Resources & References
You can learn more about this topic at the websites and publications listed below.
Resources
Scientific Working Group on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (SWGSTAIN)
International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA)
References
Bevel, Tom, and Gardner, Ross M. Blood Pattern Analysis, Second Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL (2002).
James, Stuart H., Kish, Paul E., and Sutton, T. Paulette. Principles of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: Theory and Practice, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL (2005).
James, Stuart H., Kish, Paul E., and Sutton, T. Paulette. “Chapter 12: Recognition of Bloodstain Patterns,” Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL (2009), pp. 211–239.
Lyle, D.P., M.D. “Chapter 9: Serology: Blood and Other Body Fluids,” Forensics: A Guide for Writers (Howdunit), Writer’s Digest Books, Cincinnati, OH (2008), pp. 176–196.
Lyle, D.P., M.D. “Chapter 13: Bloodstains: Patterns Tell the Story,” Forensics: A Guide for Writers (Howdunit), Writer’s Digest Books, Cincinnati, OH (2008), pp. 285–302.
Saferstein, Richard. Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab, Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ (2009).
Saferstein, Richard. Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ (2007).
“Topics to Consider in Preparation for an Admissibility Hearing on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis,” Scientific Working Group on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (SWGSTAIN) Standards and Guidelines (online), (accessed March 16, 2012).
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank the following for their invaluable contributions to this forensic guide:
Paul E. Kish, Owner, Forensic Consultant and Associates
Alistair Ross, Director, National Institute of Forensic Science at Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency
Edmund (Ted) Silenieks, Evidence Recovery Coordinator, Forensic Science South Australia
John P. Black, CLPE, CFWE, CSCSA, Senior Consultant, Ron Smith and Associates
Brian Dew, CLPE, Consultant, Ron Smith and Associates