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THE ULTIMATE READERS’ GUIDE TO THE ART OF FORENSICS!
An intrepid investigator crawls through miles of air conditioning ducts to capture the implicating fibers of a suspect’s wool jacket . . . A forensic entomologist discovers insects in the grill of a car and nails down a drug dealer’s precise geographical path . . . A gluttonous criminal’s fingerprints are lifted from a chocolate truffle. . . .
Filled with these and many other intriguing true stories, and packed with black and white illustrations and photographs, The Forensic Casebook draws on interviews with police personnel and forensic scientists—including animal examiners, botanists, zoologists, firearms specialists, and autoposists—to uncover the vast and detailed underworkings of criminal investigation. Encyclopedic in scope, this riveting, authoritative book leaves no aspect of forensic science untouched, covering such fascinating topics as:
• Securing a crime scene
• Identifying blood splatter patterns
• Collecting fingerprints—and feet, lip, and ear prints
• Interpreting the stages of a body’s decay
• Examining hair and fiber evidence
• Trace evidence from firearms and explosives
• “Lifting” DNA prints
• Computer crime and forensic photography
• Career paths in criminal science
Lucidly written and spiked with real crime stories, The Forensic Casebook exposes the nitty gritty that other books only touch upon. Here is a reference book as addictive as a page-turning novel of suspense.
An intrepid investigator crawls through miles of air conditioning ducts to capture the implicating fibers of a suspect’s wool jacket . . . A forensic entomologist discovers insects in the grill of a car and nails down a drug dealer’s precise geographical path . . . A gluttonous criminal’s fingerprints are lifted from a chocolate truffle. . . .
Filled with these and many other intriguing true stories, and packed with black and white illustrations and photographs, The Forensic Casebook draws on interviews with police personnel and forensic scientists—including animal examiners, botanists, zoologists, firearms specialists, and autoposists—to uncover the vast and detailed underworkings of criminal investigation. Encyclopedic in scope, this riveting, authoritative book leaves no aspect of forensic science untouched, covering such fascinating topics as:
• Securing a crime scene
• Identifying blood splatter patterns
• Collecting fingerprints—and feet, lip, and ear prints
• Interpreting the stages of a body’s decay
• Examining hair and fiber evidence
• Trace evidence from firearms and explosives
• “Lifting” DNA prints
• Computer crime and forensic photography
• Career paths in criminal science
Lucidly written and spiked with real crime stories, The Forensic Casebook exposes the nitty gritty that other books only touch upon. Here is a reference book as addictive as a page-turning novel of suspense.
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For novelists like Agatha Christie, the scene of the crime was obvious-a blood-splattered drawing room or the gaping wall safe in a society grand dame's bedroom. Read the first page
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For novelists like Agatha Christie, the scene of the crime was obvious-a blood-splattered drawing room or the gaping wall safe in a society grand dame's bedroom. Read the first page
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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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This book has everything a die-hard forensic fan would love. It tells everything from the crime scene to how to catch the killer. And it has some really great pictures. It also tells what really happens and what people think appens.
I liked this book so much it only took me a few hours to read it from cover to cover.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I love this book! real case studies fascinating im soo glad i brought it , its got pictures so when your reading helps you remember when looking back over the book . It is in an easy format referring the text language , i would advise anyone to buy this if they have a interest in forensic science.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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My twelve year old wants to become a forensic scientist and he often pulls this book out and has a read. He says that it is a good read and very informative. Interesting cover - makes you want to know more about what is inside..pulls you into the book etc etc. Very good.
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The Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation
It is a very good book dealing with the subject of forensic science and the content is divided well accross the book. Read more
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