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Encyclopedia of forensic science / Suzanne Bell ; foreword by Barry A.J. Fisher ; preface by Robert C. Shaler.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Facts on File science libraryPublication details: New Delhi : Viva Books ; c2005.Description: xvi, 350p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9788130900292
  • 8130900297
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 614.1 22 BEE
LOC classification:
  • HV8073 .B425 2008
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Contents:
Entries A-Z -- Featured essays: Forensic science and history -- Classification, identification, individualization, and a common source -- Myths of forensic science -- DNA typing and privacy -- Drug testing in sports -- Careers in forensic science: a reality check -- Learning from tragedy: forensic science and terrorist attacks -- History of fingerprints: stay tuned! -- The future of forensic science -- Fiction and forensic science -- Identification of the dead: forensic science and mass disasters -- TWA Flight 800: mass disaster and the interface of criminal investigation, forensic science, and forensic engineering -- The future of lie detection -- Forensic science and juries: how complex is too complex? -- The "top ten" cases in forensic science -- Appendix 1: Bibliographies and Web resources -- Appendix 2: Common abbreviations and acronyms -- Appendix 3: Periodic table of the elements.
Summary: Presents more than 600 terms and situations significant to forensic science, including blood stains, fingerprints, firearms, DNA analysis, and drug testing in sports.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-371) and index.

Entries A-Z -- Featured essays: Forensic science and history -- Classification, identification, individualization, and a common source -- Myths of forensic science -- DNA typing and privacy -- Drug testing in sports -- Careers in forensic science: a reality check -- Learning from tragedy: forensic science and terrorist attacks -- History of fingerprints: stay tuned! -- The future of forensic science -- Fiction and forensic science -- Identification of the dead: forensic science and mass disasters -- TWA Flight 800: mass disaster and the interface of criminal investigation, forensic science, and forensic engineering -- The future of lie detection -- Forensic science and juries: how complex is too complex? -- The "top ten" cases in forensic science -- Appendix 1: Bibliographies and Web resources -- Appendix 2: Common abbreviations and acronyms -- Appendix 3: Periodic table of the elements.

Presents more than 600 terms and situations significant to forensic science, including blood stains, fingerprints, firearms, DNA analysis, and drug testing in sports.

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