TY - BOOK AU - Gibson, Lois. TI - Forensic art essentials: a manual for law enforcement artists SN - 9780123708984 AV - HV 8073.4 .G358 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Burlington, MA PB - Elsevier/Academic Press KW - Criminals KW - Drawing KW - Facial reconstruction (Anthropology) KW - Police artists N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 2. More than 500 examples, many in full color, that show various challenges in forensic artistry, including common mistakes and how to avoid them, methods for developing sketches, and three dimensional facial reconstruction from skeletal remains; 3. Sound advice on how to quantify results, testify in court, maintain accurate files, and portray image of the discipline in words and actions; Provides specific instructions for exactly how to draw a suspect's face working only from a description. Offers concrete advise on how to extract the necessary information from a witness, focusing on different techniques for various scenarios, and using a case studies to demonstrate practical methods. Key Features: 1.Step - by - step instructions on how an artist must work with witnesses to capture an accurate image assist investigation in apprehending violent offenders ER -