Trace evidence /

Houck, Max M.

Trace evidence / Max M. Houck. - New York, NY : Facts on File, c2009. - xvii, 126 p. : ill. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-119) and index.

It focuses on the forensic analysis of minute fragments of material that wander from their original source to a different location, remaining there until removed. Forensic analysts attempt to trace these fragments to their source in order to demonstrate the association between the source and where a fragment is found. Significantly, the book illustrates the importance of microscopic evidence and the impact it can have on criminal investigations.

9780816055111


Evidence, Criminal.
Forensic sciences.
Forensic sciences.
Trace analysis.

HV 8073 / .H812t 2009