How a Team of Experts Solves Murders and Missing Persons Cases
When Gregory M. Cooper, former head of the FBI's Behavior Sciences Unit, founded The Cold Case Foundation in 2013, he had no idea what he was in store for. What started with just a half-dozen or so retired FBI and homicide detectives has now ballooned to over 150 women and men who volunteer their time in an effort to help families of deceased or ......
A Forensic Psychologist Explores the Criminal Mind
"Dealing with some of the most heinous crimes imaginable, forensic neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst Dr. Richard Lettieri gives a behind-the-scenes look at criminal psychology through case studies from his over 30 years of experience as a court-appointed and privately retained psychologist"--
Provides essential information to psychologists conducting evidence-based forensic consultation and other professionals who deal with sexual harassment cases in the era of #MeToo. The book presents a method for comprehensively evaluating sexual harassment claims and providing a science-based approach to causation and credibility.
In Forensic Files Now, author Rebecca Reisner shares her own gripping retellings of 40 favorite cases profiled on the hit TV show along with fascinating updates adapted from her popular blog, ForensicFilesNow.com, and a Foreword by Forensic Files -creator Paul Dowling.
Despite the increasing use of DNA evidence in crime solving, fingerprints still serve as an indispensable tool of modern-day criminal investigation. This book, originally published in 1892, offers an investigation of this anatomical peculiarity and its application in establishing individual identity for use in law enforcement.
Skilled forensic consulting psychologists help clients prepare for courtroom trials. This book helps psychologists understand the demands of this challenging yet deeply rewarding field. This volume includes nuanced discussion of the ethical challenges that consultants must navigate as part of their work.
Race, Gender, and Science in Sexual Assault Adjudication
"This book reveals the human and social costs of sexual assault prosecution when courts rely on forensic science and medico-legal technologies that reproduce rape myths, inequality, and racial injustice under the guise of scientific authority"--
Contemporary forensic science has achieved unprecedented visibility as a compelling example of applied expertise. But the common public view'that we are living in an era of forensic deliverance, one exemplified by DNA typing'has masked the reality: that forensic science has always been unique, problematic, and contested. Global Forensic ......
Race, Gender, and Science in Sexual Assault Adjudication
"This book reveals the human and social costs of sexual assault prosecution when courts rely on forensic science and medico-legal technologies that reproduce rape myths, inequality, and racial injustice under the guise of scientific authority"--
