| Trace Evidence Contributor(s): Houck, Max M. (Author), Bell, Suzanne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0816055114 ISBN-13: 9780816055111 Publisher: Facts on File OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2009 Annotation: Evidence that can barely be seen with the naked eye routinely plays a crucial part in the search forand the conviction ofsome of the most dangerous criminals known to society. From the hairs of a dog to tiny fiber fragments, forensic analysts study these trace materials and interpret them for use in legal proceedings. Hairs and fibers are two of the most commonly found types of trace evidence and the focus of this book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - General (see Also Headings Under Animals Or Technology) - Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime - Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference - General |
| Dewey: 363.256 |
| LCCN: 2008012786 |
| Series: Essentials of Forensic Science |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 126 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This text explores the microscopic world in which the forensic scientist works by addressing the issues of what constitutes evidence. It looks at methods of trace analysis, hairs and what can be determined by examining them, manufactured and natural fibres and the many ways they appear, and much more. |