Introduction to Forensic Investigation

Chapter 1 Introduction to Forensic Investigation
Forensic Archaeology
Estimating the Biological Profile 
Positive Identification
Estimating the Postmortem Interval 
Documenting Perimortem Trauma 
Back to the Northwoods of Wisconsin 
Summary

Chapter 2 Forensic Anthropology 
Subfields of Forensic Investigation 
       Forensic Pathologists 
       Medical Examiners and Coroners
       Forensic Entomologists
       Forensic Odontologists
       Forensic Anthropologists
       Geneticists
       Crime Scene Investigators
       Friction Ridge Analysts
       Forensic Toxicologists
       Detectives, Investigators, and Special Agents
Forensic Investigations
Careers in Forensics

Chapter 3 Crimes, Scenes, and First Responders
The Crime Scene 
Crime Classification 
Evidence and Documentation
Logic Trees
Investigation and Reconstruction
Summary

Chapter 4 I-Contact: The Psychology of Investigation
The Psychology of Observation
Cognitive Snags
Solutions
Summary

Chapter 5 Detecting
The Basics
Ground Floor 
Police Academy Conference
Private Investigators
Summary

Chapter 6 The Body 
Death Investigators
The Autopsy
The Science of Decay
Entomology 
Serology
Toxicology 
Summary

Chapter 7 Criminal Psychology 101 
Forensic Psychology
Criminogenic Factors 
Diagnostic Codes
Rape
Extreme Offenders: Motives and Mechanisms
Team Offenders 
Cyber-criminology
Threat Interventions
Summary

Chapter 8 Patterns, Impressions, and ID
Facial ID 
Unique Identifiers
Shoes, Tires, Tools
Blood Patterns
Accrediting 
Summary

Chapter 9 Digital Investigations
Digital Basics
Digital Data
Digital Analysis
Setting up a Digital Lab
Mobile Device Forensics
Public Interest vs. Private 
Integrated Systems
Summary

References