Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 135 pages) : illustrations. |
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data file rda |
Series |
Very short introductions ; 211 |
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Very short introductions ; 211.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130) and index. |
Contents |
What is forensic science? -- Investigating crime -- Crime scene management and forensic investigation -- Laboratory examination: search, recovery, and analysis -- DNA: identity, relationships, and databases -- Prints and marks: more ways to identify people and things -- Trace evidence -- Drugs: identifying illicit substances -- Science and justice. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Summary |
Fraser introduces the concept of forensic science and explains how it is used in the investigation of crime. He explores how forensic scientists work, from the reconstruction of events to laboratory examinations. He also considers the techniques they use, such as fingerprinting, and goes on to highlight the impact DNA profiling has had. |
Subject |
Forensic sciences.
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LAW -- Forensic Science.
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Forensic sciences. (OCoLC)fst00932011
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police scientifique.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Fraser, James Curtis, 1967- Forensic science. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780199558056 (DLC) 2010277699 (OCoLC)458730410 |
ISBN |
9780191573064 (electronic bk.) |
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019157306X (electronic bk.) |
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9780191609664 (electronic bk.) |
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0191609668 (electronic bk.) |
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