Handbook of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

1. Historical Evolution of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Stuart H. James

2. Health, Safety, Bloodborne Pathogens: Scene and Evidence Protocols

Amy Santoro

3. Properties of Blood

Elizabeth Williams and Natalia Kabaliuk

4. Math and Physics of Droplet Trajectories

Brian Yamashita and Fons Chafe

5. Fluid Dynamics of Bloodstain Pattern Formation

Mark Jermy and Natalia Kabaliuk

6. Blood and the Medical Examiner: From the Crime Scene to the Autopsy Including a Discussion of Wounds and Bloodletting Injuries

Emma O. Lew

7. Terminology and Taxonomy in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Jeremy Morris

8. Dripping Blood: Stains, Patterns, and Trails

Rosalyn Rough

9. Transfer, Swipe, and Wipe Bloodstains

Jeff Gurvis

10. Altered Bloodstains

Stuart H. James

11. Insect Stains

Elizabeth Richards

12. Bloody Friction Ridge Detail Evidence

Toby L. Wolson

13. Impact Blood Patterns

Rosalyn Rough

14. Cast-Off Pattern Analysis

Elizabeth Williams

15. Gunshot Patterns

Silke M.C. Brodbeck

16. Projected Blood Patterns

Cristina Gonzalez

17. Splash Patterns

Sue Rinehart

18. Expiration Patterns

Sue Rinehart

19. Understanding Textiles

Stephen Michielsen

20. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis on Textiles

Edmund Silenieks

21. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Methodology

Holly Latham

22. Forensic Digital Photography

Steve Sklavounos

23. Crime Scene Processing and Evidence Handling

Rebecca Hooks

24. Road Mapping for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Scene and Evidence Documentation

Toby L. Wolson

25. Chemical Visual Enhancement and Searching Techniques for Blood

Martin Eversdijk and Theresa Stotesbury

26. Presumptive Tests, Enhancements, and Detection of Bloodstains and Bloodstain Patterns

Celestina Rossi

27. Forensic Analysis of Blood (DNA) and the Application to Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Cecilia Hageman

28. The Scientific Method and Research Design in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Mike Illes, Theresa Stotesbury, and Brian Yamashita

29. Report Writing

Elizabeth Richards and Jeremy Morris

30. High-Speed Digital Video Analysis of Bloodstain Pattern Formation

Terry Laber

31. Hemospat BPA Software

Andy Maloney

32. Automated Methods for Analyzing Bloodstains

Ravishka Arthur

33. Capture, Analysis and Visualization of Bloodstain Patterns using 3D Technologies

Eugene Liscio and Jason Keller

34. Quality Assurance in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

LeeAnn Singley

35. Error and Error Rates in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Jeremy Morris

36. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Training and Education

Holly Latham

37. Bias in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Nikola Osborne

38. Legal Considerations for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Evidence and Expert Testimony

Jonathan W. Hak

39. Personal and Professional Ethics in Forensic Science

Max M. Houck

The Handbook of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis captures the latest understanding of the science that supports bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) and includes the results of numerous research studies using modern technologies not found in previously published books. It provides the BPA community with a modern, up-to-date reference and training manual to outline and validate the utility, repeatability, and reliability of BPA science.

BPA has recently been presented in the news media as an example of “junk” science used in a handful of cases involving wrongful convictions. However, the reality is that the primary issue for BPA in these wrongful convictions is not the science: it is the result of substandard training and the lack of experience of BPA analysts, prior to beginning casework and testifying in court as experts. As such, this book is written to serve as an essential study guide for analysts preparing to sit for the International Association for Identification (IAI) Bloodstain Pattern Analyst Certification exam. The contents of the book are guided by the ANSI/ASB Standards for a Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Training Program. Each chapter has been written by top experts conversant on the relevant BPA, BPA terminology, forensic science, physics, fluid dynamics, crime scene analysis, education/training, bias, and current relevant legal considerations for use of BPA in court.

Handbook of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis is the most up-to-date resource on BPA currently available, providing a definitive training manual for practitioners, and an essential reference for forensic pathologists, police investigators, crime scene investigators, attorneys, and students enrolled in forensic science university courses.

Toby L. Wolson has a Master of Science degree from Michigan State University. He retired after 33 years of service as a criminalist and supervisor in the Forensic Biology Section of the Miami-Dade Police Department Forensic Services Bureau. He has received forensic training in serology, DNA (RFLP, PM, HLA DQ-alpha and STR), and bloodstain pattern analysis. Mr. Wolson is certified as a molecular biology technical specialist by the American Board of Criminalistics (ABC) and as a bloodstain pattern analyst by the International Association for Identification (IAI).