Crime reconstruction / W. Jerry Chisum, Brent E. Turvey.

Crime Reconstruction is a working guide to the interpretation of physical evidence, designed for the forensic generalist and those with multiple forensic specialties. It was developed to aid these forensic reconstructionists with the formulation of hypotheses and conclusions that stay within the known limits of forensic evidence. Crime Reconstruction begins with chapters on the history and ethics of crime reconstruction, and then shifts to the more applied subjects of general reconstruction methods and practice standards. It concludes with chapters on courtroom conduct and evidence admissibility, to prepare forensic reconstructionists for what awaits them when they take the witness stand. Crime Reconstruction is a watershed collaborative effort by internationally known, qualified and respected forensic science practitioners with generations of case experience. Forensic pioneers such as John D. DeHaan, John I. Thornton, and W. Jerry Chisum contribute chapters on arson reconstruction, trace evidence interpretation, advanced bloodstain interpretation, and reconstructionist ethics. Other chapters cover the subjects of shooting incident reconstruction, interpreting digital evidence, staged crime scenes, and examiner bias. Rarely have so many forensic giants collaborated, and never before have the natural limits of physical evidence been made so clear. * Contains the first practice standards ever published for the reconstruction of crime * Provides a clear ethical canon for the reconstructionist * Includes groundbreaking discussions of examiner bias and observer effects as they impact forensic evidence interpretation * Ideal for applied courses on the subject of crime reconstruction, as well as those teaching crime reconstruction theory within criminology and criminal justice programs.

Chapter 1 -- A History of Crime Reconstruction -- By W. Jerry Chisum & Brent E. Turvey, MS -- Chapter 2 -- Crime Reconstruction Ethos and Ethics -- By Dr. John I. Thornton, Napa County Sheriffs Department -- Chapter 3 -- Observer Effects & Examiner Bias: Psychological Influences on the Forensic Examiner -- By Craig M. Cooley, MS, JD & Brent E. Turvey, MS -- Chapter 4 -- Practice Standards for the Reconstruction of Crime -- By W. Jerry Chisum, BS & Brent E. Turvey, MS -- Chapter 5 -- Methods of Crime Reconstruction -- By W. Jerry Chisum, BS & Brent E. Turvey, MS -- Chapter 6 -- Evidence Dynamics -- By W. Jerry Chisum, B.S. & Brent E. Turvey, MS -- Chapter 7 -- Trace Evidence in Crime Reconstruction -- By John I. Thornton, Dcrim & Donna Kimmel-Lake -- Chapter 8 -- Shooting Incident Reconstruction -- By Bruce Moran, BS -- Chapter 9 -- Reconstruction Using Bloodstain Evidence -- By W. Jerry Chisum, BS -- Chapter 10 -- Fire Scene Reconstruction -- By Dr. John Dehaan -- Chapter 11 -- Reconstructing Digital Evidence -- By Eoghan Casey, MA -- Chapter 12 -- Staged Crime Scenes -- By W. Jerry Chisum, BS & Brent E. Turvey, MS -- Chapter 13 -- Surviving and Thriving in the Courtroom -- By Raymond J. Davis, MS -- Chapter 14 -- Reconstructionists in a Post-Daubert and Post-DNA Courtroom -- By Craig M. Cooley, MS, JD.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. A history of crime reconstruction -- 2. Crime reconstruction-ethos and ethics -- 3. Observer effects and examiner bias : psychological influences on the forensic examiner -- 4. Practice standards for the reconstruction of crime -- 5. Methods of crime reconstruction -- 6. Evidence dynamics -- 7. Trace evidence in crime reconstruction -- 8. Shooting incident reconstruction -- 9. Reconstruction using bloodstain evidence -- 10. Fire scene reconstruction -- 11. Reconstructing digital evidence -- 12. Staged crime scenes -- 13. Surviving and thriving in the courtroom -- 14. Reconstructionists in a post-Daubert and post-DNA courtroom.

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