Ch. 1. Here we stand : what a forensic scientist does / Jon J. Nordby
Ch. 2. role of the forensic pathologist / Ronald K. Wright
Ch. 3. Forensic nursing / Janet S. Barber Duval, Catherine M. Dougherty and Mary K. Sullivan
Ch. 4. Investigation of traumatic deaths / Ronald K. Wright
Ch. 5. Forensic toxicology / John Joseph Fenton
Ch. 6. Forensic odontology / R. Tom Glass
Ch. 7. Forensic anthropology / Marcella H. Sorg
Ch. 8. Forensic taphonomy / William D. Haglund
Ch. 9. Forensic entomology / Gail S. Anderson
Ch. 10. Crime scene investigation / Marilyn T. Miller
Ch. 11. Recognition of bloodstain patterns / Stuart H. James, Paul E. Kish and T. Paulette Sutton
Ch. 12. forensic laboratory / Linda R. Netzel
Ch. 13. Identification and characterization of blood and bloodstains / Robert P. Spalding
Ch. 14. Identification of biological fluids and stains / Andrew Greenfield and Monica M. Sloan
Ch. 15. Techniques of DNA analysis / George T. Duncan, Martin L. Tracey and Eric Stauffer
Ch. 16. Microanalysis and examination of trace evidence / Thomas A. Kubic and Nicholas Petraco
Ch. 17. Fingerprints / Robert E. Gaensslen and Kimberly R. Young
Ch. 18. Forensic footwear evidence / William J. Bodziak
Ch. 19. Forensic tire impression and tire track evidence / William J. Bodziak
Ch. 20. Firearm and tool mark examinations / Walter F. Rowe
Ch. 21. Questioned documents / Frank H. Norwitch and Howard Seiden
Ch. 22. Analysis of controlled substances / Donnell R. Christian, Jr.
Ch. 23. Structural failures / Randall K. Noon
Ch. 24. Basic fire and explosion investigation / David R. Redsicker
Ch. 25. Vehicular accident reconstruction / Randall K. Noon
Ch. 26. Use of computers in forensic science / Zeno Geradts
Ch. 27. Investigation of computer-related crime / Peter Stephenson
Ch. 28. Forensic psychology / Louis B. Schlesinger
Ch. 29. Forensic psychiatry / Robert L. Sadoff
Ch. 30. Serial offenders : linking cases by modus operandi and signature / Robert D. Keppel
Ch. 31. Criminal personality profiling / Michael R. Napier and Kenneth P. Baker
Ch. 32. Countering chaos : logic, ethics, and the criminal justice system / Jon J. Nordby
Ch. 33. Forensic evidence / Terrence F. Kiely
Ch. 34. Legal issues in forensic DNA / Susan Herrero
App. A. DNA Advisory Board (DAB) guidelines
App. B. Biohazard safety precautions
App. C. Forensic Websites
App. D. Trigonometric tables : sine and tangent functions.
