Format:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 300 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0813146623
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0813120918
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0813146615
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9780813146621
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9780813120911
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9780813146614
Content:
Explains some of the techniques of forensic science used in criminal investigations, including fingerprinting, DNA testing, impression analysis, pathology, and others; and includes case studies that show how the methods have been used in practice
Content:
Introduction to forensic science and criminalistics -- History -- The modern crime laboratory -- Crime-scene investigation -- Preliminaries -- Documentation -- Collection and preservation -- Crime reconstruction -- Legal considerations -- Case study : the Jeffrey MacDonald case -- Trace evidence -- The microscope -- Hair and fibers -- Soil and botanicals -- Glass, paint, etc. -- Case study : the Atlanta child murders -- Firearms -- Basic arms and ammunition -- Ballistics -- Identifying characteristics -- Firearm residues -- Case study : the Sacco and Vanzetti trial -- Fingerprinting -- History -- Classification -- Identification -- Processing and recovery -- Case study : Aileen Wuornos, female serial killer -- Impression analysis -- Fabric prints -- Shoe and tire impressions -- Tool marks -- Case study : the Lindbergh kidnapping -- Questioned documents -- Handwriting composition -- Forgery detection -- Analytical techniques -- Case study : the Mormon forgery murders -- Serology -- Principles -- Conventional analyses -- DNA testing -- Case study : the O.J. Simpson Trial -- Chemistry -- Introduction -- Drugs -- Toxicology -- Arson -- Explosives -- Case study : the World Trade Center bombing -- Pathology -- Identification of decedent -- Time of death -- Autopsy -- Cause of death -- Case study : the death of Marilyn Monroe -- Anthropology -- Recovery of remains -- Skeletal examination -- Forensic identification -- Case study : the assassination of the Romanovs
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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English
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Nickell, Joe Crime science
Language:
English
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