Forensic Comparative Science Qualitative Quantitative Source Determination of Unique Impressions, Images, and Objects

Name: Forensic Comparative Science Qualitative Quantitative Source Determination of Unique Impressions, Images, and Objects
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ISBN: 9780123735829

ISBN-10: 0123735823

ISBN-13: 9780123735829

Edition: 2009

Authors: John R. Vanderkolk

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In 1993, a civil case entitled Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 113 S. Ct. 2786, dealt with the admissibility of scientific evidence in Federal court. The Daubert decision states that the trial judge must screen scientific evidence to ensure it is relevant and reliable; the focus must be solely on principles and methodology, not on the conclusions they generate; and factors the court should consider include testing and validation, peer review, rate of error, and general acceptance within the scientific community. The Daubert decision allows for the validity of evidence to be challenged - particularly in the realm of the comparative sciences (fingerprints, toolmarks, firearms, etc.).…

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List price: $104.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 8/19/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.21" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English




Recognizing Belief



Believing Recognition



Unique and Persistent Surfaces of the Source



Ranges of Levels of Details in Images



Qualitative Quantitative Relationship of Details



Analysis, Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation, and Verification



Fractures, Tears, and Separations



Tools and Guns



Shoes and Tires



Unique Surface Structures on a Body



It Just Does Not Matter