Forensic Chemistry

Michael Grossman

Published by De Gruyter 2022

Forensic Chemistry

Fundamentals

Michael Grossman

In the series De Gruyter Textbook

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110718812

Overview
Contents

About this book

FORENSIC CHEMISTRY FUNDAMENTALS strives to help scientists & lawyers,
& students, understand how their two disciplines come together for forensic science,
in the contexts of analytical chemistry & related science more generally, and the
common law systems of Canada, USA, UK, the Commonwealth.
In this book, forensics is considered more generally than as only for criminal
law; workplace health & safety, and other areas are included. And, two issues of
Canadian legal process are argued as essays in the fi nal two chapters.

Forensics essential concepts; concepts of science & measurement.
The natures of matter, electromagnetic radiation & energy.
Chemical structural diagrams, nomenclature & Chemical Abstracts Registry Numbers.

Author information

Michael Grossman, B.S., Ph.D., LL.B., Barrister & Solicitor, of the Ontario Bar, is a chemist from before
becoming a lawyer – practising criminal law defence in Toronto, Canada. And, a member of the
American Chemical Society for 53 years.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XXIX
About the author Publicly Available Download PDF	XXXIX
Chapter 1 Science and law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 Essential concepts of forensic science Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Chapter 3 Analytical approach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Chapter 4 Uniqueness of matter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Chapter 5 Site and lab procedure, and documentation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Chapter 6 Analysis, instrumentation and methods Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Chapter 7 When Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Chapter 8 Error Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313
Chapter 9 Report Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363
Chapter 10 Essay – biased opinion – polemic. Canada Controlled Drugs & Substances Act – ipse dixit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401
Chapter 11 Essay – biased opinion – polemic. Canada Criminal Code – driving impaired by drug – science? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	435
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	469

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Graduate students in forensic chemistry, law students studying forensics, early career researchers, lawyers, and judges.
Pages
- Front matter: 39
- Main content: 471
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 124
- Coloured Illustrations: 3
- Tables: 21
Keywords: Forensic chemistry; Forensics; Chemistry in Law

eBook

Published: December 20, 2021
ISBN: 9783110718812

Paperback

Published: December 31, 2021
ISBN: 9783110718782