forensic sciences

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Forensic evidence

prints
2008
Discusses the work of crime scene investigators, including the unique features of fingerprints and how they are obtained, and covers shoeprints, tire marks, lip prints, and how evidence is analyzed in the lab, and contains a glossary.

Forensic evidence

hairs and fibers
2008
Discusses how crime scene investigators collect, use, and analyze hairs and fibers using microscopes, DNA databases, and police profiles, and includes a glossary.

The right bite

dentists as detectives
2007
Explores the work of forensic dentists, describing techniques they use to help solve crimes and discussing real cases.

Forensic science

2007
An introduction to forensic science that examines real-life criminal cases and the technologies used to solve them.

Investigating thefts & heists

2004
Discusses some famous robbery cases and describes how these cases were solved using forensic science.

Investigating murder mysteries

2004
Discusses some famous murder cases and how forensic science techniques were used to solve them.

Investigating history mysteries

2004
Discusses how different forensic science techniques can be used to investigate some historical mysteries.

Investigating fakes & hoaxes

2004
Offers a brief history of forensic science and describes instances in which its techniques have been used to investigate various crimes, including murder, identity theft, and art forgery.

Cause of death

2004
Describes clues bodies leave behind about the cause of death, procedures for autopsies, and ways medical examiners form an opinion about how a death has occurred.

Crime & detection

2000
Explores the many different methods used to solve crimes, covering such topics as criminals, detectives, and forensics.

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