Evidence - Forensic provides practical insights into many of the key areas of forensic science encountered in criminal and traffic cases and explains different aspects of forensic science in a nontechnical way, giving the non-scientist the tools to be able to understand the most common forensic science issues during the investigation and litigation stages of criminal and traffic proceedings.

The topic covers the expert witness and the writing and interpretation of expert reports and describes the forensic investigation, scene examination and crash investigation and analysis processes. Valuable guidance is also provided on major areas of forensic science including, drugs, alcohol and toxicology, document examination, image and audio analysis, fingerprints and other marks, fires and explosions, DNA, biology and bloodstain pattern analysis, and psychology and psychiatry.

Evidence – Forensic is drawn from Forensic Science and the Law by Dr Anna Sandiford.

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