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Crime Science : Methods of Forensic Detection
The O.J. Simpson trial. The Lindbergh kidnapping. The death of Marilyn Monroe. The assassination of the Romanovs. The Atlanta child murders. All controversial cases. All investigated with the latest techniques in forensic science. Nationally respected investigators Joe Nickell and John Fischer expla...
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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The University Press of Kentucky,
2014.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction to Forensic Science and Criminalistics; History; The Modern Crime Laboratory; 2. Crime-Scene Investigation; Preliminaries; Documentation; Collection and Preservation; Crime Reconstruction; Legal Considerations; Case Study: The Jeffrey MacDonald Case; 3. Trace Evidence; The Microscope; Hair and Fibers; Soil and Botanicals; Glass, Paint, Etc; Case Study: The Atlanta Child Murders; 4. Firearms; Basic Arms and Ammunition; Ballistics; Identifying Characteristics; Firearm Residues.
- Case Study: The Sacco and Vanzetti Trial5. Fingerprinting; History; Classification; Identification; Processing and Recovery; Case Study: Aileen Wuornos, Female Serial Killer; 6. Impression Analysis; Fabric Prints; Shoe and Tire Impressions; Tool Marks; Case Study: The Lindbergh Kidnapping; 7. Questioned Documents; Handwriting Comparison; Forgery Detection; Analytical Techniques; Case Study: The Mormon Forgery Murders; 8. Serology; Principles; Conventional Analyses; DNA Testing; Case Study: The O.J. Simpson Trial; 9. Chemistry; Introduction; Drugs; Toxicology; Arson; Explosives.
- Case Study: The World Trade Center Bombing10. Pathology; Identification of Decedent; Time of Death; Autopsy; Cause of Death; Case Study: The Death of Marilyn Monroe; 11. Anthropology; Recovery of Remains; Skeletal Examination; Forensic Identification; Case Study: The Assassination of the Romanovs; Afterword; Index.