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Summary
In writing this book, we found that our subject area logically divided itself
into three sections. In Section 1, Background and History of Forensic Science,
we introduce you to definitions and concepts to that we will refer throughout
the book. We also spend some time looking backward to see how the evolu-
tion of forensic science can help us understand the issues we face today. In
Section 2, The Principles of Forensic Science, we introduce you to a unifying
paradigm for thinking about forensic science. Included in this paradigm is
a new principle,
divisible matter
, that we propose is necessary to invoke the
well-known principle of
transfer
, attributed to the great forensic scientist
Edmund Locard (Locard, 1920). We also discuss at length the forensic prin-
ciples of
identification
,
classification
,
individualization
,
association
, and
recon-
struction
. In Section 3, The Practice of Forensic Science, we address some of
the pragmatic issues facing the criminalist today. We start with recognizing
an item as evidence, progress through analysis and interpretation guidelines,
and finish with a discussion of ethics and accountability. We hope we have
at least intrigued you to read further.
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