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loody Rorshak tests. Those same works and others included in this section should also demonstrate the pitfalls of
interpreting blood stain evidence without adequate training, experience, and certification.
Probably the the most cross-referenced citations in this section have to do with DNA research; however, the
researcher is also directed to sections on Photography, Fingerprint, Ear Print, Lip Print, and Tattoo Evidence, Firearms
and Toolmark Evidence, and General Crime Scene and Death Scene Investigation Topics.
This section is divided into the following categories:
Blood Stain Identification and Interpretation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877
Other Blood and Body Fluid Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 920
A homicide scene in which the victim was pushed through a window light leaving blood evidence on outside surfaces.
Blood Stain Identification and Interpretation
Part science, part art, and mostly dependant on empirical research and extensive experience in crime scene
reconstruction and analyses, blood stain pattern analysis has become a standard in the reconstruction of violent scenes.
Although the principles of fluid dynamics and trigonometry behind blood spatter analysis are straightforward, the contexts of
the resultant stains are what require forensic specialists with years of experience in a variety of scenes. Bloodstain
characteristics are for the most part related to traumatic injuries. There are obviously natural and accidental sources of
patterns but the crime scene investigator is most drawn to those resulting from violence. For the same reason, those who
consult this bibliography might be interested in Section III, Taphonomy, sub-sections referencing Trauma. Those subsections
on Photography as well as Surveying and Mapping contain references of use toward the proper measurement of
crime scenes and their features. Because Blood stains do not occur in chronological or spatial vacuums, knowledge of crime
scene dynamics are key. For that the reader is directed to General Crime Scene and Death Scene Investigations. Even the
sub-section Entomology is related to Blood Stain Pattern Analysis. Fly excrement and insect tracking through blood is often
mistaken for blood spatter upon first glance.
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