Publisher's Synopsis
"New! Numerous case files have been added to select chapters to illustrate how forensic technology has been applied to solving crimes of notoriety. Chapter 3, "Recording the Crime Scene," has been updated to include a discussion of body worn cameras and their role in crime scene documentation. Chapter 8, "Forensic Biometrics: Fingerprints and Facial Recognition," is a new chapter focusing on the application of fingerprint, iris, and facial biometrics used to create biometric databases. Chapter 5, "Physical Evidence," has been updated to introduce the reader to the new FBI Next Generation Identification system (NGI), created as a repository for biometric information. Chapter 15, "DNA: The Indispensable Tool," has been revised to address updates to the Combined DNA Indexing System to reflect newly implemented technologies and database expansion. Chapter 16, "Forensic Aspects of Fire and Explosion Investigation," has been expanded to cover
