Cooper, Christopher 1944- creator author. text Juvenile nonfiction. Illustrated works. Instructional and educational works. Juvenile works. Trivia and miscellanea. Instructional and educational works. Illustrated works. Trivia and miscellanea. nyu 2020 2020 Second edition. American edition. monographic eng

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72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits ; 28 cm 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.-- 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. juvenile Chris Cooper. Previous edition: 2008. "Discover the fascinating methods scientists use to solve crimes - from fingerprinting to DNA sampling."--Cover. Includes index. 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 HV8073.8 .C66 2020 363.25 COO 9781465496867 1465496866 9781465493729 1465493727 9781725482760 1725482762 2021427038 YDX 211115 20240717143530.0 22311129 eng