Principles of bloodstain pattern analysis : theory and practice

Abstract

Introduction to Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Medical and Anatomical Aspects of Bloodshed Biological and Physical Properties of Human Blood Physical Properties of Bloodstain Formation Passive Bloodstains Formation of Spatter and Spatter Associated with a Secondary Mechanism Impact Spatter Mechanisms Spatter Associated with a Projection Mechanism Altered Bloodstain Patterns Determination of the Area of Convergence and Area of Origin of Bloodstain Patterns Directional Analysis of Bloodstain Patterns with a Computer Documentation and Examination of Bloodstain Evidence Evaluation of Bloodstain Patterns at the Scene Presumptive Testing and Species Determination of Blood and Bloodstains The Detection of Blood Using Luminol Chemical Enhancement of Latent Bloodstain Impressions Approaching the Bloodstain Pattern Case Report Writing Legal and Ethical Aspects of Bloodstain Pattern Evidence Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: Postconviction and Appellate Application References Appendix A: Trigonometric Tables - Sine and Tangent Functions Appendix B: Metric Measurements and Equivalents Appendix C: Scene and Laboratory Checklists Appendix D: Biohazard Safety Precautions Appendix E: Court Decisions Relating to Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Appendix F: Court Decisions Relating to Presumptive Blood Tests Glossary of Terminology Index

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