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Basics of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

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Bloodstain Pattern Analysis in Crime Scenarios

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Bloodstain pattern analysis is a field of forensics, that allows you to determine the courses of events. Basic terminology, issues related to these patterns and the methodology of such forensic investigation will be laid down in the following chapter.

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Choromanski, K. (2020). Basics of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. In: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis in Crime Scenarios. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4428-0_2

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