Forensic science /
Cooper, Christopher, 1944-
Forensic science / Eyewitness forensic science Chris Cooper. - Second edition. American edition. - 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits ; 28 cm - DK eyewitness . - DK eyewitness books. .
Previous edition: 2008. "Discover the fascinating methods scientists use to solve crimes - from fingerprinting to DNA sampling."--Cover.
Includes index.
In pursuit of the criminal -- The birth of forensics -- Securing the scene -- Recording the scene -- Handling the evidence -- Taking the scene -- Recording the scene -- Handling the evidence -- Taking fingerprints -- Analyzing fingerprints -- Written in blood -- DNA analysis -- Trace evidence -- Natural clues -- A good impression -- Guns and bullets -- Firearms in the laboratory -- At the scene of the crime -- A bug's life -- Cause of death -- Toxic world -- The bones of the matter -- Spitting image -- Behavior of the offender -- Fire starters -- Fire testing -- Crash investigation -- The big bang -- Computer forensics -- Paper trail -- Every picture tells a story -- Future forensics.
What is forensic science and how is it used to solve a crime? How do you know if a red stain is blood or ketchup, or whose blood it is? Can computers really recognize your face in a crowd? How do scientists decide how old bones are, and trace who they once belonged to? Explore the fascinating, and sometimes gory, world of forensics, where science helps crack the case. Learn why it is important to secure a crime scene, why fingerprints are critical clues, and how DNA sampling works. Find out how maggots can reveal how long someone has been dead, or how a single fabric fiber can lead to the murderer. From the scene of the crime to testing in the laboratory, you will get to know how all the clues are put together to tell a story and reveal the guilty person. Discover how methods have changed since the days of Sherlock Holmes, the latest technology in use today, and techniques of the future.--
9781465496867 1465496866 9781465493729 1465493727 9781725482760 1725482762
2021427038
Forensic sciences--Juvenile literature.
Criminal investigation--Juvenile literature.
Criminals--Identification--Juvenile literature.
Evidence, Criminal--Juvenile literature.
Forensic sciences.
Criminal investigation.
Criminals--Identification.
Evidence, Criminal.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General (see also headings under Animals or Technology).
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Law & Crime.
Criminal investigation.
Criminals--Identification.
Evidence, Criminal.
Forensic sciences.
Juvenile nonfiction.
Illustrated works.
Instructional and educational works.
Juvenile works.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.
Trivia and miscellanea.
HV8073.8 / .C66 2020
363.25 / COO
Forensic science / Eyewitness forensic science Chris Cooper. - Second edition. American edition. - 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits ; 28 cm - DK eyewitness . - DK eyewitness books. .
Previous edition: 2008. "Discover the fascinating methods scientists use to solve crimes - from fingerprinting to DNA sampling."--Cover.
Includes index.
In pursuit of the criminal -- The birth of forensics -- Securing the scene -- Recording the scene -- Handling the evidence -- Taking the scene -- Recording the scene -- Handling the evidence -- Taking fingerprints -- Analyzing fingerprints -- Written in blood -- DNA analysis -- Trace evidence -- Natural clues -- A good impression -- Guns and bullets -- Firearms in the laboratory -- At the scene of the crime -- A bug's life -- Cause of death -- Toxic world -- The bones of the matter -- Spitting image -- Behavior of the offender -- Fire starters -- Fire testing -- Crash investigation -- The big bang -- Computer forensics -- Paper trail -- Every picture tells a story -- Future forensics.
What is forensic science and how is it used to solve a crime? How do you know if a red stain is blood or ketchup, or whose blood it is? Can computers really recognize your face in a crowd? How do scientists decide how old bones are, and trace who they once belonged to? Explore the fascinating, and sometimes gory, world of forensics, where science helps crack the case. Learn why it is important to secure a crime scene, why fingerprints are critical clues, and how DNA sampling works. Find out how maggots can reveal how long someone has been dead, or how a single fabric fiber can lead to the murderer. From the scene of the crime to testing in the laboratory, you will get to know how all the clues are put together to tell a story and reveal the guilty person. Discover how methods have changed since the days of Sherlock Holmes, the latest technology in use today, and techniques of the future.--
9781465496867 1465496866 9781465493729 1465493727 9781725482760 1725482762
2021427038
Forensic sciences--Juvenile literature.
Criminal investigation--Juvenile literature.
Criminals--Identification--Juvenile literature.
Evidence, Criminal--Juvenile literature.
Forensic sciences.
Criminal investigation.
Criminals--Identification.
Evidence, Criminal.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General (see also headings under Animals or Technology).
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Law & Crime.
Criminal investigation.
Criminals--Identification.
Evidence, Criminal.
Forensic sciences.
Juvenile nonfiction.
Illustrated works.
Instructional and educational works.
Juvenile works.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.
Trivia and miscellanea.
HV8073.8 / .C66 2020
363.25 / COO