• 375 high-quality photographs and 46 diagrams that will aid in crime scene evaluation and interpretation of evidence
• All chapters have been updated and expanded to reflect important trends and new technology
• New contributing authors T. Paulette Sutton and Dale L. Laux offer their special expertise to this edition
• New information on experiments conducted with the drying and aging process of blood on cloth
• The revision of Dr. Eckert's chapter on medical and medicolegal aspects includes new photographs presenting examples of various types of wounds
• A new chapter on blood detection using luminol with 9 full-color photographs of luminol reactions
• 12 new case studies on gunshot, blunt force, and cutting/stabbing trauma

As witnessed in landmark criminal cases, the quality and integrity of bloodstain evidence can be a crucial factor in determining a verdict. Since the first edition of Interpretation of Bloodstain Evidence at Crime Scenes was published nearly a decade ago, bloodstain pattern interpretation has continued to grow as a branch of forensic science. Revised and updated to reflect new technology and developments in the field, the second edition is packed with new information and illustrations-including 421 photographs and diagrams of improved quality that will aid in interpretation of evidence.

Expanding on a single chapter presented in the bestselling first edition, the second edition details, in four chapters, an introduction to bloodstain interpretation; low-velocity impact and angular considerations; medium and high-velocity impact; and the significance of partially dried, clotted, aged, and physically altered bloodstains in four new chapters. A full chapter on the detection of blood with luminol, featuring high-quality, full-color photographs of luminol reactions, has been added. This new edition also includes 12 new case studies in addition to 8 original case studies from the first edition that have been retained for their interpretative value.

Everyone involved in crime scene evaluation and interpretation-law enforcement officers, criminologists, medical examiners, forensic pathologists, medicolegal personnel, and prosecutors and defense attorneys-will benefit from the improved and expanded second edition of this definitive reference.