Geoforensics Is A Comprehensive Introduction To The Application Of Geoscience To Criminal Investigations. Clearly Structured Throughout, The Hook Follows A Path From The Large-scale Application Of Remote Sensing, Landforms And Geophysics In The First Half To The Increasingly Small-scale Examination Of Rock And Soils To Trace Amounts Of Material. The Two Scales Of Investigation Are Linked By Geoscience Applications To Forensics That Can He Applied At A Range Of Dimensions. These Include The Use Of Topographic Mapping, X-ray Imaging, Geophysics And Remote Sensing In Assessing Whether Sediment, Rocks Or Concrete May Have Hidden Or Buried Materials Inside. This Book Describes The Wider Application Of Many Different Geoscience-based Methods In Assisting Law Enforcers With Investigations Such As International And National Crimes Of Genocide And Pollution, Terrorism And Domestic Crime As Well As Accident Investigation. The Text Makes A Clear Link To The Increasingly Important Aspects Of The Spatial Distribution Of Geoscience Materials (be It Soil Sampling Or The Distribution Of Mud-spatter On Clothing), Geographic Information Science And Geostatistics.--jacket. Background To The Work, Organization Of The Text And History Of Research -- Physical Geography, Geomorphology, Landform Interpretation, Archaeology, Stratigraphy And Hydrodynamics -- Geophysics -- Remote Sensing -- Spatial Location And Geographic Information Science -- Scale, Sampling And Geostatistics -- Conventional Geological Analysis -- Trace Evidence -- Search For Buried Materials -- Circuit Complete. Alastair Ruffell And Jennifer Mckinley ; With Contributions From Laurance Donnelly, Mark Harrison, Antoinette Keaney. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [317]-329) And Index.