The relatively new field of criminology and criminal science has been a boon to law enforcement agencies worldwide. In the past, police often relied on eyewitness testimony to identify criminals and solve crimes, and criminals who fled to other regions could readily avoid arrest. Today, modern forensic techniques give police a wide range of tools with which to identify criminals and prove guilt. But successfully investigating a crime scene requires expertise and attention to detail.Using landmark cases to illustrate forensics in action, ""Crime Scene Investigation"" details the emergence of modern crime-fighting techniques from the mid-1800s to the present, focusing on how crime scenes are treated, how evidence is processed, and how evidence is used in court to build a case for conviction. Chapters of this title include: Fingerprinting; Identification of Remains; Offender Profiling; Questioned Documents; Ballistics; Blood Spatter Analysis; DNA; Explosives; and, Time of Death. Cases covered in this title include: Colin Pitchfork, serial killer; George Metesky, mad bomber; Steve Benson, lethal electronics whiz; John Branion, deadly doctor; and, Angelo John LaMarca, killer kidnapper.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Facts On File, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0791094057
ISBN-13
9780791094051
eBay Product ID (ePID)
69586830
Product Key Features
Book Title
Crime Scene Investigation
Author
Colin Evans
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Law & Crime, Social Science / Politics & Government
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
120 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Width
6.5in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hv8073.E925 2009
Grade from
Ninth Grade
Grade to
Up
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Elementary/High School
Educational Level
High School, Elementary School
Lccn
2008-030911
Dewey Decimal
363.25/2
Series
Criminal Investigations Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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