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Author Bodziak, William J

Title Tire Tread and Tire Track Evidence : Recovery and Forensic Examination
Published Hoboken : Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2008

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Description 1 online resource (368 pages)
Series Practical Aspects of Criminal & Forensic Investigations, v.45
Practical Aspects of Criminal & Forensic Investigations, v.45
Contents Front cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1. General Tire Information; Chapter 2. Track Evidence; Chapter 3. Documenting and Recovering Tire Impression Evidence; Chapter 4. Known Exemplars of Tires for Elimination and Examination; Chapter 5. Tire Manufacturing; Chapter 6. Retreaded Tires; Chapter 7. Tread Design and Dimension; Chapter 8. Tire Wear; Chapter 9. Individual Characteristics; Chapter 10. Examination Methodology and Procedure for Comparison of Tire Impressions; Chapter 11. Presenting Tire Evidence in Court; Chapter 12. Resources and Databases
Summary Police success in linking vehicles to the scene of a crime through the impressions and tracks those vehicles leave behind has long served as a successful and reliable forensic tool. The collection and forensic evaluation of that evidence, however, requires specialized knowledge, training, and expertise. Drawing from the author???s 34 years of experience, first as an FBI examiner and currently as a private consultant in the area of tire evidence, Tire and Tire Track Evidence: Recovery and Forensic Examination is the most comprehensive and up-to-date volume available on the subject. Covering all
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Subject Motor vehicles -- Tires -- Identification
Criminal investigation -- United States
Criminal investigation
Motor vehicles -- Tires
United States
Genre/Form Field guides
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781420006827
1420006827