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MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY IN FORENSIC SCIENCE A PRACTICAL GUIDE (PB 2017) Paperback – 2 December 2016

Suzanne Bell . TAYLOR & FRANCIS EXCLUSIVE(CBS) . English

In the courtroom, critical and life-changing decisions are made based on quantitative forensic science data. There is often a range in which a measured value is expected to fall and, in this, an inherent uncertainty associated with such measurement. Uncertainty in this context is not error. In fact, estimations of uncertainty can add to the utility and reliability of quantitative results, be it the length of a firearm barrel, the weight of a drug sample, or the concentration of ethanol in blood. Measurement Uncertainty in Forensic Science: A Practical Guide describes and defines the concepts related to such uncertainty in the forensic context. The book provides the necessary conceptual background and framework―a baseline―for developing and deploying reasonable and defensible uncertainty estimations across forensic disciplines. Information is presented conceptually, using easily understood examples, to provide a readable, handy reference for scientists in the laboratory, as well as investigators and legal professionals who require a basic understanding of the science underpinning measurement results.

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About the Author

Dr. Bell's adventure in forensic chemistry began with a failed pre-med plan that morphed into a double major in chemistry and police science at Northern Arizona University. She obtained an MS in forensic science at the University of New Haven and returned to her native New Mexico to work with the New Mexico State Police as a forensic chemist and crime scene responder. A few years later, she ventured north to Los Alamos National Laboratory. She returned to university at New Mexico State where she obtained her PhD in chemistry and completed a post-doctoral appointment. The first academic stop was Eastern Washington University in the chemistry department and then to West Virginia University where she finished up her working days as the Chair of the Forensic Science Department. Suzanne's love of emerged as an outlet during the mostly self-imposed pressures of the doctoral program. Composing reams of mediocre unpublished fiction sparked a love of the writing which led to non-fiction titles and textbooks. Multiple editions later, the joy remains.

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