
Forensic Textile Science
Description
Key Features
- Offers various perspectives on forensic textile science from an international team of contributors
- Provides wide-ranging coverage of textile damage analysis in the context of forensic investigations
- Includes chapters on fibers, yarns and fabrics, garment types and construction, and household textiles
Readership
Academics and post-graduate students interested in textile damage and textiles in forensics, and forensic scientists
Table of Contents
Part I - Introduction to textiles and their role in forensics
1. Fibres, yarns and fabrics, and their role in forensics
2. Garmentand household textiles and their role in forensics
3. Evidence collection and storage for forensic textilesPart II - Analysing textile damage in a forensic context
4. Forensic analysis of textile degradation and natural damage
5. Forensic analysis of sharp weapon damage to textiles
6. Forensic analysis of blunt impact damage to textiles
7. Forensic analysis of blood spatter on textiles
8. Forensic analysis of textile ripping
9. Forensic analysis of ballistic damage to textiles
Product details
- No. of pages: 272
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Woodhead Publishing 2017
- Published: May 18, 2017
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- eBook ISBN: 9780081018736
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780081018729