Blood Dynamics

The analysis of bloodstain patterns is commonplace in violent crime investigations. Bloodstain patterns can provide a great deal of information to the investigator and crime scene reconstructionist, yet confusion, ambiguity and a certain amount of controversy prevent full acceptance by the scientific and legal communities. All present "blood spatter" data comes from data compiled in the 1920s, before non-Newtonian fluid behaviour was described. Medical and clinical research, with more adequate funding than forensics research, is providing a growing body of information on blood composition and behaviour. Those applying bloodstain pattern analysis - until now - have ignored this reference material in favour of historical studies. Paul Kirk, as early as 1951, promoted bloodstain pattern interpretation as a scientific discipline. Since his death in 1970, use of bloodstain pattern interpretation has increased markedly, yet the technical basis on which this is based has changed little. Information unknown during Dr Kirk's studies has yet to be incorporated into a basis for understanding blood distribution behavior. This book will do that - with the benefit of the author's 25 years of research into forensic bloodstain interpretation. This book will fundamentally change the way in which bloodstains are interpreted - and will be required reading by: · Law enforcement · Crime scene technicians · Accident investigators · Forensic scientists · Lawyers and judges · Crime writers and the mediaWonder, Anita is the author of 'Blood Dynamics' with ISBN 9780127624570 and ISBN 0127624570.