The forensic analysis of knots and ligatures /

The forensic analysis of knots and ligatures /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chisnall, Robert
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Salem, OR : Lightning Powder, c2000.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Crime analysis.
Criminal investigation.
Evidence, Criminal.
Knots and splices.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • Machine derived contents note: 1. INTRODUCTION 1
  • A Brief History of Knots
  • Knots in Occupations and Hobbies
  • Knots in Mathematics and Science
  • Knots in Anthropology and Psychology
  • A Brief History of Forensic Knot Investigation
  • What is Forensic Knot Investigation
  • 2. THE BASICS OF PRACTICAL KNOT CRAFT 12
  • Basic Knotting Principles
  • Terminology
  • Fundamental Structures
  • Commonplace Knots
  • Accidental Knots
  • S and Z Overhand Knots
  • More Sophisticated Knots
  • How Knots Change
  • Classifying Knots
  • Drawing Knots
  • 3. ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE 36
  • Crime and Death Scene Scenarios
  • Materials
  • Accident Scenes
  • Collecting Evidence
  • Methods of Preservation
  • Supplementary Information
  • Communication and Continuity
  • 4. OBSERVATION AND EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE 47
  • Identify Knots Type and Function
  • Determine Accidental and Pre-Existing Knots
  • Establish Tying Order and Pattern Consistency
  • Count Wends and Wraps
  • Measure Lengths, Circumferences and Knots
  • Note Knot Locations and Tightness
  • Recognize Capsized Knots and Tightened Wends
  • Identify Materials
  • Assess Material Elasticity
  • Reconstruct Knots
  • Assemble the Facts
  • 5. ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCE AND CONCLUSIONS 64
  • Consider Each Case's Unique Qualities
  • Analyze the Evidence Thoroughly
  • Request Additional Information
  • Attribute Hobbies and Occupations
  • Estimate Tier Positions
  • Establish the Number of Tiers
  • Determine Tier Habit and Instances of Hitch Reversal
  • Determine Likely Tier Handedness
  • Compare Exhibits to Samples
  • Recognize Homicide Characteristics
  • Recognize Homicide Disguised as Suicide
  • Recognize Suicide Characteristics
  • Recognize Suicide Disguised as Homicide
  • Recognize Assisted Suicide
  • Recognize Autoerotic Death Characteristics
  • Recognize Misadventure Characteristics
  • Make Final Conclusions
  • Provide Clear Opinions
  • How Investigators Use This Information
  • 6. QUALIFICATIONS AND TESTIMONY 84
  • Expert Evidence and the Opinion Rule
  • Establishing Expertise in a Court of Law
  • Delivering Testimony
  • A Personal Philosophy
  • Limits of Expertise
  • Training
  • 7. RESEARCH 102
  • Physical Research
  • Behavioral Research
  • A Survey of Tier Habit and Handedness
  • Future Research
  • GLOSSARY 123
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY 127
  • CURRICULUM VITAE 141
  • INDEX 151.

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