1st Edition

Handbook of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Edited By Toby L. Wolson Copyright 2025
666 Pages 685 Color & 28 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

666 Pages 685 Color & 28 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

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,... Read more

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

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).