Sources: Forensic Science: An Encyclopedia of History, Methods, and Techniques

Abstract

Written by experts for the general audience, this A-Z presentation covers all aspects of forensic science from its beginning to its central place in modern law enforcement. ABO blood groups -- Abortion -- Accelerant residues -- Accreditation -- Acid phosphatase -- Admissibility of scientific evidence -- Age estimation -- Alcohol -- Amelogenin -- American Board of Criminalistics (ABC) -- American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) -- American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) -- -- Ammonium nitrate-based explosives -- Ammunition -- Amphetamines -- Andrews, Tommie Lee -- Anthropology -- Antibody -- Antigen -- Antiserum -- Arson -- Arson and Explosives Incidents System (AEXIS) -- Asphyxia -- Assault -- Associative evidence -- Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) -- Automobile examination -- Autopsy -- Barbiturates -- Battered baby syndrome -- Benzidine -- Bite marks -- Black powder -- Blood -- Blood grouping -- Blood spatters -- Bloodstain identification -- Bombs -- Bradley, Stephen -- Bulbs (Automobile, examination of in accidents) -- Bullets -- Bundy, Ted -- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF) -- Burns.