Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Reviewed and recognized as the most authoritative source in the field, this book describes the methods used worldwide to recover and identify footwear impressions from the scene of a crime.
In this new edition, everything, including the original twelve chapters, bibliography, appendix, etc., has been clarified, updated and expanded. This edition includes updated and new information on recovery procedures and materials such as lifting, photography and casting; chemical enhancement; updated information about footwear manufacturing; footwear sizing; and known impression techniques and materials.
WHAT'S NEW IN THE SECOND EDITION:
Besides updating and expanding the twelve original chapters, Footwear Impression Evidence: Detection, Recovery and Examination, Second Edition adds three new chapters: one chapter on barefoot evidence, which concerns impressions made by the naked or sock-clad foot or those which remain in abandoned or discarded footwear; another new chapter on several cases in which the footwear impression evidence was of primary importance in bringing about a conviction or confession; and finally, a new chapter on the footwear impression evidence in the O.J. Simpson criminal and civil cases.
Synopsis
Sherlock Holmes makes it sound easy, but retired US Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Bodziak says that until a few years ago, footprints were rarely used and then usually poorly. He describes the methods used worldwide to detect and retrieve footwear impressions at the crime scene, to photograph and enhance the impressions, and to evaluate the evidence being examined. He also explains pertinent elements of footwear manufacture. He draws from seminars and classes at the FBI Academy and those hosted by other forensic laboratories. To the first edition (no date noted) the second adds three chapters on barefoot evidence, some actual case applications, and efforts and conclusions from the O.J. Simpson criminal and civil cases.
Synopsis
This bestselling second edition is the most authoritative book in the field. It covers crime scene recovery and enhancement of footwear impressions, presents material needed to prepare for the examination of footwear impression evidence in court, and provides information on numerous methods of shoe manufacturing and their forensic implications. Topics covered in this edition include barefoot evidence, which concerns impressions made by the naked or sock-clad foot or those which remain in abandoned or discarded footwear; instances where footwear impression evidence was of primary importance in bringing about a conviction or confession; and the footwear impression evidence in the O.J. Simpson criminal and civil cases.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-474) and index.