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Bloodstain Pattern Evidence: Objective Approaches and Case Applications
Author(s): A Wonder (Author)
- Publisher: Academic Press
- Publication Date: 14 Sept. 2007
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 450 pages
- ISBN-10: 0123704820
- ISBN-13: 9780123704825
Book Description
In Bloodstain Pattern Evidence, the concepts introduced in the author’s first book, Blood Dynamics, are updated and applied to provide essential answers in the resolution of actual crimes. The book is accessible to all levels of investigators, regardless of academic background, and allows readers to develop a fundamental understanding of the underlying scientific principles behind bloodstain pattern evidence.
Bloodstain Pattern Evidence builds on the fundamental ideas brought about by an understanding of Non-Newtonian dynamics, and illustrates through case work the practical forensic science applications of these principles to the analysis of bloodstain patterns.
- Extensive case examples provide practical application of essential pattern analysis principles
- Extensively illustrated with over 350 photos and line drawings
- Takes a unique and scientific approach to bloodstain pattern analysis by exploring the fundamentals of fluid behavior
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About the Author
Anita Wonder is Founder and Director of the Wonder Institute, a forensic science consulting, training and research association specializing in Bloodstain Pattern Evidence, based in Carmichael, CA. From 1971 to 2005 Ms. Wonder was the Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist for a large national HMO. She continues to lecture, handle special case studies and testify on the evidence for both prosecution and defense. Anita has testified for both criminal and civil proceedings.
