"The author is very bright, has unusual knowledge + experience, + is obviously a real expert. He is a fine teacher, conveys information + then gives practical illustrations. Every aspect of his subject is fully covered, step-by-step in each chapter. I was also impressed by the section on medical terminology -very usable and practical ... if I were to enter this area of work as a career, I would want to study under this author."

Joseph Lichtor, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon - consultant

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Kansas City, Missouri

 

Forensic Science Training: Homicide Events Reconstruction Sciences
Written and prepared by a veteran law enforcement officer and currently practicing independent Forensic examiner. This course is heavily oriented toward the smaller police agency officer and the inexperienced, aspiring forensic examiner. The techniques and practices taught in this course are equally applicable to all violent crime scenes, as well as homicide scenes.

The student will be taught the Forensic Science disciplines of: Internal Ballistics, External Ballistics, Terminal Ballistics, Wound Interpretation, Gun Shot Residues, Gun Shot Wound Distance Determination. The student will also be instructed on the realities edge weapons; what they are, how they're used and what they're wounds look like and indicate. Relative lethality of various edged weapons, as well as the primary and secondary target areas on the human body for an edged weapon assault. Also covered are techniques and factors involved with the use of Bludgeons, Garrotes and Hangings, as well as when fists and feet are used as bludgeoning instruments.


This text's 15 Chapters cover the following subjects

  1. Introduction/Homicide Events Reconstruction Defined
  2. The Value of Statements
  3. Psycho/Physiological Dynamics of Violent Confrontation
  4. The Emotionally Abused Person as Subject
  5. Medical Terminology
  6. Dynamics and Application of Force
  7. Human Anatomy
  8. Bleeding/Blood Splatter Patterning
  9. Physiological Truths About Violence-Superman or Clark Kent
  10. Homicide Events Defined
  11. Bludgeons, Edged Weapons and Firearms
  12. Types of Homicides-Dynamics & Appearances

    Toxicological
    Sexual Misadventure
    Bare Handed-Mano a Mano
    Bludgeoning
    Edged Weapons
    Garrotte/Hanging
    Firearms

  13. Crime Scene and Evidence Photography
  14. Documenting the Truth / Processing the Evidence
  15. Reconstructing the Events / Putting it all Together


The text is 8.5" x 11" in size. The 624 pages also contain 411 photographs and illustrations. Ten pages have full color photographs for better clarity of the points illustrated.


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