Botanical forensic evidence encompasses everything from the contents of a stomach at autopsy to chips of wood found in a trunk to microscopic particles of pollen. Botanical Evidence in Forensic Science provides comprehensive coverage of the utility of plants and materials of plant origin in the context of forensic investigations. This book considers both traditional approaches to analysis as well as DNA analysis and emerging technologies. It includes over 300 photographs depicting crime scenes as well as macroscopic and microscopic plant material. Forensic examination of cannabis, wood, fragmented plant materials, and plant fibers are also covered.

Botanical Evidence in Forensic Science

Science & Math

Robertson, James R.

Gilmore, Simon

Fiddian, Susan

Chemistry

Richmond County was created in 1692 from Old Rappahannock County. This book is a consolidation of two books by Mr. Fleet into one user friendly volume. This book consists of Deeds from 1692-1696 and Court Orders from 1699-1724.

Petitions of the Early Inhabitants of Kentucky to the General Assembly of Virginia, 1769-1792.

History

Dorman, John F

Americas

Southern Historical Press

A Practical Guide To The Forensic Examination Of Hair: From Crime Scene To Court

A Practical Guide to the Forensic Examination of Hair: From Crime Scene to Court presents current best practices and methodologies for forensic microscopists and trace evidence analysts, in addition to lawyers and judges, to detail the utilisation of hair evidence in court cases. 
The 30-year evolution and development of forensic DNA analysis has placed very heavy focus on its value in identifying the source of biological materials in other evidence. In addition to some recent controversies over the reliability of hair evidence and analysis, the question arises: what to do with hairs and hair evidence presented in court cases? The reality is that this is a fairly common form of evidence present at, and relevant in, many types of crime scenes and scenarios. Are we to simply ignore hairs as an evidence type? 
This book outlines the case for hair evidence’s continued relevance as a valuable biological source that can contribute to assisting in answering questions of identity and questions of what happened or the criminalistic potential of hairs. The authors present a four-level approach to the case management of recovered hairs. This system, which can be incorporated into contemporary forensic practice, stresses the need for thorough and systematic recording of hairs and their microscopic features and on the need to focus on differences to effectively triage recovered hairs. The approach focuses on the efficient and accurate selection of hairs for nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analysis while addressing the criminalistic potential of hairs. 
Key Features:\nOutlines the latest advances in the collection and forensic hair fibres, and includes full-colour illustrative figures throughout. 
Covers the advances in DNA extraction and analysis of hair samples including nuclear and mt-DNA testing. 
Addresses all forensic aspects of hair evidence including recovery, collection, examination, analysis, testing and presentation of such results in court. 
A Practical Guide to the Forensic Examination of Hair is a practical reference written for practitioners and promotes the need for quality assurance measures, process standardization and proficiency testing to ensure the scientific reliability of hair examination. 
The book discusses how to interpret and report on hair findings to impart to investigators, and to the broader legal system, the appropriate weight that should be attributed to hair findings. It provides invaluable methodologies and guidelines that reinforce the ongoing value and validity of hair examinations.

Politics & Social Sciences

Brooks, Elizabeth

Social Sciences

CRC-Press

Due to recent criticisms of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other U.S. agencies over the last several years, resulting from practices prior to the advent in forensic DNA analysis, the use of hair analysis as a comparative science has gone by the wayside. However, with advances in DNA analysis of non-anagen hairs―where there is nuclei containing cellular material attached to the telogen (resting) hair root―such recovered hairs be analyzed to determine identity, or―in cases where there is not a DNA match―to, at the very least, exclude a suspect. All hairs, whether hair root is attached or not, can ultimately be analyzed using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis. Due to the costs of this latter testing method, careful analysis by laboratory personnel is required to determine which are the most important and relevant of hairs to analyze in a given case. Achieving effective forensic recovery, handling, analysis, and testing of hair evidence requires roles for the crime scene examiner through to the laboratory scientist.  A Practical Guide To The Forensic Examination Of Hair: From Crime Scene To Court presents current best practices and methodologies not only hair specialists, forensic microscopy professionals, and trace evidence analysts but the emerging category of ‘triage’ specialists and lab supervisors responsible for overall case management. The book will also be a practical, must-have reference for lawyers on what they should expect from best practice in this field. This book will include detailed illustrations and diagrams that will serve as an invaluable professional resource for forensic and legal professionals in the handling and analysis of all hair evidence.

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