NCJ Number
11291
Date Published
1963
Length
314 pages
Annotation
SECOND IN A SERIES OF VOLUMES DESCRIBING SPECIFIC FORENSIC SCIENCE TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES RECOMMENDED BY AN INTERNATIONAL RANGE OF EXPERT PRACTITIONERS.
Abstract
THESE VOLUMES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE ON-GOING RESEARCH AND PRACTICAL NEEDS OF FORENSIC SCIENTISTS, POLICE LABORATORY TECHNICIANS, TOXICOLOGISTS, ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS, AND ASSOCIATED SPECIALISTS IN CRIMINALISTICS AND CRIME INVESTIGATION. THE CHAPTERS ARE CONTRIBUTED BY OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS AND INCLUDE A SHORT REVIEW OF THE FORENSIC SCIENCE PROBLEM FOLLOWED BY A DETAILED DESCRIPTION, BASED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, OF THE PROCEDURE RECOMMENDED BY THE AUTHOR FOR THE PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IT IS THE EDITOR'S INTENTION TO PROVIDE UPDATED MATERIAL ON THE VARIOUS SUBJECTS AS ADVANCES IN SCIENTIFIC METHODS ARE MADE. THIS VOLUME COVERS EXAMINATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF INKS, DETERMINING THE ORIGIN OF UNIDENTIFIED PAPER, APPLICATIONS OF GAS CHROMOTOGRAPHY, TYPEWRITER IDENTIFICATION BY DEFECTS OF THE STROKE, CHEMICAL METHODS FOR DETERMINING METALS IN FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY, DETERMINATION OF BLOOD GROUPS IN BLOOD STAINS, BLOOD GROUPING IN CASES OF DISPUTED PATERNITY, DETERMINING BONE AGE, DETERMINING TIME OF DEATH IN EARLY POST-MORTEM INTERVAL. FOR OTHER VOLUMES IN THE SERIES SEE NCJ-11290, NCJ-11292, NCJ-11293.