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Forensic Science (DK Eyewitness Books)
Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.
DK CHILDREN
Age Range: 12 and up
by Chris Cooper
ISBN-13: 9780756633837
ISBN: 0756633834
72 pages {PDF}
Pub. Date: May 2008
21.2 MB
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The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.
A fascinating look at the tools and techniques used by forensic scientists in solving crimes-from fingerprint analysis to DNA testing.
In pursuit of the criminal
Forensic science is the use of scientific methods and knowledge to investigate crime—the word “forensic” comes from the Latin forum and means presenting and interpreting scientific information in court.
Forensic scientists study evidence at the scene of a crime and perhaps at the homes and workplaces of suspects.They study the bodies of victims.
Many sciences, from chemistry to engineering to entomology (the study of insects), are used in an investigation. If there is any doubt about what has happened, forensic science provides evidence that may link a suspect to
a crime or prove him or her innocent.
Experts investigate not only murder, assault, and bank robbery, but also smuggling animals or people, or committing fraud on the Internet— crimes of all types.
The birth of forensics:
In earlier times, judges often thought they could tell suspects’ guilt from how they behaved when confronted by accusers.
They thought that a guilty person would confess under torture, while God would give an innocent person strength to resist the pain.
In Europe from about the 17th century such ideas were gradually abandoned, and evidence was studied more systematically.
This trend accelerated with the growth in scientific knowledge in the 19th century.
Medical advances made it possible to determine causes of death more accurately.
The microscope and chemical tests revealed more than ever before from evidence found at the crime scene.
Contents:
6 In pursuit of the criminal
8 The birth of forensics
10 Securing the scene
12 Recording the scene
14 Handling the evidence
16 Taking fingerprints
18 Analyzing fingerprints
20 Written in blood
22 DNA analysis
24 Trace evidence
26 Natural clues
28 A good impression
30 Guns and bullets
32 Firearms in the laboratory
34 At the scene of the crime
36 A bug’s life
38 Cause of death
40 Toxic world
42 Bones of the matter
44 Spitting image
46 Behavior of the offender
48 Fire testing
50 Fire in the laboratory
52 Crash investigation
54 The big bang
56 Computer forensics
58 Paper trail
60 Every picture tells a story
62 Future forensics
64 Key people
66 Timeline of forensic firsts
69 Find out more
70 Glossary
72 Index
Forensic Science (DK Eyewitness Books)
Note:
This book is listed for children 12 years and up but I have enjoyed it, and have learned a lot, plenty of pictures and lots of interesting information.
The DK Eyewitness Books series is super and will make a great edition to your collection.
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