A Bibliography Related to Crime Scene Interpretation with ...

Cigarette butt and organic debris deposited at a homicide scene.Collection of blood evidence with a swabTrace and Impression EvidenceReferences in this section are most often thought of in traditional criminalistics or police sciences.Some of the references below date to the early days of forensics and criminalistics. This section is includedbecause it represents two of the six areas comprising Geotaphonomy: Stratification, Tool Marks, Bioturbation,Sedimentation, Compression/Depression (foot and shoe prints), and Internal Compaction. In addition to therecovery and interpretation of tool marks, other trace evidence which might be found on surface and subsurfacedeath scenes are cited. Entomological and botanical evidence also constitute trace items left or taken from crimescenes. Because of the number of works referencing those topics, they are addressed in respective sections in thisbibliography. Some citations in this section could also be cross-referenced with those in Taphonomy given theirdiscussion of tool marks on skeletal material as well as the deterioration or contamination of tool mark and.impression evidence through prolonged exposure at crime scenes. From an archaeological perspective, numerousresources regarding the retrieval of blood, fingerprint, and other types of trace evidence from historic and prehistoriccontexts are included. The compiler wishes to reinforce that evidence exposed to the elements, or deposited yearsprior to discovery may retain significant information capable of impacting the interpretation of a crime scene.This section is divided into the following categories:DNA Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387Blood Stain Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414Other Blood and Body Fluid Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421Fecal or Coprolite Evidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428Hair and Feather Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431Fiber and Textile Evidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444Foot, Shoe, and Tire Impression Evidence, and Casting . . . . . . . . 452Tool Mark Impression Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467Other Trace Evidence Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472386