Atlas of Human Hair: Microscopic Characteristics

by Jr. Ogle

Overview

It fills a void in the resources available to researchers and practitioners in forensic hair examination by providing photographic archetypes for the microscopic characteristics of human hair and the variates of the characteristics seen in forensic examinations, including curl; color; pigment distribution and density; cortical fusi; and ovoid bodie

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040221068
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/21/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Robert R. Ogle, Jr. is a forensic scientist retired from active consulting. He remains active in research and is an author and publisher in the field of forensic science. Michelle J. Fox is a forensic scientist at Forensic Analytical in Hayward, CA. She has presented expert testimony in the areas of firearms evidence, gunshot residue analysis, and forensic hair examination.

Table of Contents

Preface 1 Introduction to the Atlas of Human Hair Microscopic Characteristics 2 Human Hair Macroscopic Characteristics 3 Human Hair Microscopic Characteristics 4 Human Hair Cross-Section Characteristic Variates 5 Human Hair Microscopic Characteristics: Photographs and Drawings of Variate Archetypes and Examples 6 Human Hair Types

Editorial Reviews

"The Atlas fills a long-overdue need to put information in front of hair analyst."
—John D. Shane, McCrone Research Institute, The Microscope

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