Practical Forensic Digital Imaging : Applications and Techniques

✍ Scribed by Jones, Patrick

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 386
• Series: CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

I can honestly say that this is not just another forensic sciences book! Patrick's diverse background, his experiences in the field and the classroom have been translated into a work that not only gets the essential information into the hands of the reader, it does so in a way that readers will find refreshing and intuitive. The book and its sections balance practical considerations with scientific and standards based requirements. The coverage of the topics in each section are clear and concise, and the breadth of coverage of the book is inclusive of what one needs to know about the fundament. Read more...

Abstract: I can honestly say that this is not just another forensic sciences book! Patrick's diverse background, his experiences in the field and the classroom have been translated into a work that not only gets the essential information into the hands of the reader, it does so in a way that readers will find refreshing and intuitive. The book and its sections balance practical considerations with scientific and standards based requirements. The coverage of the topics in each section are clear and concise, and the breadth of coverage of the book is inclusive of what one needs to know about the fundament

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Front cover
Dedication
Table of Contents
Series Editor's Note
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Documentation
Chapter 2. The Transition from 35-mm Film to Digital Imaging
Chapter 3. Digital Camera Hardware
Chapter 4. Digital Imaging
Chapter 5. Light
Chapter 6. Filters
Chapter 7. Macro/Micro Imaging
Chapter 8. Law
Chapter 9. Enhancement of Images
Chapter 10. Footwear and Tire Impressions
Chapter 11. Digital Panoramic Camera Scanning
Chapter 12. Death Investigation
Chapter 13. Morgue Photo Imaging
Chapter 14. Taphonomic and Entomological Imaging Chapter 15. Auto ProcessingChapter 16. Fingerprints
Chapter 17. Burglary
Chapter 18. Storage of Digital Media
Chapter 19. Fire and Arson Scene
Chapter 20. Sex Offenses
Chapter 21. Trace Evidenceand Microscopy
Chapter 22. Blood
Chapter 23. Ultraviolet and Infrared Imaging
Chapter 24. Digital Photo Imaging Microscope
Chapter 25. SWGIT
Bibliography
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Photo I.D. Card*
Back cover

✦ Subjects

Crime scenes. Legal photography. Photography -- Digital techniques.