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Filled with real crime stories and black-and-white illustrations, \u003cem\u003eThe Forensic Casebook\u003c\/em\u003e draws on interviews with police personnel and forensic scientists to uncover the vast and detailed underworkings of criminal investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 20px;\"\u003eBook Overview \u0026amp; Core Themes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eEncyclopedic in scope, this riveting, authoritative book leaves no aspect of forensic science untouched. Ngaire E. Genge delivers a detailed, multi-disciplinary examination of physical evidence collection and laboratory analysis used in criminal investigations, covering serology, DNA profiling, forensic entomology, ballistics trajectory analysis, latent fingerprint retrieval, bloodstain pattern analysis, and forensic anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eKey areas examined within this work include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eSecuring crime scene perimeters, chain of custody, and initial evidence containment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eIdentifying blood splatter patterns and trace evidence from firearms and explosives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eCollecting fingerprints, footprints, and lip and ear impressions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eInterpreting stages of human decay, forensic entomology, and modern DNA profiling methodologies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNgaire E. 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It covers serology, DNA profiling, forensic entomology, ballistics trajectory analysis, latent fingerprint retrieval, bloodstain pattern analysis, and forensic anthropology, detailing the exact procedures used by crime scene investigators to secure chain of custody and solve capital crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n    \u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #fcfcfc;\"\u003e\n      \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #2c3e50; outline: none;\"\u003eWhat primary source materials and professional expertise inform Ngaire E. Genge's analysis?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eGenge built the volume through direct access to premier law enforcement agencies, medical examiners, and forensic research facilities—including the FBI Academy, county coroner offices, and specialized crime labs across North America. 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