Unconfirmed canine accelerant detection: A reliability issue in court

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 329-333

  Katz, Sheryl R ^a   Midkiff, Charles R ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerant detection; Arson; Canine; Forensic science; Jurisprudence; Reliability

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

ARSON; ARTICLE; COURT; DOG; FIRE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SMELLING;

EID: 0031918843     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs16142j     Document Type: Article

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