Richard Li earned his MS in forensic science from the University of New Haven and his Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Li was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and subsequently worked as a research faculty member at the School of Medicine of Yale University. Dr. Li has also served as a criminalist at the Department of Forensic Biology in the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of New York City. For the past several decades, he has held faculty positions in forensic science programs in the United States. Currently, Dr. Li is a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and also serves as a faculty member for the Ph.D. program in criminal justice at the college. His research interests include identification and analysis of biological specimens that are potentially useful in forensic investigations.

• SECTION I Biological EvidenceChapter 1 Crime Scene Investigation of Biological Evidence Chapter 2 Crime Scene Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Chapter 3 Forensic Biology: A Subdiscipline of Forensic Science Chapter 4 Sources of Biological Evidence SECTION II Basic Techniques in Forensic BiologyChapter 5 Nucleic Acid Extraction Chapter 6 DNA Quantification Chapter 7 Nucleic Acid Amplification Chapter 8 Basic Techniques for Length Polymorphism Analysis Chapter 9 Basic Techniques for Sequence Polymorphism Analysis Chapter 10 Serology Concepts Chapter 11 Forensic Serology Techniques Chapter 12 Emerging Body Fluid Identification Techniques SECTION III Identification of Biological EvidenceChapter 13 Identification of Blood Chapter 14 Identification of Semen Chapter 15 Identification of Saliva Chapter 16 Identification of Vaginal Secretions and Menstrual Blood Chapter 17 Identification of Other Body Fluids and Cellular Materials SECTION IV Individualization of Biological EvidenceChapter 18 Blood Group Typing and Protein Profiling Chapter 19 Variable Number Tandem Repeat Profiling Chapter 20 Autosomal Short Tandem Repeat Profiling Chapter 21 Sex Chromosome Haplotyping and Identification Chapter 22 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Profiling Chapter 23 Mitochondrial DNA Profiling SECTION V Forensic IssuesChapter 24 Forensic DNA Databases: Tools for Crime Investigations Chapter 25 Evaluation of the Strength of Forensic DNA Profiling Results Chapter 26 Standards and Qualifications

Richard Li earned his MS in forensic science from the University of New Haven and his Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Li was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and subsequently worked as a research faculty member at the School of Medicine of Yale University. Dr. Li has also served as a criminalist at the Department of Forensic Biology in the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of New York City. For the past several decades, he has held faculty positions in forensic science programs in the United States. Currently, Dr. Li is a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and also serves as a faculty member for the Ph.D. program in criminal justice at the college. His research interests include identification and analysis of biological specimens that are potentially useful in forensic investigations.

• SECTION I Biological EvidenceChapter 1 Crime Scene Investigation of Biological Evidence Chapter 2 Crime Scene Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Chapter 3 Forensic Biology: A Subdiscipline of Forensic Science Chapter 4 Sources of Biological Evidence SECTION II Basic Techniques in Forensic BiologyChapter 5 Nucleic Acid Extraction Chapter 6 DNA Quantification Chapter 7 Nucleic Acid Amplification Chapter 8 Basic Techniques for Length Polymorphism Analysis Chapter 9 Basic Techniques for Sequence Polymorphism Analysis Chapter 10 Serology Concepts Chapter 11 Forensic Serology Techniques Chapter 12 Emerging Body Fluid Identification Techniques SECTION III Identification of Biological EvidenceChapter 13 Identification of Blood Chapter 14 Identification of Semen Chapter 15 Identification of Saliva Chapter 16 Identification of Vaginal Secretions and Menstrual Blood Chapter 17 Identification of Other Body Fluids and Cellular Materials SECTION IV Individualization of Biological EvidenceChapter 18 Blood Group Typing and Protein Profiling Chapter 19 Variable Number Tandem Repeat Profiling Chapter 20 Autosomal Short Tandem Repeat Profiling Chapter 21 Sex Chromosome Haplotyping and Identification Chapter 22 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Profiling Chapter 23 Mitochondrial DNA Profiling SECTION V Forensic IssuesChapter 24 Forensic DNA Databases: Tools for Crime Investigations Chapter 25 Evaluation of the Strength of Forensic DNA Profiling Results Chapter 26 Standards and Qualifications

Richard Li earned his MS in forensic science from the University of New Haven and his Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Li was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and subsequently worked as a research faculty member at the School of Medicine of Yale University. Dr. Li has also served as a criminalist at the Department of Forensic Biology in the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of New York City. For the past several decades, he has held faculty positions in forensic science programs in the United States. Currently, Dr. Li is a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and also serves as a faculty member for the Ph.D. program in criminal justice at the college. His research interests include identification and analysis of biological specimens that are potentially useful in forensic investigations.

• SECTION I Biological EvidenceChapter 1 Crime Scene Investigation of Biological Evidence Chapter 2 Crime Scene Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Chapter 3 Forensic Biology: A Subdiscipline of Forensic Science Chapter 4 Sources of Biological Evidence SECTION II Basic Techniques in Forensic BiologyChapter 5 Nucleic Acid Extraction Chapter 6 DNA Quantification Chapter 7 Nucleic Acid Amplification Chapter 8 Basic Techniques for Length Polymorphism Analysis Chapter 9 Basic Techniques for Sequence Polymorphism Analysis Chapter 10 Serology Concepts Chapter 11 Forensic Serology Techniques Chapter 12 Emerging Body Fluid Identification Techniques SECTION III Identification of Biological EvidenceChapter 13 Identification of Blood Chapter 14 Identification of Semen Chapter 15 Identification of Saliva Chapter 16 Identification of Vaginal Secretions and Menstrual Blood Chapter 17 Identification of Other Body Fluids and Cellular Materials SECTION IV Individualization of Biological EvidenceChapter 18 Blood Group Typing and Protein Profiling Chapter 19 Variable Number Tandem Repeat Profiling Chapter 20 Autosomal Short Tandem Repeat Profiling Chapter 21 Sex Chromosome Haplotyping and Identification Chapter 22 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Profiling Chapter 23 Mitochondrial DNA Profiling SECTION V Forensic IssuesChapter 24 Forensic DNA Databases: Tools for Crime Investigations Chapter 25 Evaluation of the Strength of Forensic DNA Profiling Results Chapter 26 Standards and Qualifications