| ID | 014079 |
| Call Number | 363.25/PLA |
| Title Proper | Forensics |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Platt, Richard |
| Publication | London, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 2005. |
| Description | 64p Black and Red Spine |
| Series | Kingfisher Knowledge |
| Note | Explore the crime lab with Forensics and discover how detectives use science to solve crimes. From the scene of the crime to a criminal's conviction, discover how the marks of blood, footprints, and fingerprints can lead the police to criminals. Find out how specialists can match trace evidence, such as a single hair found on a victim, to the murderer. Learn how famous crimes were solved and,like a true detective, find out whether it was arson, poison,or murder. |
| Note | Signs of the crime
-The crime scene
-Collecting evidence
-Photography
-Telltale marks
-Finding a body
-Lifting prints
-Showing the invisible
-Summary
Who is it?
-Evidence from blood
-DNA analysis
-Teeth and bones
-Making faces
-Matching fingerprints
-Unknown culprit
-Proof of guilt
Crime lab
-The autopsy
-How did they die?
-Trace evidence
-Dirty proof
-Computers and crime
-Bombs and fires
-Drugs and poisons
-Weapons
-Fakes and forgeries
-Summary
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgements
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| Standard Number | 9780753411131 |
| Price. Qualification | £8.99(Hb) |
| Classification Number | 363.25 |
| Key Words | Forensic sciences ; Forensic scientists ; Forensic toxicology ; Crime investigation |