A Practical Guide To The Forensic Examination Of Hair by Jame... - 9781138628618

Taylor & Francis

A Practical Guide To The Forensic Examination Of HairFrom Crime Scene To Court\nAuthor(s): James R. Robertson, Elizabeth Brooks\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781138628618, 978-1138628618\nSynopsis\nA Practical Guide to the Forensic Examination of Hair: From Crime Scene to Court presents current best practices and methodologies for forensic microscopists and trace evidence analysts, in addition to lawyers and judges, to detail the utilisation of hair evidence in court cases. \n\nThe 30-year evolution and development of forensic DNA analysis has placed very heavy focus on its value in identifying the source of biological materials in other evidence. In addition to some recent controversies over the reliability of hair evidence and analysis, the question arises: what to do with hairs and hair evidence presented in court cases? The reality is that this is a fairly common form of evidence present at, and relevant in, .