Forensic science /
Covers theories, techniques, and applications of the various forensic sciences. Includes essays on specific types of investigations, such as arson, homicide, and computer crime; both general and specific investigative techniques, such as autopsies, ballistics, chromatography, crime scene photography...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Pasadena, Calif. :
Salem Press,
c2009.
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| Summary: | Covers theories, techniques, and applications of the various forensic sciences. Includes essays on specific types of investigations, such as arson, homicide, and computer crime; both general and specific investigative techniques, such as autopsies, ballistics, chromatography, crime scene photography, fingerprint analysis, and polygraph analysis; specialized equipment, such as bomb and nuclear detection devices; and types of evidence, such as fire debris, fibers and filaments, glass, and blood residue and stains. Coverage includes the role of forensic science in the American legal system. The set includes brief articles on some of the most important federal legislation applying to controlled substances, such as the Harrison Narcotic Dug Act of 1914 and the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004. Includes extensive coverage of specific historical subjects and range from overviews of ancient criminal cases and mysteries and ancient science in law and courtrooms to examinations of such high-profile modern cases as the O.J. Simpson murder trial, the Unabomber case, and famous Hollywood forensic cases. Also includes essays on such subjects as the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case and the exhumations of Presidents Zachary Taylor and Abraham Lincoln. |
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| Physical Description: | 3 v. (lvii, 1096, xlix p.) : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781587654237 (set : alk. paper) 1587654237 (set : alk. paper) 9781587654244 (v. 1 : alk. paper) 1587654245 (v. 1 : alk. paper) 9781587654251 (v. 2 : alk. paper) 1587654253 (v. 2 : alk. paper) 9781587654268 (v. 3 : alk. paper) 1587654261 (v. 3 : alk. paper) |
