UPC: 9781588291332 | Criminal Poisoning: An Investigational Guide for Law Enforcement Toxicologists Forensic Scientists and Attorneys (Forensic Science and Medicine)

UPC lookup results for: 9781588291332 | Criminal Poisoning: An Investigational Guide for Law Enforcement Toxicologists Forensic Scientists and Attorneys (Forensic Science and Medicine)

Product Description Leading forensic scientist John Trestrail offers a pioneering survey of all that is known about the use of poison as a weapon in murder. Topics range from the use of poisons in history and literature to convicting the poisoner in court and include a review of the different types of poisons techniques for crime scene investigation and the critical essentials of the forensic autopsy. The author also examines what is known about poisoners in general (psychological profile types and statistical analyses) and their victims (who gets poisoned investigative considerations and classic symptoms of poisoning). Two chapters probe the problems of proving poisoning and convicting the poisoner in court. Comprehensive and informative Criminal Poisoning: Investigational Guide for Law Enforcement Toxicologists Forensic Scientists and Attorneys offers forensic scientists police and private investigators forensic psychologists and criminal lawyers a unique one-volume summary of the knowledge and techniques needed to solve the near-invisible crime of poisoning and convict the perpetrator. Review Criminal Poisoning represents a pioneering work dealing exclusively with toxicants in the hands of those with criminal intent. This is the first book having in-depth discussions of all aspects of murder by poisoning…The book is easy reading succinct and the use of jargon is minimized… Dr. Trestrail emphasizes several keys points in his book. Poisons are a stealth weapon meaning the victim and the crime scene often lacks overt evidence of violence. Maintaining the chain of custody for evidence is another point expounded. The author also argues that many poisoners do not get caught and urges that any sudden death case to be considered a poisoning until proven otherwise…Criminal Poisoning is an excellent resource for forensic toxicologists coroners medical examiners/forensic pathologists special agents and consumer safety officers of the Food and Drug Administration homicide detectives private investigators criminalists and attorneys. Criminal Poisoning is essential reading for pharmacists engaging in work relating to forensic toxicology or death investigations…John Trestrail III provides another great example of how pharmacists are involved in forensics and law enforcement. – Journal of Pharmacy Practice Trestrail has put together some- 160 pages of easily read and pleasantly understandable data on the use of poisons as murder weapons introduces beginning toxicologists to the exciting field of forensic toxicology with insights into the workings of the investigational process this new publication is an interesting comprehensive overview of criminal poisonings for scientists law enforcement officers attorneys and very likely the vast majority of the reading public. – Veterinary and Human Toxicology an interesting browsable text on the overall criminology of poisoning. – Journal of Forensic Sciences The book deals with the personality of poisoners and their victims the crime scene investigation the forensic autopsy and the difficult problem of proving poisoning. It is well indexed and tabulated with good suggestions for further reading although no Internet addresses are given which apparently contain a mine of information on how to poison people. British Toxicology Society Newsletter …John Trestail III provides investigators with a multidisciplinary guide fore he investigation of criminal poisoning…Criminal Poisoning is a useful staring point for those involved in criminal poisoning investigations. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin