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The examination of human hairs in the forensic science setting is a highly specialist forensic discipline. To date the topic has not been covered in a single volume in which all aspects of hair examination are brought together. In this volume an international group of authors have dealt with all aspects of the examination of human hair. The volume opens with the basic foundation accidence covering the physiology, growth and structure of hair. Forensic specific aspects of hair structure are then dealt with and a protocol for examination is presented. The remaining chapters deal with non microscopy approaches to hair examination covering historical and contemporary knowledge. These chapters include biochemical approaches to hair examination, the use of elemental analysis, the analysis of cosmetic treatments, the analysis of hairs for drugs and the use of DNA analysis. In the final chapter the value of hair examination as evidence is assessed. The book will be of value to students forensic science, to members of the legal profession and to practitioners of forensic science. Written in an open accessible style it promises to be the standard text for human hair for the foreseeable future.Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis LTD
ISBN-139780748405671
eBay Product ID (ePID)91269061
Product Key Features
Number of Pages267 Pages
Publication NameForensic Examination of Hair
LanguageEnglish
SubjectForensics
Publication Year1999
TypeTextbook
AuthorJames R. Robertson
SeriesInternational Forensic Science and Investigation
Dimensions
Item Height246 mm
Item Weight590 g
Additional Product Features
EditorJames R. Robertson
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom