Interpretation of Bloodstain Evidence at Crime Scenes

by William G. Eckert, Stuart H. James

Interpretation of Bloodstain Evidence at Crime Scenes offers an in-depth presentation of bloodstain pattern interpretation as well as the medical and physiological facts concerning blood that contribute to the complete examination of blood evidence at the crime scene. The authors present proper techniques for bloodstain collection and identification, and also address special problems such as blood diluted by snow or water, blood flow, and spattering patterns relative to the victim's final position. The book also includes sections on data processing and bloodstain measurements, a computer program designed to draw convergences and points of origin of bloodstains at a crime scene, and recommendations for AIDS precautions at crime scenes.

392 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1989