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Crime and Circumstance Investigating the History of Forensic Science
Book Code: C35386
ISBN: 0-313-35386-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-35386-4
272 pages, figures
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 6/30/2008
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
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Description: Today, there is more interest in forensic science than ever before. Crime and Circumstance weaves an intriguing tale of how an obscure corner of medicine dating back to ancient times matured into modern forensic science. The author explores the scientific and social threads that created forensic science and continue to drive its evolution. The result is an entertaining narrative that introduces intriguing cases and personalities across history, nations, and cultures and helps readers translate what they encounter in popular media into the reality of forensic science and laboratory investigation. Through historical and contemporary examples, Bell illustrates how cutting-edge research migrates to forensic laboratories, a transfer that is more indirect than people might expect. Although science and the judicial system both pursue truth, the interface between them is anything but seamless. This unique historical approach focuses on personalities from scientific law enforcement and emphasizes the myriad discoveries made over the years. Through these stories, the reader is introduced to the underlying science in an interesting, lively, and accessible way.
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Sexy Science?
  • Chapter 2. The Scene of the Catastrophe
  • Chapter 3. Uniquely Human
  • Chapter 4. Settlements and Civilization; Justice and Death
  • Chapter 5: The Emerging Rules of the Game
  • Chapter 6: Science and Biology; Alchemy, and Chemistry
  • Chapter 7: One Elements Story
  • Chapter 8: A Visit from God
  • Chapter 9: Death Investigation and Forensic Toxicology
  • Chapter 10: Forensic Chemistry: The Color of Evidence
  • Chapter 11: The Eye of the Beholder
  • Chapter 12: Gunpowder and DuPont; Dyes and Polymers
  • Chapter 13: Microscopy and Trace Evidence
  • Chapter 14: Patterns I: Firearms and Toolmarks
  • Chapter 15: Patterns II: Measuring and Mis-measuring Man
  • Chapter 16: Blood: Forensic Biology Arrives
  • Chapter 17: DNA: The Genetic in Genetic Markers
  • Chapter 18: Admissibility and the Trilogy
  • Chapter 19: Profession and Personalities
  • Chapter 20: Professional Immaturity
  • Chapter 21: Let us Return to the Scene of the Crime
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2008008081
LCC Class: HV8073
Dewey Class: 363
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