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Author: James E. Girard
Title: Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime
Chapter Outcomes
After reading this chapter, you will be able to:
 
  • The postmorten analysis performed by a toxicologist
  • The many factors that make postmorten toxicological information difficult to interpret
  • Alcohol's effect on human performance
  • The way in which alcohol is absorbed and eliminated from the body
  • The measurement of blood alcohol concentration (BAC)
  • Alcohol-related vehicle laws
Link: Jones and Bartlett Publishers