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 for BPA analysts, prior to beginning casework and testifying in court as experts. As such, this book was 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.
1. Historical Evolution of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Stuart H. James
2. Health, Safety, Bloodborne Pathogens: Scene and Evidence Protocols
Amy Santoro
3. Blood Properties
Elizabeth Williams and Natalia Kabaliuk
4. Math and Physics of Droplet Trajectories
Brian Yamashita & Fons Chafe
5. Fluid Dynamics of Bloodstain Pattern Formation
Mark Jermy & Natalia Kabaliuk
6. Medical Pathology: From the crime scene to the autopsy including a discussion of wounds and bloodletting injuries
Emma Lew
7. Terminology and taxonomy in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Jeremy Morris
8. Dripping Blood: Stains, Patterns, & 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 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
Cele 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 Bloodstain Pattern Analysis 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
Biography
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).
