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As an introductory guide, the goal of this book is to provide students of law enforcement, criminalists, members of the justice system, law enforcement professionals, and anyone interested in the field a starting point in understanding the pivotal relationship between police, the investigator, and the scientist in service of the law. From the first responder called to a death scene to the final analysis in the courtroom, Crime and Measurement outlines the processes, the rules, the protocols, and the principles of what it takes and what it means to measure and solve crime. The third edition updates Chapter 3 (At the Crime Scene) with new material on fingerprinting including digital imaging, silver emulsions (film) and thresholds.
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Myriam Nafte is a forensic anthropologist and visual artist who continues to volunteer her services for criminal casework in the United States and Canada. She received a Specialized Honors BA in Medical Anthropology from York University, a BEd degree in Science from Brock University, and completed an MA and PhD in Physical Anthropology at McMaster University in 1992 and 2013, respectively. Currently, Nafte is an instructor at McMaster University where she teaches upper level courses in physical and medical anthropology. She continues to research the use of human remains as material culture, and is currently documenting the rates of STIs in contemporary Western societies as part of a long term project on the representations of infectious disease. Brian Dalrymple is a forensic scientist.
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