 Social Impact: Eugenics 25 A Better System 26 Fingerprinting Takes Over 27 Fingerprinting Today 30 Issues: How Reliable Are Fingerprints? 31 Chronology 32 Further Reading 35 eCONTENTS
3 THE LANGUAGE OF BLOOD: KARL LANDSTEINER AND BLOOD TYPES 38 A Risky Procedure 38 Clues to a Puzzle 40 Four Types of Blood 40 Testing Blood to Solve Crimes 43 Connections: Blood Transfusions in World War II 44 A Delayed Reward 46 “Blood Fingerprints” 47 Spatter Tells a Story 48 Chronology 49 Further Reading 52 4 EVERY CONTACT LEAVES A TRACE: ALEXANDRE LACASSAGNE, EDMOND LOCARD, AND FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORIES 54 A Careful Investigator 54 Other Scientists: Hans Gross (1847–1915) 56 Two Famous Cases 56 The First Forensic Science Laboratory 59 Connections: Modern Forensic Science Laboratories 60 Telltale Dust 61 Parallels: Sherlock Holmes, Fictional Forensic Scientist 62 Clues to Identity 63 The Exchange Principle 64 Secrets in Trace Evidence 65 Chronology 66 Further Reading 68 5 THE NAME ON THE BULLET: CALVIN GODDARD AND FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION 69 From Medicine to Murder 69 An Unjust Conviction 70 Setting up a New Science 72 A Disputed Verdict 73 Parallels: Tracking a Shootout 76 Death on Valentine’s Day 78 Return to the Army 79 Trends: Murders by Firearms 79 Forensic Ballistics Today 82 Chronology 83 Further Reading 86