Digital and Document Examination (Advanced Forensic Science Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0128027177 ISBN 13: 9780128027172

Publisher: Academic Press, 2018

Synopsis

The Advanced Forensic Science Series grew out of the recommendations from the 2009 NAS Report: Strengthening Forensic Science: A Path Forward. This volume, Digital and Document Examination, will serve as a graduate level text for those studying and teaching digital forensics and forensic document examination, as well as an excellent reference for forensic scientist’s libraries or use in their casework. Coverage includes digital devices, transportation, types of documents, forensic accounting and professional issues. Edited by a world-renowned leading forensic expert, the Advanced Forensic Science Series is a long overdue solution for the forensic science community.

• Provides basic principles of forensic science and an overview of digital forensics and document examination
• Contains sections on digital devices, transportation, types of documents and forensic accounting
• Includes sections on professional issues, such as from crime scene to court, forensic laboratory reports and health and safety
• Incorporates effective pedagogy, key terms, review questions, discussion questions and additional reading suggestions

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Max M. Houck is an internationally-recognized forensic expert with research interests in forensic science, education, and the forensic enterprise and its industries. He has worked in all aspects of forensic science, including at the FBI Laboratory. Dr. Houck has published widely in books and peer-reviewed journals. His anthropology and trace evidence casework includes the Branch Davidian Investigation, the September 11 attacks on the Pentagon, the D.B. Cooper case, the US Embassy bombings in Africa, and the West Memphis Three case, among hundreds of others. He served for six years as the Chair of the Forensic Science Educational Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC). Dr. Houck is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a founding Co-Editor of the journal Forensic Science Policy and Management.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128027177
• ISBN 13: 9780128027172
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Houck Max M.