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Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime (Criminal Justice Illuminated) - Hardcover

Girard, James E.

 
9780763735296: Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime (Criminal Justice Illuminated)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0763735299 ISBN 13: 9780763735296
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2006

Synopsis

Criminalistics: Forensic Science And Crime Gives Readers An In-Depth Overview Of This Hot-Button Topic And Explores The Various Tasks And Actions That Take Place In Crime Scenes And Laboratories All Across The World Today. It Places Criminalistics Within The Framework Of Basic Chemistry And Biology And Clearly Explains Processes To Readers With Little Or No Scientific Background. Using A Unified Approach That Blends Science With Criminal Justice, This Text Helps Readers Understand The Necessities And Processes Of Forensic Science In The Ever-Advancing World Of Crime Investigation.

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Synopsis

Comprehensive enough for a two-semester course, this textbook begins with the crime scene and physical evidence followed by sections on trace, pattern, chemical, and biological evidence. Girard (American University) introduces the core physical properties used to examine trace evidence, fingerprint and firearm classification, the chemistry behind f

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Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0763735299
ISBN 13 
9780763735296
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
482