chapter 1 Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: Its Function and a Historical Perspective -- chapter 2 Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction -- chapter 3 Terminology -- chapter 4 Understanding the Medium of Blood -- chapter 5 Determining Motion and Directionality -- chapter 6 Determining the Point of Convergence and the Point of Origin -- chapter 7 Evaluating Impact Spatter Bloodstains -- chapter 8 Characteristic Blood Patterns That Aid in Analysis -- chapter 9 Documenting Bloodstains -- chapter 10 Documenting the Reconstruction of a Crime -- chapter 11 Automation Applications in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and Crime Scene Reconstruction -- chapter 12 Presenting Evidence at Trial -- chapter 13 Dealing with the Risk of Bloodborne Pathogens.