Forensic science : a very short introduction / Jim Fraser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fraser, James Curtis, 1967- author.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 211.

Very short introductions ; 211

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forensic sciences.

Physical Description:

xxii, 121 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Summary:

Forensic science is a subject of wide fascination. What happens at a crime scene? How does DNA profiling work? How can it help solve crimes that happened 20 years ago? In forensic science, a criminal case can often hinge on a piece of evidence such as a hair, a blood trace, half a footprint, or a tyre mark. Complex scientific findings must be considered carefully and dispassionately, and communicated with clarity, simplicity, and precision. In this work, Jim Fraser introduces the concept of forensic science and explains how it is used in the investigation of crime.

Contents:

What is forensic science?

Investigating crime

Crime scene management and forensic investigation

Laboratory examination: search, recovery, analysis

DNA profiling and databases

Prints and marks: more ways to identify people and things

Trace evidence

Drugs and toxicology

Science and justice: a case study.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780198834410

0198834411

OCLC:

1129704235