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Geoscientists at Crime Scenes

A Companion to Forensic Geoscience

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  • © 2017

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Editors:
  1. Rosa Maria Di Maggio

    1. Geoscienze Forensi Italia® – Forensic Geoscience Italy, Rome, Italy

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  2. Pier Matteo Barone

    1. Archaeology and Classics Program, American University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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  • Geo-crime is the new lawbreaking - this book will help you to understand, analyze and prevent it
  • Offers a new viewpoint on understanding 'geo-crimes'
  • Fresh and updated results of the different methods to fight against crimes which can be used internationally
  • Geoscience is the new CSIA book helping law enforcement against geo-crimes

Part of the book series: Soil Forensics (SOFO)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction to Forensic Geoscience

    • Pier Matteo Barone, Rosa Maria Di Maggio
    Pages 1-10

  3. Geological Materials on the Crime Scene

    • Rosa Maria Di Maggio
    Pages 11-30

  4. Pedology Applied to Forensics

    • Rosa Maria Di Maggio
    Pages 31-51

  5. Forensic Analysis of Soils and Geological Materials

    • Rosa Maria Di Maggio
    Pages 53-72

  6. Remote Sensing Applications in Forensic Investigations

    • Maurizio D’Orefice, Roberto Graciotti
    Pages 73-95

  7. Forensic Geomorphology

    • Maurizio D’Orefice, Roberto Graciotti
    Pages 97-144

  8. Environmental Forensics

    • Gian Paolo Sommaruga
    Pages 145-174

  9. Forensic Geophysics

    • Pier Matteo Barone
    Pages 175-190

  10. Forensic Archaeology

    • Pier Matteo Barone
    Pages 191-214

  11. Quality, Expertise, and Ethics in Forensic Geoscience

    • Pier Matteo Barone
    Pages 215-224

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 225-237
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About this book

This book presents the forensic geoscience in general and, in particular, in Italy and their application to peculiar crimes.  Italy is internationally relevant due to the presence of different kinds of “geo-crimes” (in the first place, environmental mafia), and is emblematic to understanding the best way to fight these crimes.  This book will not only offer a new view point to comprehending these “geo-crimes”, but also fresh and updated results of the different methods applied to fight against these crimes.  This book is unique in that it is not a collection of articles but an individual work with the same theme beginning with a state-of-the-art of these disciplines to their international value passing through several case studies.

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“In this work, the science of forensics is brought to life with representative case histories, which are very well elucidated. Overall, this is an outstanding book in a nascent profession that, thus far, offers minimal writing, making this book an essential reference. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above; faculty and professionals.” (T. L. T. Grose, Choice, Vol. 55 (6), February, 2018)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Geoscienze Forensi Italia® – Forensic Geoscience Italy, Rome, Italy

    Rosa Maria Di Maggio

  • Archaeology and Classics Program, American University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Pier Matteo Barone

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