John Vacca's Published Books - 2021 - 2026
Selected Published Books
Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) and DNA Evidence: A Guide for Practitioners
1st Edition
[Hardback or Kindle]
by John R. Vacca (Editor)
April 22, 2026 / CRC Press
ISBN-10: 1032714972 / ISBN-13: 978-1032714974
Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) and DNA Evidence is a vital guide for professionals and practitioners, providing the most complete and current view of the use of DNA from crime scenes and its comparison with DNA test results available on online databases.
Across nine chapters, and through a practical lens, the book highlights how FIGG can generate investigative leads and identify potential pools of suspects. The book addresses key issues in modern forensic genealogy, such as the emergence of AI in the forensic field, as well as how forensic genetics deals with the application of genetic knowledge as applied to legal problems and litigation. Finally, the book will also examine law enforcement agencies and trained forensic genetic genealogists have developed trees and generated leads in family trees to solve multiple cold cases.
With contributing chapters from leading experts in the field Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) and DNA Evidence offers invaluable insights into the evolving landscape of forensic genetics and genealogy usage in criminal and cold case investigations. It is an essential resource for professionals seeking to understand the current capabilities and future possibilities of these groundbreaking investigative tools.
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Environmental Meteorology and Climate Manipulation: Solving Climate-Geoengineering Technology Problems
1st Edition
[Paperback or Kindle]
by John R. Vacca (Editor)
March 27, 2026 / Elsevier Inc.
ISBN: 9780443215094 (Vol. 1)
Environmental Meteorology and Climate Manipulation: Solving Climate-Geoengineering Technology Problems serves as a complete and concise view of climate engineering, where geoengineering is an umbrella term for human interventions that change and modify the earth's climate system. The book offers in-depth coverage of how human activity is shaping the earth more than natural forces; where it can be seen as a way of redesigning and modifying the atmosphere of the planet. It offers more viable solutions for climate engineering through theory, technology, and practice, as they relate to established technologies as well as recent and future advancements.
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- Demonstrates how solar Radiation Management (SRM) could potentially reduce the impact of temperature overshoot
- Shows how Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) could remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere; thus, reducing warming
- Presents how Stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) could work to limit warming
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Computer and Information Security Handbook
4th Edition (Volumes 1 and 2)
[Paperback or Kindle]
by John R. Vacca (Editor)
September 2, 2024 / Elsevier Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0443132230; Vol. 1: 9780443158551; Vol. 2: 9780443158568
Computer and Information Security Handbook, Fourth Edition (Volumes 1 and 2) offers deep coverage of an extremely wide range of issues in computer and cybersecurity theory, along with applications and best practices, offering the latest insights into established and emerging technologies and advancements. With new parts devoted to such current topics as Cyber Security for the Smart City and Smart Homes, Cyber Security of Connected and Automated Vehicles, and Future Cyber Security Trends and Directions, the book now has 104 chapters written by leading experts in their fields, as well as 8 updated appendices and an expanded glossary.
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Smart Cities Policies and Financing: Approaches and Solutions, First Edition
[Paperback or Kindle]by John R. Vacca (Editor)
January 24, 2022 / Elsevier Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0128191309 / ISBN-10: 0128191309
This book is the definitive professional reference for harnessing the full potential of policy making and financial planning in smart cities. It covers the effective tools for capturing the dynamic relations between people, policies, financing, and environments, and where they are most often useful and effective for all relevant stakeholders. It examines the key role of science, technology, and innovation (STI) - especially in information and communications technologies - in the design, development, and management of smart cities policies and financing. This book identifies the problems and offers practical solutions in implementation of smart infrastructure policies and financing.
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