A comprehensive and up-to-date reference of the main areas of specialist and expert knowledge and skills used by those involved in all aspects of the forensic process. A vital reference work for all professionals working in the field, this resource provides essential information for forensic scientists, doctors, practicing and academic lawyers, paralegals, police, crime scene investigators, analytical chemists, behavioral scientists, and toxicologists.

It covers all topics which, either as part of an established forensic discipline or as a potentially useful emerging discipline, are of interest to those involved in the forensic process. This work represents the interdisciplinary nature of forensic sciences and covers such key areas as:

Behavioral Sciences
Biological Sciences
Criminalistics
Digital Evidence, Multimedia and Engineering
DNA Analysis of Biological Fluids
Fire and Explosives
Investigation and Law Enforcement
Law
Medicine
Statistics and the Evaluation of Evidence
Toxicology and Drug Analysis
Trace
This includes both the scientific methodology and the admissibility of evidence. The encyclopedia also provides case studies of landmark cases in the definition and practice of forensic science including Frye v. United States and Kumho Tire v. Carmichael.

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