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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Niamh Nic Daeid (Royal College, Glasgow, UK) , James R. Robertson (Forensic Science Centre, Australia) , James R. Robertson (Forensic Science Centre, Australia) , Eric Stauffer (MME Forensic, Suwanee, GA, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: CRC Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.780kg ISBN: 9780415248914ISBN 10: 0415248914 Pages: 246 Publication Date: 27 January 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsFire Investigation covers the concepts and theories used to determine the cause of deliberate and accidental fires.The authors clearly explain the concepts needed to gain insight into fire scene investigation, including different types of fuels, how they are affected by heat and fire and the nature of their combustion and specific scene investigations, scene reconstruction, electrical fires, and the procedures in the analytic laboratory. It is a valuable reference for fire investigation units, scene of crime officers, private fire investigators, health and safety bodies, and students of forensic science.ReviewsThere are numerous short case histories along with comments about scene investigations [which] will be useful and informative to most fire investigators. John Twibell is one of the best forensic scientists . Few people are as well qualified to write about fire testing and its application to fire investigation and reconstruction as Martin Shipp of the Fire Research Station . Reta Newman is very well known for her own co-authorship of the landmark reference GC-MS Guide to Ignitable Liquids . This worthy effort was deliberately design to address the needs of scientific fire investigators whose responsibilities over a wide range and successfully fulfills that aim. By selecting a panel of first-class subject experts and drawing them together in a useful and readable text, Niamh has rendered a useful service to fire investigators. Journal of Forensic Science ""There are numerous short case histories along with comments about scene investigations [which] will be useful and informative to most fire investigators. John Twibell is one of the best forensic scientists . Few people are as well qualified to write about fire testing and its application to fire investigation and reconstruction as Martin Shipp of the Fire Research Station . Reta Newman is very well known for her own co-authorship of the landmark reference GC-MS Guide to Ignitable Liquids . This worthy effort was deliberately design to address the needs of scientific fire investigators whose responsibilities over a wide range and successfully fulfills that aim. By selecting a panel of first-class subject experts and drawing them together in a useful and readable text, Niamh has rendered a useful service to fire investigators."" Journal of Forensic Science """There are numerous short case histories along with comments about scene investigations [which] will be useful and informative to most fire investigators. John Twibell is one of the best forensic scientists . Few people are as well qualified to write about fire testing and its application to fire investigation and reconstruction as Martin Shipp of the Fire Research Station . Reta Newman is very well known for her own co-authorship of the landmark reference GC-MS Guide to Ignitable Liquids . This worthy effort was deliberately design to address the needs of scientific fire investigators whose responsibilities over a wide range and successfully fulfills that aim. By selecting a panel of first-class subject experts and drawing them together in a useful and readable text, Niamh has rendered a useful service to fire investigators."" Journal of Forensic Science" Author InformationNiamh Nic Daeid Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |