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Author:   Harold Franck (Advanced Engineering Associates, USA) ,  Darren Franck (Advanced Engineering Associates, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.226kg
ISBN:  

9781032931104

ISBN 10:   1032931108
Pages:   124
Publication Date:   14 October 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SYMBOLS AND UNITS FOREWORD Introduction to Forensic Science The State of Forensic Sciences Introduction Some Historical Perspective The Court System Rules of Evidence The NAS report The Role of Science The Need for Experimentation and Testing - The Confluence of Experiment and Theory The Role of the Forensic Practitioner and Expert Witness Bias and Error Ethics The Court System and the Role of the Attorney – Limitations Placed on the Expert Questionable Science and Common Misconceptions Fire Sciences Odontology Fingerprints Tool marks and Firearms Structures, Gravity, and Wind Appendix A VALUES OF FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS Appendix B CONVERSION FACTORS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

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Harold Franck founded Advanced Engineering Associates Inc. (AEA) in 1989 with a home office in Charleston, West Virginia and a satellite office in St. Petersburg, Florida. Harold holds a BSEE and MSEE from West Virginia University. AEA is a forensic engineering investigative company that also perform a certain amount of design associated with losses. The main thrust of the company involves accident reconstruction, fire dynamic analysis, electrical incidents, structural distress, and biomechanics of injury. Darren Franck is president of AEA and had been with the company since 1995. Darren holds a BSCE from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and an MSME from Georgia Institute of Technology and has extensive experience in 3D animations and simulations as applied to forensic cases. The principals of the company are registered professional engineers and have certificates of authority in Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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