As the latest edition in the Advanced Forensic Science Series, this graduate level text for those studying and teaching fingerprint detection and analysis will also prove to be an excellent reference for forensic practitioner libraries and for ongoing use in casework
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Chemistry and Visualization
Section 3: Fingerprints
Section 4: Automation
Section 5: Interpretation
Section 6: Other Methods
Section 7: Professional Issues
Dr. Max M. Houck is an international forensic expert with over 25
years of experience. Houck has experience in the private sector,
academia, local government, and worked at the Federal Bureau of
Investigation Laboratory Division. He has worked as a forensic
anthropologist, a trace evidence analyst, a researcher, and has
managed millions of dollars in grants and awards. Most recently, he
was the inaugural Director of the Department of Forensic Sciences
in Washington, D.C., overseeing 150 employees and managing the
forensic science laboratory, the public health laboratory, and
crime scene sciences for the nation’s capital. Houck has worked on
a number of mass casualty scenes, including the Branch Davidian
Investigation and the September 11, 2001 attack on the
Pentagon.
Widely published, Houck has dozens of peer-reviewed journal
articles and is the author and editor of numerous books. He is
co-author of the best-selling Fundamentals of Forensic Science,
Science of Crime Scenes, and Success with Expert Testimony, among
others. He is the editor of the Advanced Forensic Science series of
books. Houck is also founding co-editor of Forensic Science Policy
and Management (the official journal of ASCLD), the only journal
that addresses the management, policy, and administration of
forensic science.
Houck has served on numerous committees, including for the National
Academies of Science, NIST, Interpol, The Royal Society, the
Director of the FBI, and the White House. He is a popular public
speaker and has given presentations at NASA, the Max Planck
Institute, an Oxford Roundtable, as well as keynote talks at
numerous international conferences. Houck has taught at several
universities, including West Virginia University and University of
Tampa. His research topics include management, leadership, and
policy implications for forensic organizations.
Houck has a Bachelors and Masters degree in anthropology from
Michigan State University. He received his Ph.D. in Applied
Chemistry Summa Cum Laude from Curtin University in Perth,
Australia. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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