This volume introduces the laboratory terms that are crucial to the interpretation and understanding of laboratory report findings. The definitions and accompanying illustrations come from various disciplines including toxicology, drug chemistry, criminalistics, bioscience/DNA, firearms/ballistics, forensic pathology, and law. The illustrations communicate the use of laboratory instruments and investigative and laboratory methods of analysis. These detailed definitions and illustrations are valuable references to nonscientific professionals including police investigators interpreting lab reports, court reporters, and prosecutors and defense attorneys preparing for trial.

Dictionary introduces terms commonly used in the field of forensic science to members of the law enforcement community, students taking courses in forensic science or criminal justice, and prosecutors and defense attorney involved in criminal court cases. Revised edition of Forensic Science Glossary, c2000. DLC: Forensic sciences--Dictionaries.