Forensic science : an encyclopedia of history, methods, and techniques /
Tilstone, William J.
Forensic science : an encyclopedia of history, methods, and techniques / William J. Tilstone, Kathleen A. Savage, and Leigh A. Clark. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2006 - viii, 307 p. ill. 26 cm.
From dandruff to DNA, from ammunition to infrared spectrophotometry, forensic scientists employ the commonplace and the esoteric to get their man or woman. Forensic Science is the only comprehensive reference work accessible to nonexperts on this fast-changing and ever-fascinating field of criminological study. Readers will learn how the latest scientific breakthroughs and the well-honed instincts of forensics experts come together to provide the clues and amass the evidence to bring America's most notorious criminals to justice. From famous firsts in forensics to possible future developments in the science, the expert team of contributors put together by William Tilstone, executive director of the National Forensic Science Technology Center, examines techniques and technologies, key cases, critical controversies, and ethical and legal issues. The book provides a historical and technical frame of reference for the interested lay reader looking for increased general knowledge or more detail on specific applications or famous cases.
1576071944 (hardcover : alk. paper);1576075923 (ebook)
2006001140
Criminal investigation
Criminal investigation
Forensic sciences
Forensic sciences
R HV 8073 .T469 2006
Forensic science : an encyclopedia of history, methods, and techniques / William J. Tilstone, Kathleen A. Savage, and Leigh A. Clark. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2006 - viii, 307 p. ill. 26 cm.
From dandruff to DNA, from ammunition to infrared spectrophotometry, forensic scientists employ the commonplace and the esoteric to get their man or woman. Forensic Science is the only comprehensive reference work accessible to nonexperts on this fast-changing and ever-fascinating field of criminological study. Readers will learn how the latest scientific breakthroughs and the well-honed instincts of forensics experts come together to provide the clues and amass the evidence to bring America's most notorious criminals to justice. From famous firsts in forensics to possible future developments in the science, the expert team of contributors put together by William Tilstone, executive director of the National Forensic Science Technology Center, examines techniques and technologies, key cases, critical controversies, and ethical and legal issues. The book provides a historical and technical frame of reference for the interested lay reader looking for increased general knowledge or more detail on specific applications or famous cases.
1576071944 (hardcover : alk. paper);1576075923 (ebook)
2006001140
Criminal investigation
Criminal investigation
Forensic sciences
Forensic sciences
R HV 8073 .T469 2006
